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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 3675 p4p, 419 weight class) and Padraig McNamara (ranked 4538 p4p, 485 weight class). Wilson comes to the cage accompanied by Hypnotize - The Notorious B.I.G.. The crowd seem to be enjoying McNamara's choice of entrance music: Kung liligaya ka sa piling ng iba. 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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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
24 - 24 - 3, fighting out of London, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Padraig McNamara!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNamara showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilson.
McNamara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
McNamara misses with a straight right.
Wilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilson tries to counter with a takedown but McNamara is quick to defend against it.
McNamara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McNamara on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McNamara throws a leg kick
so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
McNamara pushes Wilson off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McNamara misses with a straight right.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but McNamara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and McNamara moves out of range easily.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
McNamara misses with a straight left.
McNamara throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
McNamara with a hook.
Padraig McNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McNamara throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson drops down looking for a counter takedown but McNamara sprawls and moves away.
McNamara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
The fighters circling - McNamara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McNamara looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
Wilson throws a quick counter kick to the body but McNamara avoids it.
McNamara lands with a right hand.
McNamara misses the jab.
McNamara throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson throws a big counter combination but McNamara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McNamara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson tries to counter by clinching up but McNamara breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McNamara throws a front kick aimed at Wilson's knee but Wilson avoids it well.
Padraig McNamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson blocks a low kick nicely.
Wilson scores with a nice right hand.
Wilson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McNamara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McNamara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McNamara throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McNamara throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As McNamara tries to get set, Wilson tries to push him back and clinch up but McNamara manages to avoid the attempt.
McNamara jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilson moves away from the strike by McNamara.
Wilson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
McNamara is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNamara keeps trying to improve his position.
Wilson is thwarting McNamara's attempts to control the position.
McNamara is pressing down on Wilson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
McNamara is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wilson trying to control but McNamara is working from the bottom.
Wilson stands and throws McNamara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McNamara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wilson is working to tighten his grip on McNamara's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McNamara has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Wilson is really squeezing tight and eventually McNamara passes out! Wilson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Slade Wilson!
A very excited looking Slade Wilson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Padraig McNamara stepped up to the mic, saying 'yooo!!! How do you say "I'm sad" in ur own
native language?'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rico Cole (ranked 2159 p4p, 259 weight class) and Whitey O Whitersson (ranked 1931 p4p, 228 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cole might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gerardo's Rico Suave. Rico Cole could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whitey O Whitersson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rico Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Whitey O Whitersson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
O Whitersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Whitersson 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.
O Whitersson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cole cracks the inside of O Whitersson's front leg.
O Whitersson moves out of range as Cole strikes.
O Whitersson throws out a counter right but Cole avoids it with no problem.
O Whitersson misses with a hook
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cole 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.
Nice defenses there by O Whitersson.
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole tries a low kick but O Whitersson avoids it.
O Whitersson connects with a right hand. Cole shakes it off.
Cole slips a straight right by O Whitersson.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Whitersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Whitersson! But no joy.
O Whitersson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cole.
A slow jab from O Whitersson misses its intended target.
Cole scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cole throws a leg kick that is checked
and O Whitersson counters with a straight right hand.
A jab lands there for O Whitersson.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole tests O Whitersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole tests O Whitersson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cole takes a swing at O Whitersson's ribcage but misses.
Cole scoring well with a low kick there.
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
O Whitersson feints a counter leg kick.
Cole's corner calls for a 1-2. Cole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
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!
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole clobbers O Whitersson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
O Whitersson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Whitersson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cole.
Cole is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Whitersson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Whitersson 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.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Cole misses.
Cole throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cole misses the jab.
Cole misses with a hook. O Whitersson ducked under it nicely.
O Whitersson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Whitersson moves away.
Cole keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Whitersson.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
O Whitersson connects with a body shot.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
O Whitersson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cole, pushing him back against the cage.
O Whitersson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cole.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
O Whitersson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
O Whitersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot by Cole.
Cole throws the left hand but O Whitersson avoids the punch easily.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cole swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Whitersson 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.
O Whitersson throws a lazy uppercut
and Cole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
O Whitersson misses with a wild body shot.
Cole wants to slow O Whitersson down by chopping away at his legs.
Cole keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
O Whitersson slips a straight right by Cole.
Cole lands with a slapping head kick.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole scores with a hook.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
O Whitersson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with the left hand. O Whitersson knows he should have avoided that one.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
O Whitersson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cole lands a nice looking kick to the body. O Whitersson takes a step back to recover.
O Whitersson throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole connects with a crisp jab.
Cole throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Whitersson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cole misses with an uppercut
and O Whitersson counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Whitersson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Whitersson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
O Whitersson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, O Whitersson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cole's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole digs a right hand underneath O Whitersson's ribcage. O Whitersson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
O Whitersson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole digs a right hand underneath O Whitersson's ribcage. O Whitersson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that round.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cole connects with a high kick.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Whitersson can do to turn this around?
O Whitersson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cole. Cole obviously looking to wear him down.
Cole fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and O Whitersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
O Whitersson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cole slips a straight right by O Whitersson.
Cole takes a swing at O Whitersson's ribcage but misses.
O Whitersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Whitersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
O Whitersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Whitersson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
O Whitersson tries to land a leg kick but Cole saw it coming and moves away.
O Whitersson throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cole tried to counter with a leg kick but O Whitersson avoided it.
