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Monday Night Fights PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Over Power (ranked 6457 p4p, 540 weight class) and Don Vigo (ranked 6431 p4p, 539 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Over Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Vigo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Power.
Vigo misses with an uppercut. Power saw that one coming.
Power moves into the clinch.
A short right from Power on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power cracks Vigo with a nice body shot.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power is working Vigo over against the cage.
Power presses Vigo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vigo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Vigo's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Power lands a right hand.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power lands an uppercut.
Power lands a body shot.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power lands an uppercut.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Power.
Vigo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vigo is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
A short left from Power.
Power lands a left hand.
Vigo is trying to break the clinch but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Vigo working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Power.
Power scores with a shot to the side of Vigo's head.
A right hand to the body from Power.
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vigo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Power has him pressed against the cage.
Power lands a left hand.
Vigo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power digs a right hand into Vigo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vigo's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vigo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power lands a right hand.
Power lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Vigo backwards.
Power keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vigo's efforts to push away.
Power lands a body shot in the clinch.
Power pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power lands with a left to the head.
Power lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Power.
Vigo looks winded!
Vigo is trying to force a seperation but Power has the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Power.
Power pushes Vigo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
Vigo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Over Power dominated that round.
That's time! Power's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vigo gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Power gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vigo is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Over Power!
Over Power decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 5445 p4p, 506 weight class) and Frank Ricochet (ranked 5966 p4p, 525 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Ricochet!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricochet avoids the body shot from Rothco.
Ricochet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rothco definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rothco being controlled against the cage.
Ricochet tries a knee to the head but Rothco blocks it.
Ricochet breaks from the clinch.
Rothco scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut lands for Ricochet. That snapped Rothco's head back.
Rothco misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricochet.
Rothco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ricochet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothco.
Ricochet lands with a straight right. Rothco didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricochet cracks Rothco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good exchange - Ricochet coming out on top.
Rothco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricochet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ricochet takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rothco throws a body punch but Ricochet moves out of range.
Ricochet slips a jab from Rothco.
Ricochet throws out a counter right but Rothco avoids it with no problem.
Ricochet cracks Rothco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rothco throws a poor cross that misses
and Ricochet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ricochet checks a leg kick.
Ricochet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricochet checks a low kick from Rothco.
Ricochet walks into a left hand.
Ricochet scores with a punch to the head.
Ricochet fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rothco on the side of the head.
Ricochet lands a jab.
Rothco is rocked!
Rothco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ricochet takes the fight into the clinch.
Rothco is trying to break the clinch but Ricochet is controlling him.
Ricochet has Rothco pushed against the cage.
Rothco tries to break the clinch but Ricochet is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Ricochet dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ricochet.
Rothco misses with a wild body shot.
Frank Ricochet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ricochet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ricochet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricochet works Rothco's body with a nice hook.
Ricochet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ricochet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rothco takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricochet lands a big uppercut and Rothco crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rothco looks OK. Ricochet waves Rothco back to his feet!
Oh Rothco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rothco misses with a shot to the body
and Ricochet counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Rothco out cold! What a finish! Ricochet is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Ricochet!
The defeated Frank Rothco had this to say: 'It was an accident... I want a rematch.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roman Bell (ranked 4044 p4p, 362 weight class) and Marlin Scars (ranked 6724 p4p, 435 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marlin Scars!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell closes the distance and pushes Scars back into the cage.
Scars blocks an elbow strike from Bell.
Bell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Scars to keep the fight standing.
Scars has Bell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell drives through and clinches with Scars against the cage.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell darts in and clinches Scars up against the cage.
Scars breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell drives through with a takedown into Scars's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scars has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bell has managed to get both his arms back between Scars's legs - danger averted.
Bell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scars wants to improve his position but instead Bell has moved into half guard.
Scars looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bell trying to control from half guard but Scars is working away.
Scars is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two 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.
Bell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scars has managed to free his arm - good work.
Scars is controlling Bell's trapped leg to prevent Bell from advancing to side control.
Bell tries to stand but can't do so whilst Scars controls his leg.
Scars pushes Bell off looking to stand but Bell dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scars is not content to let Bell control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell trying to pass the guard but Scars defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Bell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Scars darts in looking for a takedown but Bell gets double underhooks and turns Scars into the cage.
And Bell counters with a quick kick to the body but Scars blocks it.
Scars tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Scars somewhat.
