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AEW 29 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 2094 p4p, 270 weight class) and Evgenii Mamchenko (ranked 2871 p4p, 344 weight class). Anthony Johnson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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216 lbs
15 - 15 - 1 |
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198 lbs
23 - 18 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
15 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgenii Mamchenko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a three punch combo!
Evgenii Mamchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mamchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mamchenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mamchenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Mamchenko slips a straight right by Johnson.
Mamchenko loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Mamchenko blocks it.
Mamchenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Mamchenko shoots in.
Mamchenko misses with a double jab
and Johnson counters with a left and a right that stings Mamchenko.
Johnson throws a good cross that connects.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Mamchenko's ribs.
Johnson slips a straight right by Mamchenko.
Johnson is looking for a counter combo.
Mamchenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Johnson defending well as Mamchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mamchenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Mamchenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgenii Mamchenko.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Mamchenko.
Johnson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mamchenko throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mamchenko fails with the takedown
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Mamchenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Johnson tries to clinch but Mamchenko moves out of range.
Mamchenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mamchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mamchenko.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Mamchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mamchenko.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Mamchenko circles away.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko throws a combination that misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Johnson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mamchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Johnson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mamchenko scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mamchenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mamchenko is looking for the big counter here.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Johnson.
Johnson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Mamchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamchenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Mamchenko counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mamchenko finds it's way round the side to connect with Johnson'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!
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mamchenko shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mamchenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Anthony Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mamchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mamchenko.
Mamchenko cracks Johnson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Johnson lands an overhand right.
Johnson digs a good body shot into Mamchenko's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamchenko is just out of range.
Mamchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mamchenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mamchenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mamchenko thinking.
Mamchenko misses with a looping right.
Johnson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mamchenko misses with a combination
enabling Johnson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anthony Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Mamchenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson trying to control the position here.
Johnson wants to stand up but Mamchenko is controlling him.
Johnson controlling Mamchenko's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mamchenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Mamchenko from controlling successfully.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mamchenko can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mamchenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Johnson defends well and Mamchenko ends up having to push Johnson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Mamchenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgenii Mamchenko.
Mamchenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mamchenko moves away.
Johnson scores with a hook.
Mamchenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mamchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mamchenko with the counter takedown but Johnson avoids it easily.
Johnson cracks Mamchenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Mamchenko misses with the combination.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A jab from Mamchenko misses.
Mamchenko misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mamchenko counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Johnson wants to stand up but Mamchenko is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mamchenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mamchenko is controlling him.
Mamchenko trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamchenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Mamchenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mamchenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mamchenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mamchenko is controlling him.
Johnson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Mamchenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson controls Mamchenko momentarily but Mamchenko frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mamchenko working some strikes from top position.
Mamchenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson looking to control.
Mamchenko stops Johnson from standing up.
Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pulls Mamchenko in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mamchenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Mamchenko persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Mamchenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses with a body shot
letting Mamchenko counter with a right hand.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mamchenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mamchenko.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Mamchenko is just out of range.
Mamchenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Mamchenko crashes against the mat.
Mamchenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Johnson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mamchenko but great work by Johnson.
Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mamchenko with a poor takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson takes a swing at Mamchenko's ribcage but misses.
Mamchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mamchenko tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anthony Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgenii Mamchenko.
Johnson lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamchenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Mamchenko misses.
It looked like Johnson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mamchenko.
Evgenii Mamchenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Mamchenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson sends Mamchenko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johnson is motioning to the referee to let Mamchenko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Mamchenko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson rushes Mamchenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mamchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Mamchenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mamchenko prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mamchenko's elbow.
Mamchenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson punishes Mamchenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Johnson with a jab.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Mamchenko with that takedown attempt.
Mamchenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Mamchenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mamchenko throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
Mamchenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Mamchenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Mamchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mamchenko stops Johnson from standing up.
Mamchenko lands a couple of elbows.
Mamchenko stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mamchenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mamchenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mamchenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Evgenii Mamchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mamchenko passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Anthony Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Johnson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mamchenko.
Mamchenko misses with the ground and pound.
Evgenii Mamchenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mamchenko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mamchenko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ground and pound from Mamchenko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Johnson, 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Johnson!
Anthony Johnson took some time post fight to say the following; 'My last fight Thank you all '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Child (ranked 915 p4p, 124 weight class) and Morgan Hed (ranked 1967 p4p, 239 weight class). Child comes to the cage accompanied by VooDoo . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
198 lbs
24 - 19 - 1 |
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32
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick |
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Good gas tank |
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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 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Hed!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Child.
Child with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hed closes the distance but Child moves to the side
and Child cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Child throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hed shoots in and gets a takedown into Child's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hed throws a big right hand that misses.
Child avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Child wants to get back to his feet but Hed is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hed lands a couple of digs.
Hed passes Child's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Child is trying to stand.
Hed stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Child throws a jab but it's blocked by Hed.
Child looks to throw the jab but Hed is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hed throws a sloppy head kick and Child moves out of range easily.
Hed tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Child counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Child breaks the clinch.
Marcus Child seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hed.
Hed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Child throws out a loose jab but Hed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Child swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Child misses its intended target.
Child waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hed.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Hed moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hed shoots in for a takedown but Child shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Child throws a looping overhand right but Hed ducks down to avoid it.
Child connects with a leg kick. Hed looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Child rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hed counters with a stiff right hand.
Child misses with a hook.
Hed lands with an overhand left.
Child jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hed tries a head kick but it misses.
Child throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hed is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hed checks a low kick from Child.
Hed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Child throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hed looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hed lunges at Child with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Child's hand.
Hed blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hed! But no joy.
Hed throws a series of strikes that have Child backpedaling.
Child looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child looks to land a right hand but Hed moved out of range.
Child throws a shot from downtown. Hed moves away and avoids it.
Hed misses with a series of wild punches.
Hed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Child tries to avoid it but Hed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Child to the ground. Child escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Child loads up on a big right hand but Hed slips the punch.
Hed is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Child's half guard.
Child is looking to escape.
Hed has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Child tries to roll over but Hed keeps him under control.
Child is working hard here to advance position.
Hed scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child pushes Hed off looking to stand but Hed dives back in and keeps control.
Hed lands with a punch from half guard.
Child is refusing to be controlled, as Hed sits in half guard.
Hed not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hed lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Child keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Child with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Child looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hed lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Child is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Hed dominated that round.
That's time! Child's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hed with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Child to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgan Hed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hed throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Child cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Child throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Hed to counter with a crisp jab.
