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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Delov (ranked 6479 p4p, 571 weight class) and Akoni Jackson (ranked 5489 p4p, 537 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Delov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akoni Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Delov doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
Delov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Delov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Delov shakes him off and moves away.
Delov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Delov tries to clinch up.
Delov tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson avoiding damage.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Jackson on the inside.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a nice uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Delov.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Delov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delov takes a shot to the head.
Jackson lands a left hand.
Delov being controlled against the cage.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson works on Delov's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delov's elbow.
Jackson presses Delov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Delov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Jackson has Delov pressed against the cage, preventing Delov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Delov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Delov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jackson.
Delov blocking some punches.
Jackson slowing the pace effectively.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delov's elbow.
Jackson is leaning against Delov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov tries to break free but Jackson pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is pushing Delov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Delov.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson stalls.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delov can't break the clinch.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Delov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Delov working hard to break the clinch.
Jackson slows down the pace here.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Delov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Delov is looking to clinch.
Delov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Delov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Delov.
Mihail Delov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jackson as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jackson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Delov up against the cage.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson has Delov pressed against the cage, preventing Delov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delovs head.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Delov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Delov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Delov is trying to break the clinch but Jackson is controlling him.
Akoni Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson tries a body shot but Delov blocks it.
Nice body punch from Jackson - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delovs head.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jackson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Delovs head.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Delov.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
Jackson presses Delov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson is working Delov over against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Delov controls the action.
Stalling in the clinch from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Delov tries to circle away but Jackson has him pinned against the cage.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
The referee calls for Jackson to work.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Delov blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Delov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with some punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Delov avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Delov or not.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Jackson.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Delov backwards.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Delov is trying to force a seperation but Jackson has the dominant position.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to work over Delov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson has Delov pressed against the cage, preventing Delov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Jackson.
Delov prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Delov's elbow.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Delov controls his hands.
Jackson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Delov is trying to break free.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Delov blocks an uppercut.
Jackson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Delov wants to get back to striking at distance but Jackson won't allow it.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jackson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Jackson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Delov takes a shot to the head.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Delov.
Mihail Delov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Jackson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Delov's ribcage. Delov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson lands a body shot.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akoni Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackson 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Akoni Jackson!
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Akoni Jackson!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Akoni Jackson!
Akoni Jackson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lotay Wangchuck (ranked 6984 p4p, 506 weight class) and Dino Platcic (ranked 25005 p4p, 580 weight class). Dino Platcic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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277 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotay Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dino Platcic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangchuck fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Platcic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wangchuck bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Platcic's guard.
Wangchuck drops back looking for a leg! Platcic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Platcic manages to kick Wangchuck off! Wangchuck jumps back into Platcic's guard.
Platcic keeping moving, preventing Wangchuck from controlling successfully.
Platcic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wangchuck. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Platcic keeping moving, preventing Wangchuck from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangchuck thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wangchuck stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Platcic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wangchuck is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wangchuck passes Platcic's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Platcic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Platcic won't allow Wangchuck to pass to mount.
Wangchuck trying to control from half guard but Platcic is working away.
Wangchuck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Platcic really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wangchuck jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Platcic manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wangchuck goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Platcic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Wangchuck's guard! Nice work there by Platcic!
Platcic is posturing up here but Wangchuck has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Platcic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Platcic has to tap! Slick submission there by Wangchuck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lotay Wangchuck!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lio Graves (ranked 7504 p4p, 567 weight class) and Isaish Rashad (ranked 6402 p4p, 533 weight class). Graves comes to the cage accompanied by Night begins to shine by BEB. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lio Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Isaish Rashad !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rashad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lio Graves has been cut.
Rashad 's corner calls for a 1-2. Rashad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Graves looks to land a left hand but Rashad moved out of range nicely.
Graves wants to clinch but Rashad slips to the side
and Rashad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rashad lands a nice looking body shot.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rashad .
Graves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rashad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves darts in looking for a takedown but Rashad gets double underhooks and turns Graves into the cage.