O Whitersson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Cole.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cole.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole scores with a jab. O Whitersson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but O Whitersson slips the punch.
O Whitersson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
O Whitersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from O Whitersson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole lands a nice looking body shot.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - O Whitersson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Whitersson tries to clinch but Cole moves away
and Cole counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
O Whitersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Whitersson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cole throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Whitey O Whitersson has been cut.
Cole tries to land a leg kick but O Whitersson saw it coming and moves away.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cole swats away the attempt to clinch by O Whitersson.
Cole uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Whitersson.
Cole throws a nice head kick!
O Whitersson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Whitersson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Whitersson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
O Whitersson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole stuns O Whitersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
O Whitersson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Cole.
O Whitersson seems to have recovered his senses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
Cole misses with a body shot
letting O Whitersson counter with a right hand.
Cole throws a wild body kick that O Whitersson sees coming a mile off.
O Whitersson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
A shot to the body from Cole misses
and O Whitersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cole throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cole throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Whitersson.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole throws a right and a left that O Whitersson avoids nicely.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
Cole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Whitersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole keeps O Whitersson at a distance using the push kick.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
O Whitersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cole.
A looping hook to the body misses from O Whitersson. Cole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cole throwing a counter right hand but O Whitersson manages to avoid it.
O Whitersson walks into a straight right hand from Cole.
O Whitersson misses with a looping left.
Cole throws a hook but O Whitersson blocks it.
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole lands the left hand.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Whitersson lands a jab.
O Whitersson is looking to clinch.
O Whitersson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cole fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Whitersson on the side of the head.
O Whitersson throws a hook but Cole avoids it easily.
O Whitersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
A big right from Cole misses.
Rico Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to O Whitersson's calf.
O Whitersson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cole lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Whitersson's sensitive parts.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cole, right into the meat.
O Whitersson looks to land a right hand but Cole moved out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Cole.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cole scores with a shot to the body.
Cole cracks a nice hook into O Whitersson's ribs.
Cole lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. O Whitersson should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with O Whitersson's head.
O Whitersson throws a body punch but Cole moves out of range.
O Whitersson slips under a jab.
A jab from Cole misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Whitey O Whitersson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A big right from O Whitersson misses.
O Whitersson throws out a loose jab but Cole uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Whitersson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Whitersson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cole at a distance.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Cole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
O Whitersson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cole sizes up O Whitersson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cole scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
O Whitersson scores with a sloppy right hand. Cole should have avoided that one.
O Whitersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Whitersson ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Cole scores with a kick to the body.
O Whitersson misses the jab.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Whitersson moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
O Whitersson misses with a low kick.
O Whitersson needs to keep his hands up - Cole had a free shot at his head there.
O Whitersson tries to clinch up.
O Whitersson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cole scores with a jab.
Cole on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cole thuds his right hand into O Whitersson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head.
Cole cracks O Whitersson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cole walks into a left hand.
O Whitersson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cole moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Whitersson loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
Cole checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on O Whitersson's shoulder, as O Whitersson tries to avoid the shot.
O Whitersson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
O Whitersson is looking to clinch.
O Whitersson moves in looking to clinch but Cole pushes him off.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
An inside leg kick lands from Cole.
O Whitersson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cole throws a quick inside leg kick.
O Whitersson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by O Whitersson.
O Whitersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cole swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole throws a shot to the body.
Cole throws a looping overhand right but O Whitersson ducks down to avoid it.
O Whitersson wants to counter the offense by Cole and move into the clinch position.
Cole buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head.
Cole lands a nice hook to O Whitersson's body. O Whitersson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
O Whitersson scores with a shot to the body.
Cole throws a combination. O Whitersson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch lands to the side of Cole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Whitersson digs a good body shot into Cole's ribs.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Whitersson's head backwards.
Cole throws a body shot but no joy.
O Whitersson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
O Whitersson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cole works the jab nicely.
O Whitersson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
Cole throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. O Whitersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Whitersson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Whitersson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cole.
O Whitersson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cole finds it's way round the side to connect with O Whitersson's head.
Cole lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Whitersson's sensitive parts.
Cole scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cole.
Whitey O Whitersson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jab by Cole.
Cole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Whitersson throws a body shot but no joy.
Cole thinks about countering with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cole darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cole throws a leg kick
letting O Whitersson counter with a right hand.
Cole throws a big shot that misses.
O Whitersson wants to counter the offense by Cole and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Whitersson misses the shot to the body.
Cole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cole bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Whitersson's head.
O Whitersson scores with a jab to the body.
O Whitersson throws a jab but it's blocked by Cole.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
Rico Cole 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Potter (ranked 2459 p4p, 299 weight class) and Sisu Okunaba (ranked 3136 p4p, 374 weight class). Okunaba has chosen Youssou Ndour - Thiapathioly as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
23 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sisu Okunaba!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okunaba lands with an overhand left.
Sisu Okunaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okunaba misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Okunaba misses.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Okunaba sprawls well. Okunaba wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Potter gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Okunaba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Potter manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Okunaba on his heels. He'll look to pass Okunaba's guard now, I'm sure.
Potter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Okunaba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Potter connects with a decent elbow.
Potter is trying to get an arm triangle but Okunaba is defending well.
Potter working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Okunaba is trying to improve his position.
Potter 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.
Okunaba regains half guard.
Potter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Okunaba is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Okunaba is looking for a sweep. Potter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Potter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Okunaba is trying to get back to full guard.