Child thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Child misses its intended target.
Child misses with a hook. Hed ducked under it nicely.
Child throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hed shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Child is trying to defend but Hed finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Child has hold of Hed's hands but Hed slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hed is nestled in close to Child, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child tries to kick Hed off but Hed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Child is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child tries to kick Hed off but Hed keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hed working over Child with some ground and pound. Child looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hed drops an elbow to the side of Child's head.
Child has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hed working over Child with some ground and pound. Child looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Child wants to get back to his feet.
Hed working Child over with strikes.
Hed has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hed stops Child from getting back to his feet.
Child wants to control but Hed is keeping busy.
Child wants to improve his position but Hed is controlling well.
Child gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to stand and escape but Hed is having none of it.
Hed stands and throws Child's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Child wants to get back to his feet but Hed drags him back down.
Child is trying to control Hed's posture but Hed avoids it.
Child is trying to get back to his feet.
Check out the look on Hed's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hed tries for a kimura but Child is defending well.
Hed wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Child, who protects the arm well.
Hed in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child is looking to regain half guard here but Hed keeps moving and retains side control.
Child is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hed is looking to take a break and control but Child is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Child tries to bench press Hed off him but Hed keeps the position.
Hed working the ground and pound.
Hed is chipping away with strikes.
Child is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hed is controlling him well.
Child tries to bench press Hed off him but Hed keeps the position.
Hed cracks Child with a big right hand but Child just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child is trying to get back to his feet.
Hed cracks Child with a big right hand but Child just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Child is looking for a sweep.
Child is trying to buck Hed off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hed cracks Child with a big right hand but Child just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Child takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hed scores with a couple of short elbows.
Child is rocked!
Child is trying to improve his position.
Hed is looking to take a break and control but Child is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Child manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hed's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Hed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Child's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Child looks to land a left hand but Hed moved out of range nicely.
Child throws a sloppy body shot
and Hed counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Child thinking.
Hed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Child was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Hed blocks a jab.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hed.
Child walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hed checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hed ducks under a wild hook from Child.
Hed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Child.
Hed moves away from the strike by Child.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Child enables Hed to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Child manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Child is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hed is controlling him.
Child is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child has momentary wrist control but Hed slips an elbow through the middle.
Hed working some strikes from top position.
Child wants to stand but Hed is controlling the position.
Hed landing some decent shots from guard.
Hed works over Child with some ground and pound from guard.
Child wants to stand but Hed is controlling the position.
Child throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Child controlling the position.
Morgan Hed has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hed working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to stand and escape but Hed is having none of it.
Hed stands up over Child, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hed trying to control but Child is working from the bottom.
Child is working an open guard so Hed takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hed.
Child throws an off balance right hand
and Hed counters with a left to the body.
Child takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hed lands a slapping body shot.
Hed throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hed, right into the meat.
Hed shoots in but Child avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hed shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hed dodges the punch combination from Child.
Hed misses with a jab to the body
and Child counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hed.
Child misses with a hook. Hed ducked under it nicely.
Hed closes the distance and clinches.
Child pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Child looks to land a right hand but Hed moved out of range.
Child fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hed manages to avoid it.
Child misses with a right hand
and Hed counters with a three punch combo that has Child backing up. Child nods at Hed to acknowledge the strikes.
Hed moves out of range of the strikes.
Hed defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Child keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hed tries to clinch but Child moves out of range.
Hed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Child throws out the jab.
Child misses with a hook. Hed ducked under it nicely.
Hed scores with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hed throws a good cross that connects.
Child scores with a decent looking hook.
Hed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Child is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hed defending well as Child loads up on a big left hand.
Child seems to have got his legs back now.
Hed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Child.
Marcus Child has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hed blocks a leg kick.
Child takes a swing at Hed's ribcage but misses.
Hed smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hed throws a right and a left that Child avoids nicely.
Morgan Hed is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Morgan Hed comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hed 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Morgan Hed!
Morgan Hed took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Shade Tree Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Nilsen (ranked 3304 p4p, 315 weight class) and Matt Black (ranked 1356 p4p, 166 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Black's choice of entrance music: Manu Chao - Mr. Bobby. Matt Black will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dennis Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Black!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Nilsen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black connects with a looping right hand.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black throws a hook to the side of Nilsen's head but Nilsen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Nilsen is just out of range.
Nilsen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Black's guard.
Nilsen wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Nilsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nilsen throws a big right hand that misses.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nilsen is one step ahead there.
Black looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black keeping moving, preventing Nilsen from controlling successfully.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Nilsen controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nilsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black throws the left hand but Nilsen avoids the punch easily.
Nilsen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
Nilsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nilsen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Nilsen.
Nilsen blocks an uppercut.
Nilsen landing knees to the head.
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Nilsen blocking some punches.
Nilsen blocking some punches.
Nilsen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Black.
A right hook to the body lands for Nilsen.
Black looks winded!
Nilsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nilsen.
Nilsen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Black.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Nilsen landing knees to the body.
Nilsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nilsen jumps guard.
Nilsen pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
Black trying to control but Nilsen is working from the bottom.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen is trying to control the position but Black postures up.
Nilsen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nilsen working for a triangle but Black defends it easily.
Nilsen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nilsen pushes a forearm under Black's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Black is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dennis Nilsen!
Dennis Nilsen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Budimon (ranked 2260 p4p, 287 weight class) and Vincent Volaju (ranked 1242 p4p, 177 weight class). Volaju is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $uicideboy$ - A Death in the Ocean Would Be Beautiful. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Simon Budimon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volaju!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volaju thows a leg kick but Budimon checks it
and Volaju takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Vincent Volaju has been cut.
Volaju connects with an inside leg kick.
Volaju is looking to slow Budimon down with leg kicks.
A clash of legs there as Budimon blocks the low kick.
Budimon misses with a hook. Volaju ducked under it nicely.
Budimon lands a glancing blow to the side of Volaju's head.
Budimon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volaju on the side of the head.
Budimon throws a head kick that Volaju semi-blocks.
Budimon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Volaju throws a head kick but Budimon moves out of range.
Budimon moves out of range as Volaju throws a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budimon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Budimon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volaju.
Volaju dodges the punch combination from Budimon.
Budimon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Volaju misses.
Budimon loads up on a big right hand but Volaju slips the punch.
A head kick from Volaju lands but Budimon takes it in his stride.
It looks like Simon Budimon has been cut.
Budimon misses with a straight left.
Volaju throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Budimon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Volaju has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Volaju goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Budimon throws a leg kick
and Volaju counters with a good low kick that Budimon was not able to check.