Bell drives through with a takedown into Scars's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bell passes into half guard.
Scars looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scars is trying to stand back up but Bell is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell wants to free his trapped foot but Scars is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Scars wants to control but Bell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell controlling the action here.
Bell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bell seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bell not doing much here.
Scars is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scars takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Scars shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bell sprawls well. Bell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Scars gets slowly back to his feet.
Roman Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Scars.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scars tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bell is in Scars's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Bell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scars has his takedown stuffed
and Bell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Scars not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Scars tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scars swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scars wants to sweep here but Bell controlling him for the moment.
Scars is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bell wants to get up but he can't break Scars's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scars keeping full guard, as Bell tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Scars shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scars tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Scars shows good takedown defense.
Scars tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Scars goes for a double leg but Bell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bell continues to drive forward.
Bell thinks about countering with a head kick.
Roman Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marlin Scars.
Scars closes the distance and clinches up with Bell, looking for a takedown. Scars pushes Bell against the cage but Bell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bell feinted with a counter takedown.
Bell misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scars. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scars darts in looking for a takedown but Bell gets double underhooks and turns Scars into the cage.
Bell shoots in for a double leg but Scars sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Scars pushes Bell off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Scars manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Horrible takedown attempt by Bell or perhaps it was just good defense by Scars, which made it look bad.
Bell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scars can do to turn this around?
Scars tries to clinch up.
Marlin Scars has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roman Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No luck for Bell with that takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marlin Scars.
Well Bell 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Bell!
After winning the bout, Roman Bell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Hunter (ranked 3660 p4p, 376 weight class) and Abcde Carter (ranked 4417 p4p, 430 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adrian Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abcde Carter!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a right hand that Hunter ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunter also avoids with ease.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Hunter is looking for a counter combo.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Hunter.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hunter lands a left and a right that send Carter crashing to the mat, dazed. Hunter thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Carter is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter tries to get into range but Hunter steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Carter! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Hunter scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adrian Hunter!
A relieved looking Adrian Hunter 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tantalau (ranked 2972 p4p, 353 weight class) and Sivile Gonya (ranked 3638 p4p, 406 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Tantalau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sivile Gonya!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tantalau takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tantalau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonya throws out the jab.
Tantalau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gonya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonya jabs Tantalau to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gonya thuds a left hand into Tantalau's body.
Tantalau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tantalau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonya leaves Tantalau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gonya lands a right hook to the body.
Tantalau misses with a right hand
and Gonya counters with a nice uppercut.
Tantalau misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Gonya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tantalau throws a right hand that misses
and Gonya counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice jab there from Gonya.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tantalau takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've been informed that Gonya has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tantalau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tantalau is breathing heavily.
Gonya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonya connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonya digs a good hook to Tantalau's body.
Gonya gets in close and tags Tantalau with a short punch that almost sends Tantalau to the mat! Oh Tantalau is in big trouble! He turns his back on Gonya, trying to create some distance but Gonya rushes him, striking wildly and Tantalau goes down! The referee tackles Gonya into the cage to end the fight! Gonya is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sivile Gonya!
During a confident post fight interview, Sivile Gonya 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodger Bell (ranked 3954 p4p, 396 weight class) and Shamil Magomedov (ranked 6361 p4p, 489 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rodger Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Shamil Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov gets a takedown into half guard.
Magomedov wants to stand up but Bell is controlling the position.
Bell trying to hold on to Magomedov's head to control him but Magomedov postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell moves into full guard.
Magomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov wants to stand and escape but instead Bell has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Magomedov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Bell from controlling successfully.
Bell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bell scores with a push kick.
Bell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magomedov, pushing him back against the cage.
Magomedov tries to pull guard but Bell holds him up against the cage and eventually Magomedov drops back down to his feet.
Magomedov jumps guard but Bell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Magomedov jumps guard but Bell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rodger Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamil Magomedov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Bell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Magomedov jumps guard but Bell stands there with Magomedov around his waist. Magomedov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Magomedov is looking for a takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magomedov fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Bell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magomedov looks for a takedown but Bell sprawls well.
Bell drives through and clinches with Magomedov against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Magomedov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch but Magomedov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell instigates a clinch.
Magomedov manages to break the clinch.
Magomedov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magomedov lands in his opponent's guard.
Bell trying to keep a closed guard but Magomedov is proving a slippery customer.