Rashad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rashad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Graves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Rashad tries to counter it with a takedown but Graves pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Rashad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rashad moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rashad punishes Graves's body with a nice straight punch.
Rashad connects with a right hand. Graves shakes it off.
Oooooh!!! Rashad has knocked Graves down with a huge combo! Rashad steps away and waves a wobbly Graves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Graves is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rashad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Graves is rocked!
Nice body punch from Rashad .
Oh Graves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Graves seems to have got his legs back now.
We've been hearing that Graves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves preventing the sweep.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Rashad uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rashad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lio Graves's cut is getting worse.
Graves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lio Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rashad jabs at Graves's body.
Nice shot by Rashad .
Rashad cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rashad Throws a clean left jab. Rashad Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Graves's chin! Graves crumbles to the ground and Rashad follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Rashad !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isaish Rashad !
In defeat, Lio Graves stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll work harder and the Night will shine again'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 5672 p4p, 544 weight class) and Jack Sweeney (ranked 6582 p4p, 574 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney falls off balance throwing a combination
so Rishkinov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rishkinov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rishkinov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sweeney's head.
Rishkinov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rishkinov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rishkinov 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.
Rishkinov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rishkinov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Rishkinov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rishkinov slips nicely into half guard.
Sweeney taking some punishment here, with Rishkinov in his half guard.
Sweeney is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rishkinov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rishkinov is trying for a kimura here. Sweeney looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rishkinov wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Serhey Rishkinov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pal Hasani (ranked 6545 p4p, 539 weight class) and Verne Troyer (ranked 25045 p4p, 587 weight class). Hasani comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Duality. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pal Hasani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Verne Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troyer tries to clinch up.
Troyer throws a sloppy head kick
and Hasani counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Troyer wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasani trying to control the position from guard on top but Troyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hasani drops back looking for a leg! Troyer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Troyer manages to kick Hasani off! Hasani jumps back into Troyer's guard.
Hasani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasani slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hasani working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hasani has an Americana. Troyer didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hasani is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hasani hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pal Hasani!
A victorious Pal Hasani thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gonya (ranked 5449 p4p, 534 weight class) and John Slayer (ranked 5270 p4p, 525 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronaldo Gonya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Slayer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonya closes this distance looking for a takedown but Slayer circles away.
Slayer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gonya.
Gonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Slayer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonya circles away.
Gonya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Gonya's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice cross by Gonya.
It looks like John Slayer has been cut.
Slayer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonya.
Slayer feints the counter takedown.
Slayer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gonya has hold of one of Slayer's legs. Slayer is fighting the takedown attempt but Gonya gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Slayer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gonya controls the pace.
Slayer trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer looking for a sweep. Not yet Slayer, not yet.
Slayer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gonya looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gonya throws a right hand that Slayer ducks under and follows up with a left that Slayer also avoids with ease.
Slayer doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonya circles away.
Slayer slips a jab and a cross from Gonya.
Gonya just misses with a punch to the body.
Slayer dodges the punch combination from Gonya.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gonya lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Slayer sprawling to the canvas. Gonya follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Slayer hang on?
Slayer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonya takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Slayer is still in real trouble! Can Gonya finish him?
Gonya has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Slayer seems to have recovered his senses.
Slayer tries to kick Gonya off but Gonya keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Slayer wants to control but Gonya is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Slayer is looking for a sweep. Gonya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonya blocks the strikes from Slayer.
Gonya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Slayer on the ground.
Slayer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slayer missing with punches from the bottom.
Gonya not doing much here.
Gonya's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gonya seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slayer for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonya lands a left and a right that sends Slayer crashing to the canvas! Gonya dives into mount looking to finish!
Slayer can't escape the position.
Gonya wants to finish this one by submission but Slayer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Gonya.
Slayer is trying desperately to improve position.
Slayer keeps trying to improve his position.