The fighters circling - Budimon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Volaju chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Volaju has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Budimon lands a leg kick that knocks Volaju off balance momentarily.
Nice body kick from Volaju.
Budimon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Volaju. Volaju obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volaju 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.
Volaju misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volaju ducks under a wild hook from Budimon.
Volaju cracks the inside of Budimon's front leg.
Budimon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Budimon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Volaju.
Volaju throws a low kick, looking for Budimon's leg but Budimon calmly moves out of range.
Budimon is looking to counter punch.
Volaju goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Volaju looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Budimon throws a wild body kick that Volaju sees coming a mile off.
Budimon moves out of range of the body kick.
Budimon works the jab nicely.
Budimon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Volaju throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Budimon counters with a nice uppercut.
Budimon throws a big shot that misses.
Volaju throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volaju misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budimon misses with an uppercut. Volaju saw that one coming.
A leg kick checked by Budimon.
Volaju feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Budimon's calf.
Budimon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volaju throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Budimon misses the body punch
and Volaju counters with an outside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volaju.
Volaju throws a lazy head kick
and Budimon counters with a nice uppercut.
Budimon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Volaju. Volaju circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Volaju throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Budimon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volaju fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Budimon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Budimon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Volaju on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Budimon. Budimon obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budimon swings for the body but Volaju moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Budimon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Budimon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budimon lands a nice shot to the body.
Budimon misses with a straight right.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volaju.
Volaju wants to slow Budimon down by chopping away at his legs.
Volaju throws a head kick that misses.
Volaju tries a low kick but Budimon avoids it.
Budimon connects with a looping right hand.
Budimon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Budimon as he checks the leg kick.
Budimon throws a quick counter head kick but Volaju was just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Budimon 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 Volaju has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Volaju and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Budimon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Budimon.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon connects with the punch.
Volaju scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volaju thows a body kick. Budimon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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 Simon Budimon will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volaju moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volaju feints and then cracks Budimon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Budimon down.
Budimon misses with an uppercut. Volaju saw that one coming.
Budimon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volaju moves away.
Budimon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volaju moves away.
Volaju explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Budimon lands with an overhand left.
Volaju delivers a nice body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volaju 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 Budimon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Budimon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Budimon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Budimon.
Budimon misses with a straight right.
Volaju throws a leg kick
and Budimon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Volaju buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon scores with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Volaju looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Budimon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Volaju counters with a low kick, right behind Budimon 's knee.
Simon Budimon is winning the standup battle so far.
Volaju slips a straight right by Budimon.
Volaju scores with a leg kick.
Budimon throws a lazy uppercut
and Volaju counters with a low kick, right behind Budimon 's knee.
Budimon checks the leg kick.
Budimon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volaju's head.
Budimon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volaju has time to react.
Budimon cracks Volaju with a good jab.
That has opened up Vincent Volaju's cut even more.
Budimon misses with a body kick.
Budimon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Volaju lands a nice looking body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volaju looks for the body kick but Budimon saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volaju, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Volaju throws a low kick, looking for Budimon's leg but Budimon calmly moves out of range.
Volaju misses with a leg kick.
Budimon connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Volaju tries to land a front kick but Budimon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Budimon's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Budimon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Volaju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Budimon blocks the body kick.
Budimon scores with a nice strike.
Volaju is looking to slow Budimon down with leg kicks.
Budimon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volaju lands a nice looking body kick.
Budimon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Volaju.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volaju is looking to slow Budimon down with leg kicks.
Volaju throws a solid leg kick but Budimon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Volaju.
Budimon digs a good body shot into Volaju's ribs.
Volaju displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budimon throws out the jab.
Budimon moves out of range of the body kick.
Budimon throws a shot from downtown. Volaju moves away and avoids it.
Volaju thumps Budimon with a low kick.
A left lands for Budimon.
Volaju throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Budimon misses the target.
Budimon blocks a leg kick.
A low kick from Volaju is predictable there
and Budimon counters with a stiff right hand.
Volaju throws a sloppy head kick
and Budimon counters with a straight right hand.
Budimon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Budimon throws a head kick but Volaju moves out of range.
Volaju throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Budimon blocks the low kick.
Volaju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
Budimon misses with a hook
and Volaju counters with a good, hard body kick but Budimon shrugs it off.
Volaju throws a head kick that misses
and Budimon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Volaju throws a sloppy head kick and Budimon moves out of range easily.
Volaju throws a half hearted mid kick.
Volaju scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Volaju.
Volaju tries a quick counter leg kick but Budimon is wise to it.
Budimon blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Budimon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volaju.
Good work by Budimon as he checks the leg kick.
Budimon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Volaju buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Volaju takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Volaju throws out a leg kick but Budimon moves out of range and Volaju only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent Volaju will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Budimon, right into the meat.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volaju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Budimon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Volaju takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Volaju scores with a spinning back kick!
Volaju drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Budimon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Budimon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Volaju fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Budimon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Budimon blocks a leg kick.
Volaju has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Budimon.
Budimon scores with a nice right hand.
Volaju wants to slow Budimon down by chopping away at his legs.
Budimon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Volaju just manages to avoid it.
Budimon throws a nice looking combination but Volaju bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Budimon 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Volaju 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 Budimon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Budimon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Budimon looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volaju takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Volaju 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.
Volaju throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Volaju fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Budimon.
A clash of legs there as Volaju blocks the low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Budimon checks a leg kick.
Volaju fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Budimon is out of range.
Budimon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Budimon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Budimon blocks the low kick.
Budimon is looking to counter punch.
Budimon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Volaju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Budimon lands an overhand right.
Volaju moves out of range as Budimon throws a body kick.
A jab from Budimon does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volaju lands a nice leg kick that just misses Budimon's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budimon lands a high kick!
A jab from Budimon misses.
A slow jab from Budimon misses its intended target.
Budimon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Volaju shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Budimon throws a big shot that misses.
Budimon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Budimon backing away here, and Volaju unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Budimon jabs at Volaju's body.
Budimon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Volaju attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Budimon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Budimon off balance momentarily.
Volaju throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Budimon scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Volaju.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Budimon throws a lazy uppercut
and Volaju counters with a nice body kick.
Volaju thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Budimon if he has to take too many more of those.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Budimon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Volaju - the referee stops the clock and Budimon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Volaju. Budimon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Volaju keeps Budimon at a distance using the push kick.
Volaju lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Volaju explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Volaju scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Budimon steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Volaju. That one must have hurt.