Okunaba looking for submissions off his back.
Okunaba wants to control but Potter is keeping busy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Potter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Okunaba sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Potter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Okunaba is just riding it out for now. Potter eventually gives up the hold.
Potter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Okunaba!
Okunaba has given up his back here. Will Potter look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Okunaba is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Potter off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Okunaba turns into Potter and is now in his guard.
Okunaba must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Potter wants to sweep but no luck.
Okunaba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Potter's guard.
Okunaba content to control rather than advance.
Okunaba is looking for a kimura here.
Okunaba wants to advance to full mount but Potter doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter pulls Okunaba in close to his closed guard and prevents Okunaba from doing any damage or advancing position.
Potter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potter has a closed guard, preventing Okunaba from standing up.
Potter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Potter wants to sweep here but Okunaba controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Potter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Potter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Okunaba wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
Potter passes to full mount!
Okunaba wants to hold on but Potter pushes him away.
Okunaba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Potter manages to capitalize on a mistake by Okunaba to take his back!
Potter controlling well, preventing Okunaba from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Okunaba is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Potter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Okunaba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Okunaba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Potter's calf.
Nice cross by Potter.
Potter takes one on the button.
Okunaba wants to clinch.
Potter throws a low kick but Okunaba avoids it.
Potter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Okunaba to the ground. Potter is now in Okunaba's guard.
Okunaba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okunaba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Okunaba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Potter lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter wants to control from the top but Okunaba keeps moving.
Okunaba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Potter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Okunaba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Potter escapes and throws Okunaba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Okunaba gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Potter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Okunaba is looking to improve his position.
Potter is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Okunaba is just riding it out for now. Potter eventually gives up the hold.
Okunaba wants to improve his position but Potter is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter seems to be working for a kimura but Okunaba defends the submission attempt.
Potter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okunaba can do to turn this around?
Potter wants to free his trapped foot but Okunaba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Okunaba actively working from the bottom here.
Potter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Okunaba sees it coming and defends easily.
Potter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Okunaba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Okunaba tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Potter stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Okunaba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Potter's head.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Okunaba lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Potter as Okunaba tries to tie him up.
Okunaba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Potter can't get the takedown.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Okunaba has him pressed against the cage.
Okunaba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Okunaba is working Potter over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Okunaba keeps control of Potter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Potter is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Okunaba.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter looking for a takedown.
Okunaba lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Potter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Okunaba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Okunaba.
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
Okunaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Potter controls his hands.
Okunaba misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Okunaba.
Okunaba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Potters head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Okunaba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Okunaba pushes Potter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Okunaba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Potter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Okunaba.
Okunaba tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Potter's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisu Okunaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Okunaba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Potter punishes Okunaba's body with a nice straight punch.
Okunaba tries to clinch but Potter moves out of range.
Potter avoids the head kick by Okunaba.
Okunaba throws a right and a left that Potter avoids nicely.
Potter takes a swing at Okunaba's ribcage but misses.
Potter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Okunaba but Okunaba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Okunaba lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Potter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Potter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Okunaba cracks Potter with an open hand slap.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Potter.
Okunaba is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Potter off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potter trying to control the hands but Okunaba won't let him.
Potter tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okunaba manages to capitalize on a mistake by Potter to take his back!
Potter trying to control the hands but Okunaba breaks the grip.
Potter staying busy and making it hard for Okunaba to control.
Okunaba has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Potter trying to control the action but Okunaba just sinks the hooks in.
Okunaba looking for the choke from the back.
Potter preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Okunaba.
I really don't envy Potter right now.
Okunaba is persistently looking for the submission but Potter is defending it well.
Okunaba doesn't have the hooks in and Potter manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter advances to half guard.
Okunaba wants to get back to full guard.
Okunaba is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Potter pulls his head out easily.
Okunaba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Okunaba tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Potter is working for a submission of some sort.
Okunaba tries to get to full guard but Potter has control of the leg.
Okunaba gets full guard.
Okunaba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Potter defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter forces his way into half guard.
Okunaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Potter wants to control but Okunaba is keeping him busy.
Potter drops an elbow to the side of Okunaba's head.
Okunaba gets full guard.
Potter passes into half guard.
Alexander Potter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Okunaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Potter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Okunaba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Potter prevents Okunaba from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okunaba gets back to full guard.
Potter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Okunaba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Okunaba keeping full guard, as Potter tries to pass.
Okunaba can't keep his opponent in guard - Potter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Okunaba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Okunaba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Potter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Okunaba wants to get back to full guard but Potter has mounted him!
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 Alexander Potter.
I think Potter 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alexander Potter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Alexander Potter waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Tauer (ranked 1769 p4p, 266 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 2005 p4p, 294 weight class). Gormsson has chosen Saor - Children of the Mist as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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29
219 lbs
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28
213 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Tauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormsson avoids the body shot from Tauer.
A slow jab from Tauer misses its intended target.
Gormsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tauer.
Gormsson takes a swing at Tauer's ribcage but misses.
Gormsson misses the jab.
Tauer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tauer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gormsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Tauer is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Gormsson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Gormsson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Tauer is looking for a sweep.
Gormsson working away.
Tauer has one of Gormsson's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Tauer's coaches at Listerman's Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tauer is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson tries to move to mount but Tauer blocks the move with his legs.
Tauer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gormsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gormsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tauer keeps working.