Bell pushes Magomedov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Magomedov is looking for the big counter here.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rodger Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Magomedov misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell clinches with his opponent.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magomedov is trying to stall.
Bell breaks the clinch.
Magomedov looks to land a body kick but Bell moved away.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov feints and as Bell raises his hands in defense, Magomedov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Magomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Bell seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bell is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodger Bell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Magomedov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bell doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Magomedov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Magomedov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bell.
Bell has closed the distance and engaged Magomedov in a clinch.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Bell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov lands a jab-cross combination.
Bell moves into the clinch successfully.
Magomedov is trying to drag Bell to the mat but Bell just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Magomedov trying to control the position but instead, Bell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Magomedov into the cage.
Magomedov fails to pull guard.
Rodger Bell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shamil Magomedov.
Magomedov prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Magomedov looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bell breaks from the clinch.
Rodger Bell is winning the standup battle so far.
Bell scores with a head kick. Magomedov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
Magomedov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Magomedov swats away the attempt to clinch by Bell.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Magomedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rodger Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Magomedov is defended easily by Bell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodger Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bell 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodger Bell!
Rodger Bell spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Dijk (ranked 3995 p4p, 182 weight class) and Torq Bosley (ranked 3446 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joost Van Dijk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torq Bosley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosley rushes Van Dijk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Van Dijk working hard to break the clinch.
Bosley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Dijk gets caught napping as Bosley dives in and scores a takedown. Van Dijk manages to retain guard.
Bosley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bosley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Dijk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bosley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Van Dijk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bosley is one step ahead there.
Bosley postures up in Van Dijk's guard and throws a big left but Van Dijk blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosley is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosley preventing the sweep.
Bosley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Dijk is keeping the position for now.
Bosley won't allow Van Dijk to sweep him here.
Bosley drops back looking for a leg! Van Dijk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Dijk manages to kick Bosley off! Bosley jumps back into Van Dijk's guard.
Bosley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bosley throws a big elbow that misses.
Bosley preventing the sweep.
Van Dijk pulls Bosley in close to prevent any damage.
Van Dijk could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Van Dijk trying to keep a closed guard but Bosley is proving a slippery customer.
Van Dijk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosley.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Dijk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bosley is aware though and is defending well.
Van Dijk working a defensive guard but Bosley manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bosley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Dijk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Van Dijk looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk tries to buck Bosley off but Bosley is having none of it.
Bosley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bosley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bosley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bosley thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Dijk tries to bench press Bosley off him but Bosley keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Dijk has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bosley tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bosley has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torq Bosley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Van Dijk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bosley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Dijk avoids the body shot from Bosley.
Bosley moves into range and clinches up with Van Dijk.
Van Dijk misses with a punch to the body.
Bosley wants the takedown. Van Dijk is fighting it off but Bosley persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Van Dijk's guard against the cage.
Bosley is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Dijk has wrist control.
Van Dijk working for submissions but it's allowed Bosley to get to half guard.
Van Dijk keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Torq Bosley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Dijk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bosley is working away from the top position though.
Bosley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Dijk is defending against the submission attempts here by Bosley.
Van Dijk regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bosley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Dijk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Dijk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Dijk trying to keep a closed guard but Bosley is proving a slippery customer.
Bosley is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Dijk has wrist control.
Bosley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bosley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Dijk looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Dijk, not yet.
Bosley is looking to advance position but Van Dijk has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bosley tries to hold on but Van Dijk pushes him away.
Van Dijk jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Bosley is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Bosley and Van Dijk has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosley prevents Van Dijk from improving position.
Van Dijk goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bosley rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Van Dijk's guard! Nice work there by Bosley!
Bosley drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Van Dijk manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bosley has Van Dijk in his guard.
Van Dijk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bosley is keeping the position for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosley working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Torq Bosley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bosley misses the shot to the body.
Bosley closes the distance and clinches.
Bosley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van Dijk wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bosley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Dijk.
Van Dijk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bosley.
Bosley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Torq Bosley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
It looks like Torq Bosley has been cut.
Bosley throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Dijk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bosley throws a leg kick but Van Dijk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Dijk swivels and escapes.
Bosley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Van Dijk avoids it really well and circles away.
Van Dijk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bosley manages to circle out of the way.
Torq Bosley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Dijk scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley loads up on a big right hand but Van Dijk slips the punch.
Bosley throws a body shot but no joy.
Bosley tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Dijk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosley somewhat.
Joost Van Dijk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Torq Bosley.