Volaju scores with a kick to the body.
Volaju misses with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volaju thumps Budimon with a low kick.
Budimon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Volaju misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volaju fakes the leg kick and cracks Budimon in the body.
Budimon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volaju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Budimon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Volaju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Budimon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volaju throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volaju will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Budimon looks to score with a jab to the body but Volaju is just out of range.
Budimon misses with a looping right.
Volaju with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Budimon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Volaju connects with a solid leg kick.
Volaju throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Volaju.
Well Volaju 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volaju!
Vincent Volaju decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blue Cup (ranked 1326 p4p, 190 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 2018 p4p, 265 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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181 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
13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blue Cup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cup bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cup keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cup.
Cup uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yau.
Yau jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yau throws a shot from downtown. Cup moves away and avoids it.
Cup misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Cup misses
and Yau counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Yau scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Blue Cup has been cut.
Blue Cup seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yau misses with a straight left.
Cup connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yau looks to score with a jab to the body but Cup is just out of range.
Cup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cup misses with an uppercut
and Yau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cup throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yau counters with a big right hand! Oh Cup is in trouble here! Yau follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calabi Yau!
An out of breath Calabi Yau thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Blue Cup spoke after the fight, saying 'That wasn't fun.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Cold (ranked 1002 p4p, 134 weight class) and Boss Yonic (ranked 1051 p4p, 143 weight class). Boss Yonic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steven Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yonic scores with the left hand. Cold knows he should have avoided that one.
Yonic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cold is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Yonic lands with a hook. Cold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A cross from Cold lands.
Yonic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cold walks into a jab.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cold.
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Yonic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cold. That one must have hurt.
Cold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yonic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yonic scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yonic, as that shot connected.
Cold is looking to chop away at Yonic's legs.
Cold takes one to the chin there.
Yonic scores with a decent looking hook.
Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yonic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yonic checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yonic.
Yonic lands with an uppercut that bounces Cold off the cage and back into range.
Nice straight punches there by Cold. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cold.
Yonic dodges the punch combination from Cold.
Decent striking displayed by Yonic there.
Cold is looking to land body kicks.
Yonic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cold tries to move into range but Yonic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cold lands a head kick!
It looks like Boss Yonic has been cut.
Yonic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cold had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cold slips a straight right by Yonic.
Cold gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yonic.
Cold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic takes a swing at Cold's ribcage but misses.
Yonic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cold manages to avoid it.
Yonic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cold throws a combination that misses
and Yonic counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Yonic.
Cold is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yonic accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yonic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cold is looking to stand up but Yonic isn't so interested in that idea.
Yonic trying to control but Cold is working from the bottom.
Cold will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yonic stops Cold from standing up.
Yonic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cold is keeping the position for now.
Cold wants to get back to his feet but Yonic is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yonic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cold. That one must have hurt.
Yonic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cold at a distance.
Cold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
Yonic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cold on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yonic smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from Yonic.
Cold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yonic. That did some damage!
Cold throws a head kick but Yonic moves out of range.
Yonic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cold in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Yonic.
Cold scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cold misses with a hook.
Yonic lands with an overhand left.
Cold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yonic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cold finds it's way round the side to connect with Yonic's head.
Yonic darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cold blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yonic.
Yonic thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yonic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold wants to get back to his feet.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cold keeps working.
Cold taking some punishment here, with Yonic in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yonic scores with a nice strike.
Yonic throws a hook but Cold avoids it easily.
Cold was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yonic blocks a head kick by Cold.
Cold lands a leg kick that knocks Yonic off balance momentarily.
Cold slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yonic.
Boss Yonic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yonic scores with a jab. Cold acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cold looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Cold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yonic was well out of range. Poor timing from Cold.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cold.
Cold 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.
Jab from Yonic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch lands to the side of Cold 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yonic just misses with a punch to the body.
Yonic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cold works the jab nicely.
Yonic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but Cold shows good takedown defense.
Cold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cold changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Cold.
Yonic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yonic sizes up Cold with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yonic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A chopping leg kick lands by Cold.
Yonic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cold's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cold missing with punches from the bottom.
Cold is trying to stand up here but Yonic is controlling him well.
Yonic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Yonic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boss Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cold trying to control but Yonic postures up.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic prevents Cold from standing back up.
Cold pushes Yonic off and gets back to his feet.
Yonic misses with a straight left.
Cold throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Yonic.
Cold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cold lands with a slapping head kick.
Yonic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yonic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cold - the referee stops the clock and Yonic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cold. Yonic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a jab to the body
and Cold counters with a three punch combo that has Yonic backing up. Yonic nods at Cold to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab lands there for Yonic.
Cold throws a hook but Yonic blocks it.
Cold throws a lazy right hand but Yonic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yonic swings for the body but Cold moves out of range.
Yonic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cold tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Yonic does it's job there.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
Yonic connects with the punch.
Yonic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cold at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cold throws a head kick that misses.
Yonic throws out a counter right but Cold avoids it with no problem.
Yonic gets a double leg takedown into Cold's guard.
Yonic is standing up over Cold. Cold looks to escape but Yonic dives into side control.
Cold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cold tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Yonic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Yonic lands a nice shot to the head.
Cold is looking to get to half guard.
Yonic controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cold wants to hold on but Yonic pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Boss Yonic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Boss Yonic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Yonic closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cold circles away.
Cold misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cold lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cold throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Yonic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yonic.
A shot to the liver by Yonic. Beautiful body shot.
Cold lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That has opened up Boss Yonic's cut even more.
Yonic shoots in for a takedown but Cold shows good takedown defense.
Cold scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cold there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cold tries a head kick but it misses.
Cold takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cold throws a leg kick but Yonic sees it coming and moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yonic! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Cold.
Yonic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cold's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cold.
Cold takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Yonic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yonic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yonic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yonic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cold.
Cold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cold misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Yonic coming out on top.
Steven Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cold cracks Yonic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yonic misses the jab.
A good leg kick by Cold.
Yonic throws the left hand but Cold avoids the punch easily.
Yonic blocks a head kick by Cold.
Yonic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yonic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yonic connects with a single shot there.
Yonic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice uppercut there from Yonic.
Yonic throws a lazy right hand but Cold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yonic misses with a wild body shot.
Yonic lands a glancing blow to the side of Cold's head.
Yonic misses with an uppercut. Cold saw that one coming.
Cold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Cold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cold with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yonic to score with a decent uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yonic, as that shot connected.