Tauer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gormsson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tauer tries to reverse the position but Gormsson maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gormsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tauer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gormsson tries to control but Tauer wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauer can't escape the position.
Gormsson avoids the attempt from Tauer to control.
Tauer bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tauer passes into half guard.
Tauer is trying to control. Gormsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tauer is looking for a kimura but Gormsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tauer to get the leverage.
Gormsson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ryōzanpaku Dojo. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tauer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tauer prevents Gormsson from improving his position.
Gormsson trying to hold on to Tauer's head to control him but Tauer postures up.
Tauer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gormsson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tauer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tauer is looking to take a break and control but Gormsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Steven Tauer will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tauer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gormsson manages to avoid it.
Tauer scores with a hook to the body. Gormsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tauer shoots in looking for a takedown. Gormsson tries to sprawl out of it but Tauer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gormsson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gormsson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gormsson misses with a hook
and Tauer counters with a right hand to the body.
Harald Gormsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gormsson moves forwards but Tauer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gormsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Steven Tauer has been cut.
Tauer is looking to wear down Gormsson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gormsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tauer.
Gormsson throws a hook but Tauer blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gormsson throws a hook to the side of Tauer's head but Tauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gormsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Tauer's head.
Gormsson loads up on a big right hand but Tauer slips the punch.
It looked like Tauer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gormsson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Gormsson throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Gormsson.
Gormsson looks to land a left hand but Tauer moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Tauer misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gormsson! But no joy.
Gormsson 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.
Gormsson punishes Tauer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tauer takes one to the side of the head.
Gormsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gormsson throws a hook to the side of Tauer's head but Tauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gormsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tauer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Tauer misses the target.
Gormsson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tauer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Tauer misses the target.
Gormsson jabs Tauer right on the nose. Tauer blinks but takes it well.
A big left from Gormsson misses.
Gormsson swings for the body but Tauer moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tauer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gormsson is fending him off so far but Tauer persists. Nope, Gormsson circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circling - Gormsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tauer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tauer lands with a hook. Gormsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gormsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gormsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gormsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tauer at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Gormsson misses the target.
Tauer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gormsson connects with a single shot there.
A punch combination from Gormsson misses.
Tauer cracks Gormsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gormsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gormsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tauer lands a right hook to the body.
Tauer slips under a jab.
Harald Gormsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gormsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tauer.
Gormsson walks into a left hand.
Nice jab there from Gormsson.
Gormsson tests Tauer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tauer as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Gormsson misses its intended target.
A left lands for Tauer.
Gormsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tauer.
Gormsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tauer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gormsson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four 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!
Gormsson avoids the body shot from Tauer.
Gormsson cracks a nice hook into Tauer's ribs.
Gormsson misses with a straight left.
Gormsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Tauer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tauer dives in and grabs Gormsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gormsson pushes down on Tauer's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Tauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tauer takes a swing at Gormsson's ribcage but misses.
Gormsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gormsson.
Tauer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tauer throws a lazy right hand but Gormsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tauer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gormsson's waist but Gormsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tauer off to one side.
Tauer misses with a double jab.
Tauer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gormsson slips a jab from Tauer.
Gormsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gormsson loads up on a big right hand but Tauer slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harald Gormsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Steven Tauer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gormsson throws a hook but Tauer avoids it easily.
Tauer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gormsson.
Tauer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gormsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tauer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gormsson throws out a loose jab but Tauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Tauer misses.
Tauer defending well as Gormsson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot lands for Gormsson.
Tauer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tauer lands in his opponent's guard.
Tauer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gormsson working a defensive guard but Tauer passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tauer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gormsson keeps working.
Tauer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gormsson pushes Tauer off but Tauer dives into side control.
Tauer trying to control the action but Gormsson is working from the bottom.
Steven Tauer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tauer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gormsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tauer's guard! Nice work there by Gormsson!
Tauer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gormsson passes into half guard.
Gormsson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tauer keeps working.
Tauer wants to get back to full guard.
Tauer keeping hold of Gormsson's head, controlling as best he can.
Tauer is pressing down on Gormsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson stopping the sweep attempt from Tauer.
Tauer is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gormsson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tauer continues to stall.
Tauer looking for a sweep. Not yet Tauer, not yet.
Tauer pulls Gormsson in to control the position.
Tauer keeping moving, preventing Gormsson from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gormsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tauer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gormsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gormsson misses with a hook.
Gormsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Tauer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tauer is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheers as Gormsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tauer doesn't seem phased though.
Tauer misses with a hook
and Gormsson counters with a left to the body.
Tauer throws a lazy right hand but Gormsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tauer digs a good hook to Gormsson's body.
Gormsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gormsson slips under a jab from Tauer.
Tauer lands a lovely overhand right.
Gormsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Gormsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harald Gormsson.
I think Gormsson 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harald Gormsson!
A relieved looking Harald Gormsson 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 Henry Trowning (ranked 1611 p4p, 202 weight class) and Kai Raymaker (ranked 1619 p4p, 205 weight class). Trowning comes to the cage accompanied by Shotgun - backyard brawl. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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263 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
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257 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Raymaker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymaker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Trowning throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raymaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raymaker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Raymaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trowning moves away.
Raymaker lands a slapping body shot.
A shot to the body from Raymaker misses
letting Trowning counter with a right hand.
Trowning misses with a body shot
letting Raymaker counter with a right hand.