Gonya throws some wild stikes that Slayer manages to avoid easily.
Gonya tries to control but Slayer wriggling away.
Slayer is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gonya controlling the position easily from mount.
Slayer tries to hold on but Gonya postures up.
Gonya looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slayer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gonya trying to control the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gonya seems keen to control Slayer's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonya is working an open guard so Slayer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Slayer ducks under a wild hook from Gonya.
Gonya gets caught napping as Slayer dives in and scores a takedown. Gonya manages to retain guard.
Gonya is looking to sweep but instead, Slayer has passed into half guard.
Slayer wants to pass the guard but Gonya is defending well.
Slayer wants to take a breather but Gonya is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Slayer tries to pass to full mount but Gonya defends it.
Gonya tries to roll over but Slayer keeps him under control.
Gonya trying to control from the bottom.
Gonya is looking for a sweep. Slayer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Slayer thows a huge punch but Gonya dodges it nicely.
Slayer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonya does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonya keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Slayer is trying to control the action in half guard but Gonya is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gonya tries to get to full guard but Slayer has control of the leg.
Gonya tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Slayer has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Slayer throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonya because Slayer loaded up on that one.
Gonya tries to hold on but Slayer pushes him away.
Slayer looking to ground and pound but Gonya is blocking nicely.
Slayer looking to control but Gonya is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Slayer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonya is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Slayer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gonya is surviving well by controlling Slayer's body position as best he can.
Slayer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonya tries to reverse the position but Slayer maintains control.
Gonya holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Slayer tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonya keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronaldo Gonya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Slayer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Slayer looks to clinch
letting Gonya counter with a right hand.
Slayer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gonya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It seemed like Slayer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Slayer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gonya misses with a takedown attempt - Slayer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gonya is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slayer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronaldo Gonya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gonya keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonya clobbers Slayer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slayer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gonya's half guard.
Gonya scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Slayer manages to mount him!
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!
Slayer throwing strikes here but Gonya is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonya's face.
Gonya is squirming around, avoiding Slayer's attempts to control the action.
Slayer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gonya looks a forlorn figure.
Slayer looking to finish with strikes here!
Slayer avoids the attempt from Gonya to control.
Slayer misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gonya really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slayer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gonya has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Slayer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slayer throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gonya squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Slayer wants to control the pace but Gonya is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonya wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Slayer.
Slayer thowing shots but they're missing.
Slayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonya wants to hold on but Slayer pushes him away.
Slayer prevents Gonya from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonya is working hard here to advance position.
Slayer trying to control but Gonya is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Slayer there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Slayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonya is looking to escape.
Slayer throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
John Slayer has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Slayer sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Slayer thowing shots but they're missing.
Gonya is squirming around, avoiding Slayer's attempts to control the action.
Slayer thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gonya is trying desperately to improve position.
Slayer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonya is in all sorts of trouble here.
Slayer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gonya is looking to escape.
Gonya tries to improve his position but Slayer has taken his back! Slayer has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Gonya tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Slayer pushes Gonya away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Slayer!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassius Bellatoo (ranked 3599 p4p, 365 weight class) and Jay Adams (ranked 6730 p4p, 502 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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230 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cassius Bellatoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay Adams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellatoo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Adams to the ground. Bellatoo is now in Adams's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellatoo drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Adams dives on top into guard.
Bellatoo looking to control.
Bellatoo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Bellatoo has gone for a leg lock! Adams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bellatoo's guard.
Bellatoo trying to keep a closed guard but Adams is proving a slippery customer.
Bellatoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bellatoo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bellatoo tries to get out of the position.
Adams won't allow Bellatoo to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellatoo is trying to keep Adams in close.
Bellatoo wants to control but Adams passes easily into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellatoo is looking to control Adams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bellatoo avoid being mounted?
Bellatoo is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Adams has latched onto it... Big trouble! Adams pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Bellatoo is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Adams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Adams!
A pretty intense looking Jay Adams took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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