Yonic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cold pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cold doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot lands for Yonic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a combination that misses
and Yonic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cold's guard.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
Yonic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yonic scoring with some ground and pound.
Steven Cold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yonic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Yonic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cold is keeping the position for now.
Yonic is in close to Cold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yonic slips nicely into half guard.
Cold is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yonic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cold's head.
Yonic is keen to just control but Cold is a slippery customer.
Cold wants to get back to his feet.
Cold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yonic.
Yonic wants to take a breather but Cold is having none of it.
Yonic drops an elbow to the side of Cold's head.
Yonic working Cold over with strikes.
Yonic not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yonic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yonic blocks the strikes from Cold.
Yonic 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boss Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yonic 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
Boss Yonic gave a mention to Sportivité in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Steven Cold had this to say: 'Damn i need Roids'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Feti (ranked 959 p4p, 143 weight class) and Vova Klimov (ranked 941 p4p, 138 weight class). Feti comes to the cage accompanied by S-Tool - Lights Out. This should be a great matchup!
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203 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sione Feti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vova Klimov!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klimov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Feti.
Feti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Klimov.
Feti slips a jab from Klimov.
Feti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Klimov looks to land a combination but Feti avoids it well.
Feti is looking to counter punch.
Feti lands with a kick to the ribs.
Klimov has Feti up against the cage in a clinch.
Feti swings wildly with an uppercut but Klimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klimov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klimov misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Feti.
Feti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klimov avoids it.
Feti lands with a short shot to the head.
Klimov blocks a body shot from Feti.
Klimov lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Klimov trying to control the position but instead, Feti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Klimov into the cage.
Feti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Feti needs to keep his hands up - Klimov had a free shot at his head there.
Klimov defending well as Feti loads up on a big left hand.
Vova Klimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klimov swinging wildly here.
Klimov jabs at Feti's body.
Klimov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klimov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Feti at a distance.
Klimov misses with a jab to the body
and Feti counters with a series of strikes. Klimov will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feti misses with a low kick.
Klimov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Feti rather than just go for the knockout.
Feti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Feti.
Klimov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Klimov digs a good hook to Feti's body.
Klimov misses with the combination.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Feti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Klimov moves forwards but Feti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Klimov misses with a double jab
and Feti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klimov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Klimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Feti counters with a left to the body.
Klimov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Feti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Feti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klimov moves away.
Feti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klimov was well out of range. Poor timing from Feti.
Feti throws a hook but Klimov blocks it.
Klimov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Klimov tries to clinch but Feti moves out of range.
Feti slips a jab from Klimov.
Feti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Klimov.
Feti is looking to counter punch.
Feti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Klimov throws a hook but Feti blocks it.
Feti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Klimov just manages to avoid it.
Klimov checks a leg kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Klimov misses.
Klimov misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Feti misses the target.
Klimov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Feti changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klimov misses with a right hand
and Klimov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Feti moves out of range as Klimov strikes.
Feti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Feti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Klimov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Feti throws a push kick but Klimov slaps the foot to one side.
Klimov drives through and clinches with Feti against the cage.
Feti taking a breather.
Feti is trying to maintain a safe position but Klimov gets an underhook and turns Feti into the cage.
Maybe Feti would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Klimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klimov throws a punch but it's blocked by Feti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vova Klimov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Klimov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klimov misses with a double jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klimov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Feti drops his hands momentarily and Klimov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Feti looks to land a left hand but Klimov moved out of range nicely.
Klimov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Feti misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Klimov misses.
Feti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Feti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klimov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klimov.
Klimov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Feti misses the target.
Klimov throws a body shot but no joy.
Klimov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Feti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klimov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Feti.
A little jabbing left from Klimov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Feti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Feti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vova Klimov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Klimov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Klimov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vova Klimov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klimov moves to clinch but Feti breaks away
and Feti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Feti throws out a loose jab but Klimov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Klimov misses the target.
Feti misses with a shot to the body
and Klimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Feti just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Klimov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klimov scores with a hook to the body. Feti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Klimov.
Klimov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klimov throws a right and a left that Feti avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klimov swinging wildly here.
Feti misses with a body shot
and Klimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Feti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Feti lands a slapping body shot.
Klimov misses with a series of wild punches.
Klimov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Klimov lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klimov throws a series of punches but Feti moves out of range.
Klimov 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.
Feti swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Klimov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Feti thinking.
Klimov tests Feti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Klimov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Klimov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Klimov lands with a straight right. Feti didn't see that one coming.
Klimov scores with a hook.
Feti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Klimov.
Klimov misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klimov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Feti.
Klimov throws a nice looking combination but Feti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klimov tries to clinch up but Feti circles away and keeps his distance.
Feti misses with a kick to the body
and Feti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klimov connects with an inside leg kick.
Klimov throws a shot to the body.
Feti slips a jab and a cross from Klimov.
Feti throws a leg kick but Klimov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Feti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Klimov misses with a two punch combination.
Klimov throws a series of punches but Feti avoids them all with ease.
Feti misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vova Klimov 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. This is the final round!
Feti slips under a jab.
Klimov lands a body shot.
Klimov swings widly with a right hand
and Feti counters with a stiff right hand.
Klimov fails to land with a series of punches.
Klimov throws a series of punches but Feti moves out of range.
As Klimov looks to move away, Feti throws a big counter combo but Klimov just gets out of the way.
Klimov misses with a hook
and Feti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Klimov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Klimov.
Feti misses with a hook. Klimov ducked under it nicely.
Feti misses with a head kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab from Feti misses.
Feti dodges the punch combination from Klimov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Klimov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Feti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Feti throws an overhand right that lands on Klimov's shoulder, as Klimov tries to avoid the shot.
Feti slips under a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Klimov, as that shot connected.
Klimov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Feti moves away.
Klimov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Klimov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feti manages to avoid it.
Feti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klimov.
Klimov swings widly with a right hand
and Feti counters with a straight right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Klimov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Feti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klimov.
Sione Feti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klimov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Feti.
Feti swats away the attempt to clinch by Klimov.
Feti looks to land a right hand but Klimov moved out of range.
Klimov misses with a hook to the body
and Feti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Klimov's knee momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klimov misses with a wild body shot.
Feti throws a leg kick but Klimov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Klimov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Feti scores with the left hand. Klimov knows he should have avoided that one.
Klimov misses with a wild body shot.
Feti throws a body kick that misses
and Klimov counters with a nice uppercut.
Klimov throws a big shot that misses.
Feti is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Klimov. Feti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Feti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feti slips a straight right by Klimov.
Feti throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Klimov counter with a right hand.