Raymaker cracks Trowning with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Trowning looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Raymaker finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raymaker tries to bum rush Trowning with a series of wild strikes but Trowning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raymaker lands a big right hand that sends Trowning crashing to the mat! Raymaker stays standing though and waves Trowning back to his feet!
Trowning is rocked!
Raymaker slips a straight right by Trowning.
Raymaker ducks under a wild hook from Trowning.
Trowning has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Henry Trowning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raymaker throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trowning misses with an uppercut
and Raymaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raymaker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Raymaker coming out on top.
Raymaker lands with a nice body punch.
Trowning doesn't manage to clinch there - Raymaker circles away.
A big right from Raymaker misses.
Raymaker throws a body punch but Trowning moves out of range.
Trowning lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Trowning misses the jab.
Trowning looks to throw the jab but Raymaker is out of range.
Raymaker looks to land a right hand but Trowning moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trowning throws out the jab.
Trowning staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Trowning on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raymaker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Trowning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trowning keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trowning scores with a nice strike.
Trowning smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Raymaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Raymaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trowning.
Trowning fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Trowning swings widly with a right hand
enabling Raymaker to counter with a crisp jab.
Trowning is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Trowning throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trowning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raymaker moves away.
It seemed like Raymaker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Trowning uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Raymaker throws a hook but Trowning blocks it.
Trowning slips a straight right by Raymaker.
Trowning stuns Raymaker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trowning throws a hook to the side of Raymaker's head but Raymaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Trowning closes the distance and pushes Raymaker back into the cage.
Raymaker tries to work over Trowning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raymaker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trowning misses with an uppercut
and Raymaker counters with a crisp right hand that drops Trowning! Raymaker lets Trowning back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trowning takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trowning swings away with a body shot that misses
and Raymaker counters with a nice right hand that sends Trowning toppling to the canvas! Trowning scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Raymaker finish him?!
Oh Trowning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trowning slips under a jab.
It looked like Trowning wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trowning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trowning seems to have got his legs back now.
Raymaker swings widly with a right hand
and Trowning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Trowning darts in trying to clinch
and Raymaker counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Trowning has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kai Raymaker!
Kai Raymaker decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Turbo Epicity (ranked 1023 p4p, 122 weight class) and Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 838 p4p, 100 weight class). Epicity kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Semi Charmed Life. Turbo Epicity has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Turbo Epicity!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Malcolm Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Epicity misses.
And Kincaid responds with a good body kick, but Epicity manages to step out the way in time.
Kincaid slips a jab from Epicity.
Epicity walks into a jab.
Epicity thows a leg kick but Kincaid checks it
and Kincaid counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kincaid cracks Epicity with an open hand slap.
Kincaid moves forwards but Epicity connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kincaid staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kincaid scores with a jab. Epicity acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kincaid throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kincaid connects with a body shot.
Kincaid just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity ducks under a wild hook from Kincaid.
Epicity staying out of range there.
Kincaid connects with a body shot that sends Epicity's belly button to the back.
Kincaid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kincaid avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Kincaid misses.
Epicity throws a hook but Kincaid avoids it easily.
Epicity misses with a low kick as Kincaid jumps back.
Kincaid moves into range and clinches up with Epicity.
Epicity breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincaid misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Epicity. Kincaid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kincaid throws out a counter right but Epicity avoids it with no problem.
Epicity throws a shot from downtown. Kincaid moves away and avoids it.
Epicity does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Epicity fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kincaid.
Epicity lands a front kick.
Kincaid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Epicity walks into a stiff left hand from Kincaid.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kincaid.
Donk. Kincaid catches Epicity right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Epicity throws a lazy uppercut
and Epicity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicity takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kincaid throws a low kick, looking for Epicity's leg but Epicity calmly moves out of range.
Kincaid throws a poor cross that misses
and Epicity counters with a right hand to the body.
Kincaid misses with a body shot.
Epicity throws a right hand that misses
and Kincaid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turbo Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Epicity misses its intended target.
Epicity finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Epicity throws a leg kick
and Kincaid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Epicity walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincaid gets a double leg takedown into Epicity's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Epicity is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Epicity seems keen to control Kincaid's posture.
Kincaid content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Kincaid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kincaid throws a shot to the body.
Epicity drops his hands momentarily and Kincaid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kincaid dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Epicity. That did some damage!
Epicity throws a hook but Kincaid avoids it easily.
Kincaid lands with an overhand left.
Epicity jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Epicity.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kincaid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kincaid forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid content to control rather than advance.
Kincaid seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Epicity does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kincaid working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kincaid trying to control from Epicity's half guard. Epicity has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kincaid scoring with punches to the head and body.
Epicity knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kincaid on the ground.
Epicity looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in Fist of Fury Training Center inform me that Kincaid has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Kincaid slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid working over Epicity with some ground and pound. Epicity looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Epicity tries to roll over but Kincaid keeps him under control.
Kincaid controlling the action here.
Epicity is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kincaid content to control rather than advance.
Epicity pushes Kincaid off looking to stand but Kincaid dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid thows a huge punch but Epicity dodges it nicely.
Kincaid performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kincaid thows a huge punch but Epicity dodges it nicely.
Epicity is refusing to be controlled, as Kincaid sits in half guard.
Kincaid works his way into full mount!
Kincaid with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kincaid cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epicity is working to get back to half guard.
Epicity is squirming around, avoiding Kincaid's attempts to control the action.