Bosley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosley tries to score with a low kick but Van Dijk moves his leg out of the way.
Bosley with a poor takedown
and Bosley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bosley fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosley misses the jab.
Bosley throws a lazy right hand but Van Dijk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bosley rushes Van Dijk and presses him up against the cage.
Van Dijk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van Dijk breaks the clinch.
Bosley misses with a looping right.
Van Dijk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosley is out of range and Van Dijk settles back down.
Bosley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Dijk scores with the left hand. Bosley knows he should have avoided that one.
Bosley avoids the head kick by Van Dijk.
A clash of legs there as Van Dijk blocks the low kick.
Joost Van Dijk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Dijk tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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 Joost Van Dijk.
I think Bosley 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torq Bosley!
A very excited looking Torq Bosley 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.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Harper (ranked 4339 p4p, 461 weight class) and Leo Bain (ranked 3048 p4p, 364 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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210 lbs
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214 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bain!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bain there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Leo Bain has been cut.
Robert Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Harper.
Harper scores with a nice head shot.
Bain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bain.
Harper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Harper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bain on the side of the head.
Harper shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bain is rocked!
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!
Bain is looking for a sweep.
Harper advances nicely into full mount.
Bain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Harper is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bain has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Harper goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bain turns into him and now he's in Harper's guard.
Harper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bain sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bain actively working from the bottom here.
Bain looking for submissions off his back.
Bain tries to get to full guard but Harper has control of the leg.
Harper wants to work for an arm triangle but Bain is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Harper is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bain looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bain wants to improve his position but Harper is controlling well.
Harper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harper tries to pass to full mount but Bain defends it.
Harper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bain wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Harper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Bain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Harper ducks under a wild hook from Bain.
Bain takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Harper scores with a nice right hand.
Bain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Harper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Harper lands with a shot to the body.
Harper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Bain is just out of range.
Harper scores with a hook to the body. Bain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper scores with a decent looking hook.
Bain ducks under a wild hook from Harper.
Bain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harper catches Bain napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Bain to the canvas!
Bain is still in real trouble! Can Harper finish him?
That has opened up Leo Bain's cut even more.
Harper tries to free his leg and advance position but Bain is retaining full guard.
Bain seems to have recovered his senses.
Harper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bain is breathing heavily.
Harper has gone for a leg lock! Bain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harper's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper looking for a sweep. Not yet Harper, not yet.
Bain drops back looking for a leg! Harper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Harper manages to kick Bain off! Bain jumps back into Harper's guard.
Harper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bain defends it easily.
Harper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Harper is on top in guard.
Harper is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bain is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bain has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harper keeping moving, preventing Bain from controlling successfully.
Harper keeping full guard, as Bain tries to pass.
Harper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bain manages to get himself to full guard.
Harper has gone for a leg lock! Bain slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harper's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bain tries to free his leg and advance position but Harper is retaining full guard.
Harper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bain manages to get himself to full guard.
Harper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Harper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Harper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leo Bain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harper lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bain takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harper scores with the left hand. Bain knows he should have avoided that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Harper as he connects with a hook.
Harper looks to land a right hand but Bain moved out of range.
Harper dips to his left and cracks Bain with an uppercut!
Harper bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Bain! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harper has Bain in his guard.
Harper wants to sweep here but Bain controlling him for the moment.
Harper can't keep his opponent in guard - Bain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bain frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Leo Bain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Robert Harper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harper wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Bain looking for the RNC.
Harper is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Harper breaks Bain's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Harper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bain manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harper has Bain in his guard.
Bain wants to pass the guard but Harper is keeping the position.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Harper drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Harper seems to have locked his on tight now - Bain screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Harper, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Robert Harper!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Harper 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Ruckus (ranked 6794 p4p, 554 weight class) and Dansen Chayambuka (ranked 4668 p4p, 479 weight class). Chayambuka has chosen Spider Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Ben Ruckus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Ruckus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dansen Chayambuka!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruckus is looking to clinch.
Chayambuka changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Chayambuka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Ruckus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chayambuka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ruckus can't keep his opponent in guard - Chayambuka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chayambuka is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruckus is looking for a sweep. Chayambuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chayambuka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ruckus is trying to stand up here but Chayambuka is controlling him well.
Chayambuka has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ruckus defend it? Chayambuka steps over the head and cranks it - Ruckus is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chayambuka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dansen Chayambuka!
Dansen Chayambuka 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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