Feti misses with a two punch combination.
Klimov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vova Klimov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klimov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Klimov misses its intended target.
Klimov throws a lazy right hand but Feti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Feti throws a leg kick
and Klimov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Klimov looks to land a combination. Feti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Klimov clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Feti.
Klimov blocks an uppercut.
Feti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Klimov misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Feti fails to land.
Feti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Feti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Feti is looking to control Klimov's arms but Klimov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Feti has his back to the cage.
Klimov misses with the head strike.
Klimov prevents a body shot from Feti.
Feti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Klimov's defenses.
It looks like Vova Klimov has been cut.
Klimov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Feti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Klimov backwards.
Feti misses with a punch to the body.
Klimov blocks the elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vova Klimov.
I've got Klimov 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vova Klimov!
A relieved looking Vova Klimov 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 Eddie Gelfen (ranked 1671 p4p, 210 weight class) and Lopeared Galute (ranked 1465 p4p, 181 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eddie Gelfen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lopeared Galute!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gelfen scores with a nice right hand.
Gelfen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Galute's head backwards.
We've been told by Gelfen's head coaches at The Coffee Shop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gelfen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gelfen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gelfen has Galute up against the cage in a clinch.
Galute makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gelfen has had enough of the clinch but Galute keeps him there for the moment.
Gelfen tries to circle away but Galute has him pinned against the cage.
Gelfen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Galute backwards.
A short uppercut from Galute.
Galute makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galute throws a head punch that misses.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galute misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gelfen blocks a head kick by Galute.
Gelfen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Galute fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gelfen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Galute throws a hook but Gelfen blocks it.
Galute connects with the punch.
A jab from Gelfen does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gelfen throws a head kick that misses
and Galute counters with a three punch combo that has Gelfen backing up. Gelfen nods at Galute to acknowledge the strikes.
Gelfen dips to his left and cracks Galute with an uppercut!
Gelfen avoids the head kick by Galute.
Gelfen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gelfen connects with a solid leg kick.
Galute on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Galute bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gelfen's head backwards.
A decent looking cross lands there for Galute.
Galute throws a body punch but Gelfen moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galute tries a head kick but it misses.
Galute blocks a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Gelfen - that landed with a thud.
Gelfen blocks a body shot from Galute.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gelfen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen misses the jab.
Gelfen throws a looping overhand right but Galute ducks down to avoid it.
Gelfen lands with a right hand.
Galute slips a straight right by Gelfen.
Galute tries to counter by closing the distance.
Galute checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gelfen pushes Galute up against the cage in a clinch.
Galute breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Gelfen misses.
Galute is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gelfen with a body shot.
Gelfen misses with a few strikes there.
Galute drops Gelfen with a beautiful combination! Gelfen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Galute is looking for the KO!
It looks like Eddie Gelfen has been cut.
No joy there for Galute, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An attempted straight right counter from Gelfen misses the target.
Galute misses with a low kick as Gelfen jumps back.
Gelfen moves into the clinch.
Galute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Galute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen punishes Galute's body with a nice straight punch.
Gelfen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galute stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gelfen misses the jab.
Galute is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Galute shoots and misses
and Gelfen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gelfen moves into the clinch successfully.
Galute misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gelfen manages to break the clinch.
Gelfen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gelfen connects with an inside leg kick.
Gelfen thuds his shin into the meat of Galute's side.
Gelfen moves into the clinch.
Gelfen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galute won't allow Gelfen to pass to mount.
Galute wants to improve his position but Gelfen is controlling well.
Galute on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Gelfen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Galute has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Galute is trying to maintain the position but Gelfen is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gelfen is working for a submission of some sort.
Gelfen works his way into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galute manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Gelfen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Gelfen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Galute throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gelfen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gelfen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Galute paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gelfen moves away from the strike by Galute.
Galute throws a right hand that Gelfen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gelfen also avoids with ease.
Galute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gelfen dodges the punch combination from Galute.
Gelfen looks to score with a jab to the body but Galute is just out of range.
Galute wants to clinch.
Galute tries to close the distance and clinch but Gelfen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gelfen misses with a hook. Galute ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gelfen is looking to slow Galute down with leg kicks.
Galute staying out of range there.
Galute clinches.
Galute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galute throws a punch but it's blocked by Gelfen.
Gelfen breaks the clinch.
Eddie Gelfen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gelfen tries to move into range but Galute moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Galute throws a hook to the side of Gelfen's head but Gelfen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Galute takes one on the button.
Galute with a poor takedown
and Galute takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Galute takes one to the chin there.
Gelfen misses with a hook.
Galute looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gelfen blocks a leg kick.
Gelfen throws a right and a left that Galute avoids nicely.
Galute swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Galute stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Galute misses with a wild body shot.
Galute throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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!
Gelfen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Galute lands a nice uppercut.
Gelfen lands an uppercut.
Gelfen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gelfen.
Lopeared Galute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute looks to land a right hand but Gelfen moved out of range.
Galute misses the jab.
Gelfen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Galute tries to clinch but Gelfen is having none of it.
A jab from Galute misses.
Galute swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gelfen is looking to chop away at Galute's legs.
Galute wants to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Gelfen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gelfen connects with an inside leg kick.
Gelfen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Galute's calf.
Galute throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Galute's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Galute duly obliges.
Galute looks for the body kick but Gelfen saw that one coming.
Galute waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gelfen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Galute. Galute circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Gelfen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gelfen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Galute.
Galute displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gelfen.
A telegraphed right hand from Galute misses the target.
Gelfen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gelfen tries to bum rush Galute with a series of wild strikes but Galute uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galute takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Galute tries to clinch up.
Galute tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galute steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gelfen.
Galute tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Galute walks into a left hand.
Good exchange - Gelfen coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galute throws a shot from downtown. Gelfen moves away and avoids it.
Galute has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gelfen.
Galute thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Eddie Gelfen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galute blocks a body shot from Gelfen.
Gelfen looking to slow down the pace here.
Galute struggles to land a body shot inside as Gelfen controls his hands.
Galute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Galute clinches.
Gelfen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galute uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gelfen.
A jab from Galute finds it's way through Gelfen's defenses.
Gelfen drives through and clinches with Galute against the cage.
Galute swings wildly with an uppercut but Gelfen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galute working Gelfen over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galute tries a knee to the head but Gelfen blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eddie Gelfen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eddie Gelfen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Galute drops Gelfen with a beautiful combination! Gelfen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Galute is looking for the KO!
Galute takes one to the side of the head.
Gelfen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galute.