Kincaid punishing his opponent with strikes.
Epicity keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kincaid lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kincaid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kincaid wants to control the pace but Epicity is squirming around nicely.
Epicity keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Epicity is in a horrible position here. Kincaid smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malcolm Kincaid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Epicity throws a body punch but Kincaid moves out of range.
Epicity lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Epicity.
Kincaid tries to counter with a clinch but Epicity shakes him off and moves away.
Epicity misses with a right hand
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kincaid.
Kincaid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kincaid throws a lazy uppercut
and Epicity counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Epicity finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kincaid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Epicity misses with a jab to the body
and Kincaid counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kincaid.
Epicity manages to break the clinch.
Kincaid avoids the body shot from Epicity.
Kincaid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kincaid throws a shot from downtown. Epicity moves away and avoids it.
Kincaid misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Epicity wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kincaid uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Epicity has time to react.
Kincaid tried to score with a low kick but Epicity checks it.
Kincaid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Epicity gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Epicity is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turbo Epicity has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a couple of elbows.
Epicity tries to strike from the bottom.
Epicity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kincaid postures up in Epicity's guard and throws a big left but Epicity blocks it.
Kincaid not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Epicity pulls Kincaid in to control the position.
Epicity looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kincaid passes into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kincaid takes a little break here. Epicity wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kincaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Epicity takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kincaid is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Epicity will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kincaid is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid tries to move to mount but Epicity blocks the move with his legs.
That's four 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.
Kincaid in side control lands a decent elbow.
Malcolm Kincaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kincaid lands a nice forearm strike.
Kincaid misses with the ground and pound.
Kincaid taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kincaid tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kincaid lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Malcolm Kincaid is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Epicity's face as Kincaid controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kincaid 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Kincaid!
Malcolm Kincaid 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Silva (ranked 3076 p4p, 346 weight class) and Knutr Sveinsson (ranked 1664 p4p, 208 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Architects-Doomsday. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33
227 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Knutr Sveinsson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sveinsson looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva tries for a kimura but Sveinsson is defending well.
Sveinsson wants to control but Silva postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva with the ground and pound but Sveinsson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sveinsson is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva throws a strike but Sveinsson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Sveinsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Sveinsson!
Sveinsson wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Sveinsson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva has his foot on Sveinsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sveinsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Sveinsson is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sveinsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Sveinsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sveinsson wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sveinsson controls the pace.
Silva wants to sweep here but Sveinsson controlling him for the moment.
Sveinsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sveinsson is aware though and is defending well.
Sveinsson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Sveinsson pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sveinsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sveinsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Richard Silva has been cut.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sveinsson, right into the meat.
Sveinsson throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Sveinsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sveinsson prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sveinsson tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sveinsson delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands a body shot.
Knutr Sveinsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sveinsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Sveinsson misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sveinsson, who protects the arm well.
Silva throws an elbow but Sveinsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sveinsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sveinsson is avoiding damage well.
Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sveinsson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Sveinsson has good solid back control here.
Silva 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.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silva looking very determined here, making life difficult for Sveinsson.
Sveinsson keeps control of the position as Silva tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control the position.
Sveinsson tries to keep control of the position but Silva is staying busy.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sveinsson's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva distracts Sveinsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throws a strike but Sveinsson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva is working an open guard so Sveinsson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Knutr Sveinsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Sveinsson misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Sveinsson.
Sveinsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sveinsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Sveinsson misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Richard Silva'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. This is the final round!
Sveinsson slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Sveinsson lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Sveinsson takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Sveinsson moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sveinsson can do to turn this around?
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Sveinsson throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sveinsson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva prevents Sveinsson from improving his position.
Sveinsson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Sveinsson's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sveinsson has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots but Sveinsson is blocking nicely.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sveinsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sveinsson to regain full guard.
Sveinsson keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Sveinsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sveinsson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Richard Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sveinsson defends it easily.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sveinsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sveinsson is continuing to stall.
Sveinsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sveinsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sveinsson reverses the position - he's now on top in Silva's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sveinsson is aware though and is defending well.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sveinsson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sveinsson from controlling successfully.
Sveinsson looking to pass the guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Knutr Sveinsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sveinsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Wylde (ranked 1460 p4p, 219 weight class) and Niko Alzate (ranked 2550 p4p, 350 weight class). Wylde comes to the cage accompanied by Black Label Society - Parade of the Dead. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Wylde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Niko Alzate!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alzate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wylde sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wylde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alzate throws a front kick aimed at Wylde's knee but Wylde avoids it well.
Alzate is looking to slow Wylde down with leg kicks.
Alzate jabs Wylde to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Alzate tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wylde is able to avoid easily.
Alzate tries to clinch but Wylde moves away
and Wylde counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wylde looks to score with a jab to the body but Alzate is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alzate lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Wylde checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wylde 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.
Wylde misses with a hook
and Alzate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wylde needs to keep his hands up - Alzate had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Gunnar Wylde has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alzate comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wylde misses with a lunging right hand
and Alzate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alzate lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wylde's sensitive parts.
Alzate moves into the clinch successfully.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde struggles to land a body shot inside as Alzate controls his hands.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Alzate looking to throw knees to the head but Wylde is blocking nicely.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde scores with a shot to the side of Alzate's head.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wylde walks away with a smile on his face. Alzate gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Alzate moves in looking to clinch but Wylde pushes him off.
Niko Alzate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alzate lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wylde at a distance.