Gelfen avoids the head kick by Galute.
An inside leg kick lands from Gelfen.
Gelfen swats away the attempt to clinch by Galute.
Galute takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Gelfen misses its intended target.
Galute tries to move into range but Gelfen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gelfen misses with a hook.
Galute ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Galute was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galute throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Gelfen. Beautiful body shot.
Galute misses with a hook. Gelfen ducked under it nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gelfen!
Galute misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute is looking to clinch but Gelfen is avoiding it.
Galute throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Gelfen to counter with a crisp jab.
Galute throws a lazy uppercut
and Gelfen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galute throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gelfen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galute takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galute. Gelfen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Galute thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gelfen lands an overhand right.
Gelfen connects with a crisp jab.
Galute drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gelfen tries to clinch up but Galute circles away and keeps his distance.
Gelfen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Galute with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gelfen to score with a decent uppercut.
Galute misses with a lunging right hand
and Gelfen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Galute has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galute is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gelfen.
Galute throws a poor cross that misses
and Gelfen counters with a straight right hand.
Galute jabs at Gelfen's body.
Gelfen tries a head kick but it misses.
Lopeared Galute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute blocks the body kick.
Galute is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gelfen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galute sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gelfen misses with a wild combination.
Eddie Gelfen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gelfen blocks a jab.
Galute throws a poor cross that misses
and Gelfen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Galute throws a looping overhand right but Gelfen ducks down to avoid it.
Galute misses with a double jab.
Galute's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gelfen tries to clinch up.
A jab from Gelfen finds it's way through Galute's defenses.
Gelfen lands a leg kick that knocks Galute off balance momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galute. Gelfen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gelfen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Galute walks into a straight right hand from Gelfen.
Galute misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gelfen throws a leg kick which misses Galute's front leg but catches the back leg as Galute tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gelfen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Galute takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gelfen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eddie Gelfen is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Gelfen. Those never looked like landing.
Gelfen defending well as Galute loads up on a big left hand.
Galute ducks right into an uppercut from Gelfen.
Gelfen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gelfen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galute can do to turn this around?
Gelfen cracks Galute with an open hand slap.
Gelfen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Galute.
Galute takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Galute tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gelfen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Galute loads up on a big right hand but Gelfen slips the punch.
Gelfen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Galute has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gelfen.
Galute blocks a head kick by Gelfen.
Galute wants to clinch up but Gelfen keeps it at a distance.
Gelfen clobbers Galute with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Galute misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galute misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galute will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gelfen jabs Galute right on the nose. Galute blinks but takes it well.
Galute throws an overhand right that lands on Gelfen's shoulder, as Gelfen tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Gelfen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Galute loads up on a big right hand but Gelfen slips the punch.
Gelfen slips a jab from Galute.
Gelfen feints and as Galute raises his hands in defense, Gelfen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gelfen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gelfen continues to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galute is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gelfen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Galute swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Gelfen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gelfen, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Gelfen!
Eddie Gelfen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 1351 p4p, 93 weight class) and Tommy Walcott (ranked 1140 p4p, 75 weight class). Bourke comes to the cage accompanied by Champion. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Walcott!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walcott bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rei Bourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walcott lands a slapping body shot.
Bourke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walcott.
Walcott tries to counter with a clinch but Bourke shakes him off and moves away.
Bourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Bourke looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Bourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walcott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Bourke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bourke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bourke on the side of the head.
Walcott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walcott attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bourke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bourke misses with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Bourke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walcott.
Walcott is looking to slow Bourke down with leg kicks.
Walcott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walcott tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bourke's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bourke.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Bourke controls the action.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bourke working aggressively here.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bourke tries to circle away but Walcott has him pinned against the cage.
Walcott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourke's efforts to push away.
Walcott lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourke prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Bourke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourke lands a nice shot that snaps Walcott's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott slips a jab from Bourke.
Rei Bourke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Walcott chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Walcott lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walcott pushes Bourke up against the cage in a clinch.
Bourke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bourke misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott counters with an inside leg kick.
Bourke avoids the head kick by Walcott.
Walcott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walcott prevents Bourke from breaking the clinch.
Walcott struggles to land a body shot inside as Bourke controls his hands.
Walcott has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bourke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walcott can turn it around.
Bourke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bourke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walcott tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walcott has a couple of punches blocked by Bourke.
Bourke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bourke tries to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling the position.
Walcott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bourke walks away with a smile on his face. Walcott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Walcott jabs Bourke right on the nose. Bourke blinks but takes it well.
Walcott slips a jab and a cross from Bourke.
Bourke throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Walcott walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Walcott defending well as Bourke loads up on a big left hand.
Walcott only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bourke loads up on a big right hand but Walcott slips the punch.
Bourke throws a lazy uppercut
and Walcott counters with a good low kick that Bourke was not able to check.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walcott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bourke misses with a left hand
and Walcott counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Walcott is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bourke rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Walcott there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bourke.
Walcott steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott jabs at Bourke's body.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bourke.
A combination from Bourke does no damage.
Bourke lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bourke.
A left lands for Walcott.
Bourke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Bourke. Those never looked like landing.
Bourke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bourke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
Walcott lands a leg kick that knocks Bourke off balance momentarily.
Walcott slips a straight right by Bourke.
Walcott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bourke's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott lands with a shot to the body.
Walcott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Walcott does it's job there.
Bourke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bourke slips under a jab from Walcott.
Bourke swats away the attempt to clinch by Walcott.
Bourke throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bourke misses with a looping left.
Walcott motions for Bourke to come forward. Walcott throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bourke tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bourke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
Walcott moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Bourke. Those never looked like landing.
Walcott lands a really nice looking cross but Bourke seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bourke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bourke throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walcott now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bourke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walcott holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Walcott.
Walcott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bourke walks away with a smile on his face. Walcott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bourke misses with a few strikes there.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bourke.
Bourke throws a combination that misses
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Bourke misses.
Bourke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walcott counters with a leg kick.
Walcott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a body kick.
Rei Bourke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Walcott.
Bourke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bourke is looking to counter punch.
Some wild striking there from Bourke.
Walcott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott has closed the distance and engaged Bourke in a clinch.
Walcott lands a hook that snaps the head of Bourke backwards.
Bourke is trying to force a seperation but Walcott has the dominant position.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bourkes head.
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bourke scores with a shot to the side of Walcott's head.
Bourke is trying to break free.
Bourke breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Bourke.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walcott walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Walcott scores with a spinning back kick!