Alzate throws a right hand that Wylde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wylde also avoids with ease.
Alzate cracks the inside of Wylde's front leg.
Alzate looks to land a left hand but Wylde moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alzate.
Alzate cracks a nice hook into Wylde's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alzate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alzate throws a right hand that misses
and Wylde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde lands a shoulder strike.
Alzate has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Wylde after a bit of a struggle.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wylde working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate wants to take the fight to the mat but Wylde manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunnar Wylde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Alzate.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde prevents a body shot from Alzate.
Alzate has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wylde seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Alzate can turn it around.
Alzate misses with some punches.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Gunnar Wylde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde'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.
Alzate swings widly with a right hand
letting Wylde counter with a right hand.
Alzate thumps Wylde with a low kick.
Alzate throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wylde connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alzate momentarily.
Wylde lands with a straight right. Alzate didn't see that one coming.
Niko Alzate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wylde misses with an uppercut.
Alzate was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Wylde misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alzate closes the distance but Wylde moves to the side
and Wylde counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alzate is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alzate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wylde looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alzate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alzate clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Wylde.
Alzate blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wylde misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wylde lands a hook that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate scores with a shot to the side of Wylde's head.
Wylde blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wylde lands a left hand.
Gunnar Wylde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alzate tries to pull guard but Wylde won't allow it.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Alzate blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands with a right to the head.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alzate lands a left hand.
Wylde tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
Alzate lands a hook that snaps the head of Wylde backwards.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands a nice uppercut.
Alzate swings wildly with an uppercut but Wylde uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alzate blocking some punches.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alzate jumps guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Wylde lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alzate or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wylde misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alzate working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wylde misses with a body punch.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Alzate blocks an uppercut.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde has a couple of punches blocked by Alzate.
Wylde tries a body shot but Alzate blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alzate softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Alzate fails to land.
Wylde misses with some punches.
Alzate jumps guard and drags Wylde to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wylde tries to stand but Alzate is controlling from the bottom.
Alzate trying to control the position.
Wylde gets to his feet. Alzate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Alzate scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Wylde dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gunnar Wylde's cut.
That's time! Wylde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alzate tries to clinch up but Wylde circles away and keeps his distance.
Alzate throws a sloppy head kick
and Wylde counters by clinching up.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alzate blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wylde lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wylde.
Wylde blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wylde misses with a punch on the inside.
Wylde misses with the head strike.
Wylde goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Alzate lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde throws a punch but it's blocked by Alzate.
Alzate misses with the head strike.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Wylde fails to land.
Wylde softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Alzate throws a punch but it's blocked by Wylde.
Wylde fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alzate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wylde.
A short right from Wylde on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alzate scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Wylde working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Niko Alzate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alzate misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wylde creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wylde misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wylde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Alzate throws an elbow that misses.
Alzate lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Alzate jumps guard but Wylde turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alzate fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Alzate tries to pull guard but Wylde holds him up against the cage and eventually Alzate drops back down to his feet.
Alzate misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wylde swings wildly with an uppercut but Alzate uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Wylde swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wylde lands a left hand.
Wylde throws a head punch that misses.
Wylde misses with a punch to the body.
Alzate's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wylde tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Alzate's elbow.
Wylde can't find room to land a body shot as Alzate controls the action.
Alzate has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wylde avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gunnar Wylde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Alzate.
A short uppercut from Alzate.
Wylde stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wylde lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alzate backwards.
Alzate manages to pull guard.
Gunnar Wylde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alzate wants to sweep here but Wylde controlling him for the moment.
Alzate has a closed guard, preventing Wylde from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wylde decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Alzate misses with a hook
and Alzate takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wylde throws a jab when Alzate was well out of range.
Alzate throws out a counter right but Wylde avoids it with no problem.
Alzate tries to close the distance and clinch but Wylde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wylde is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Alzate.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wylde jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alzate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alzate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alzate working aggressively here.
Wylde blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Wylde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wylde, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Wylde!
A relieved looking Gunnar Wylde thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arn Anderson (ranked 1479 p4p, 182 weight class) and John Marston (ranked 1862 p4p, 231 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Enforcer. Marston has chosen Bleed It Out as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Arn Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arn Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Marston!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marston throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Marston missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been hearing reports that Anderson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marston doesn't seem phased though.
Marston misses with a straight right.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Marston.
Marston gets tackled into the cage by Anderson. Anderson maintains the clinch.
Marston tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Marston back against the cage.
Anderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Anderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marston.
Marston is trying to push Anderson away but Anderson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson with a hook.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Marston.
Anderson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a half hearted mid kick.
Anderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Marston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson tries to move into range but Marston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
John Marston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Marston.
Marston throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Marston misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marston's coach down at Westside Martial Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Marston's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
John Marston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marston throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Marston scores with a kick to the body.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marston throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marston to score with a decent uppercut.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston misses with a looping right.
Anderson scores with a jab to the head.
Anderson throws the left hand but Marston avoids the punch easily.
Marston moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Marston misses.
Marston misses with a wild body shot.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Marston eats them both and turns towards Anderson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like John Marston has been cut.
Marston looks to throw a body kick
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson slips a straight right by Marston.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marston doesn't seem bothered though.
Marston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Marston.
Anderson darts in and clinches Marston up against the cage.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
Marston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
It seemed like Marston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marston misses with a looping left.
Good exchange - Marston coming out on top.
Marston misses the jab.
Anderson misses with a body punch
and Marston counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Marston misses.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
A little jabbing left from Marston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marston misses with a looping left.
Marston paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marston sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Marston misses with a body shot.
Anderson is looking for a counter combo.
Marston throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Marston misses the body punch
and Anderson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston keeps the fight on the outside.
Marston misses with a straight left.
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Marston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Marston catches Anderson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anderson has closed the distance and engaged Marston in a clinch.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anderson misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Marston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Marston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marston connects with a jab.
Marston throws a right hand that misses
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston swings widly with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marston thinking.
Marston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Marston. Anderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Marston misses.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Marston circles away and keeps his distance.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Marston.
Marston misses with a straight left.
Marston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a two punch combo.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Anderson defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston keeps the fight on the outside.
Marston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Marston lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marston throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Marston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anderson feints and then cracks Marston's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marston down.
Marston throws a solid leg kick but Anderson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Marston.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marston moves away.
Marston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Anderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston tried to score with a low kick but Anderson checks it.
Anderson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Marston manages to avoid it.
Anderson moves out of range as Marston strikes.
Anderson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marston.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Marston tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Marston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Anderson. That snapped Marston's head back.
Marston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Marston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Marston looks to move away, Anderson throws a big counter combo but Marston just gets out of the way.
Marston punishes Anderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Marston throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
A slow jab from Anderson misses its intended target.
A telegraphed right hand from Marston misses the target.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Marston manages to avoid it.
Marston throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Marston throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anderson takes one on the button.
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Marston's jab looks to have found its range, popping Anderson under the eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marston.
Anderson defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Marston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marston misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a left to the body.
Some wild striking there from Marston.
Marston misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson slips a straight right by Marston.
Marston throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Anderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Marston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Marston manages to circle out of the way.
Donk. Marston catches Anderson right on the button with a cross.
Marston scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson staying out of range there.
Anderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Marston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Marston's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jab by Marston.
Anderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Anderson tries to clinch
enabling Marston to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Marston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marston lands a right hook to the body.
Anderson slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston scores with a nice strike.
Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marston.
Danga de danga de dang - Anderson scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Marston moves away and avoids it.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston thuds his right hand into Anderson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marston jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arn Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marston looks to land a body kick but Anderson moved away.
Marston is looking to score with low kicks.
A quick step to the side and Anderson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Marston connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arn Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Marston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marston.
Marston scores with a shot to the body.
Anderson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marston misses the jab.
Anderson moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Anderson slips under a jab from Marston.
A little feinted left hand from Anderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marston.
Marston misses with a right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marston connects with a looping right hand.
Marston scores with a jab to the head.
Marston misses with a left hand
and Anderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anderson defending well as Marston loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a lazy right hand but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson throws a big counter combination but Marston scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Marston scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Anderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marston's efforts to push away.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Marston on the inside.
Anderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marston.
Arn Anderson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Anderson controls the action.
Anderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Marston.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Anderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Marston works on Anderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Marston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson tries to score with a low kick but Marston moves his leg out of the way.
Marston misses with a hook.
Marston fails to land with a series of punches.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Anderson moved out of range nicely.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marston is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marston.
Anderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marston.
Anderson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Marston just manages to avoid it.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Marston throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Marston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Marston winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Marston!
John Marston took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I dunno sounds like a lot of effort to me. I
think I'd prefer red dead 2 and pornhub'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 95 p4p, 12 weight class) and Monte Zuma (ranked 519 p4p, 73 weight class). Phil Hellmuth Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Monte Zuma's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Zuma.
Hellmuth Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hellmuth Jr is looking to clinch but Zuma is avoiding it.
A nice side step and Zuma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zuma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zuma throws a body shot but no joy.
Hellmuth Jr stuns Zuma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zuma misses with a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuma.
Zuma scores with a head kick.
It looks like Phil Hellmuth Jr has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr missing with a left hand there. Zuma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zuma with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zuma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hellmuth Jr's head.
Hellmuth Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hellmuth Jr works Zuma's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Zuma misses.
Zuma throws a body punch but Hellmuth Jr moves out of range.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Zuma can't find room to land a body shot as Hellmuth Jr controls the action.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zuma creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Zuma controls the action.
Zuma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hellmuth Jr misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Zuma leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zuma misses with the head strike.
Zuma misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hellmuth Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zuma blocks a body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Zuma looks winded!
Zuma misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zuma.
Hellmuth Jr works on Zuma's body with a couple of short punches.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Monte Zuma has been cut.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
Nice elbow from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Zuma backwards.
Nice body punch from Hellmuth Jr - that landed with a thud.
Hellmuth Jr lands a body shot.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Zuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a body punch.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Zuma in his tracks for a moment.
Hellmuth Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hellmuth Jr is leaning against Zuma and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow inside that Zuma shrugs off.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellmuth Jr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hellmuth Jr lands an uppercut.
Hellmuth Jr digs a right hand underneath Zuma's ribcage. Zuma let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellmuth Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hellmuth Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Hellmuth Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hellmuth Jr.
That has opened up Monte Zuma's cut even more.
Hellmuth Jr cracks Zuma with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Zuma takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zuma is rocked!
The cut above Monte Zuma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Clinched against the cage, Hellmuth Jr lands a big elbow that drops Zuma! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Zuma is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr!
Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
Phil Hellmuth Jr decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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