Walcott connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Walcott as he connects with a hook.
Bourke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walcott counters with a good low kick that Bourke was not able to check.
Bourke 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.
Bourke lands a body shot.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bourke was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Bourke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bourke looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Walcott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bourke throws a poor cross that misses
and Walcott counters with a good low kick that Bourke was not able to check.
Walcott thuds a left hand into Bourke's body.
Walcott takes one on the button.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Bourke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bourke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Bourke is looking for a counter combo.
Walcott tests Bourke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bourke misses with a left hand
and Walcott counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
Bourke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walcott takes a swing at Bourke's ribcage but misses.
Bourke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bourke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Walcott.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Walcott swings for the body but Bourke moves out of range.
Walcott plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bourke throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bourke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Walcott fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bourke stalks Walcott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walcott's face. Walcott staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Walcott 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. This is the final round!
Bourke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bourke looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
Walcott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bourke.
Walcott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bourke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bourke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Walcott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Bourke misses its intended target.
Bourke misses with a looping right.
Bourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Bourke misses its intended target.
Walcott throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bourke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walcott scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bourke.
Bourke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bourke swings widly with a right hand
and Walcott counters with a good low kick that Bourke was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walcott slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bourke. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Bourke misses its intended target.
Walcott lands a jab to the nose.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Bourke moves out of range easily.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Bourke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Walcott misses with a hook to the body
and Bourke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Walcott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walcott cracks the inside of Bourke's front leg.
Bourke throws a poor cross that misses
and Walcott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Walcott.
Bourke walks into a stiff left hand from Walcott.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott slips a jab and a cross from Bourke.
Walcott steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bourke.
Bourke throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
Walcott let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Tommy Walcott seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bourke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walcott looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Walcott jabs at Bourke's body.
Bourke throws a right hand that Walcott ducks under and follows up with a left that Walcott also avoids with ease.
Bourke misses the body punch
and Walcott counters by moving into the clinch.
Bourke takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Walcott.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott jumps guard but Bourke stands there with Walcott around his waist. Walcott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bourke is trying to break free.
Bourke prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Bourke uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bourke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Walcott digs a right hand into Bourke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bourke's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Walcott as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Walcott as the two fighters clinch.
Walcott works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walcott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bourke's efforts to push away.
Bourke is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Walcott misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bourke tries to break free but Walcott pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bourke backwards.
Walcott manages to pull guard.
Bourke is looking to stand up but Walcott won't let him.
Walcott bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bourke's guard.
Walcott not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Walcott advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walcott content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walcott's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tommy Walcott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rei Bourke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bourke punching from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Walcott!
Tommy Walcott gave a mention to IniTech Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Rei Bourke had this to say: 'I'll be back in no time.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Sepulveda (ranked 177 p4p, 12 weight class) and Finnish Experiment (ranked 406 p4p, 25 weight class). Sepulveda comes to the cage accompanied by Lady Gaga - Alejandro. Alejandro Sepulveda had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alejandro Sepulveda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sepulveda scores with a body shot.
Experiment swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sepulveda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Experiment thinking.
Sepulveda jabs Experiment to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sepulveda has taken the fight to the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment has Sepulveda pressed against the cage, preventing Sepulveda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sepulveda lands a right hand.
Sepulveda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda scores with a shoulder strike.
Sepulveda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sepulveda.
Nice body punch from Experiment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment taking a breather.
Experiment stalls.
Experiment digs a right hand into Sepulveda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sepulveda's gas tank.
Sepulveda lands with a left to the head.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Sepulveda avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda tries to work over Experiment's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sepulveda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Experiment can turn it around.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Sepulveda tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Sepulveda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sepulveda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Experiment.
Sepulveda tries to work over Experiment's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Alejandro Sepulveda has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda prevents a body shot from Experiment.
Sepulveda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment's elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the side of Experiment's head.
Sepulveda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sepulveda lands a left hand.
Experiment lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sepulveda gets through Experiment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepulveda blocks an elbow strike.
Experiment creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sepulveda lands with a short shot to the head.
Sepulveda gets through Experiment's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepulveda dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Sepulveda.
Experiment is rocked!
Sepulveda has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Experiment is still on wobbly legs! Can Sepulveda finish him?
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Experiment seems to have recovered his senses.
Sepulveda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Sepulveda back against the cage.
Experiment taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sepulveda tries to throw a body punch but Experiment avoids it by throwing Sepulveda back against the cage.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Experiment throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sepulveda's brow.
Experiment lands an elbow inside.
Experiment misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment throws an elbow that misses.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Experiment looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Experiment throws an elbow but it misses.
Sepulveda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sepulveda misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Sepulveda as the two fighters clinch.
Experiment wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sepulveda breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sepulveda shoots for a takedown but Experiment saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Experiment on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sepulveda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the body
and Experiment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sepulveda misses the jab.
Experiment lands a jab.
Sepulveda misses with a wild body shot.
Experiment misses with a straight right.
A left lands for Experiment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Sepulveda misses.
Experiment swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sepulveda forces Experiment back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Sepulveda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sepulveda looks to land a left hand but Experiment moved out of range nicely.
Alejandro Sepulveda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Sepulveda misses
and Experiment counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Sepulveda fails with a takedown attempt.
Experiment defending well as Sepulveda loads up on a big left hand.
Sepulveda rushes Experiment and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Experiment taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sepulveda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sepulveda looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment tries to clinch but Sepulveda moves away
and Sepulveda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sepulveda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Experiment can do to turn this around?
Experiment scores with a jab to the head.
Sepulveda scores with the left hand. Experiment knows he should have avoided that one.
Experiment is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Experiment darts in trying to clinch
and Sepulveda counters with a nice body shot.
Sepulveda pushes Experiment up against the cage in a clinch.
Sepulveda tries to break free but Experiment pushes him back against the cage.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Experiment throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alejandro Sepulveda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sepulveda blocks the elbow strike.
Sepulveda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sepulveda is looking to wear down Experiment with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sepulveda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Experiment throws a series of punches but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Experiment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Sepulveda.
Experiment throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Experiment napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Experiment is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sepulveda's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sepulveda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Experiment!
Sepulveda controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment is trying desperately to improve position.
Sepulveda controlling from mount.
Sepulveda wants to take Experiment's back but he can't do it this time.
Experiment is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sepulveda avoids the attempt from Experiment to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sepulveda wants to control the pace but Experiment is squirming around nicely.
Sepulveda tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sepulveda fails to advance to Experiment's back.
Sepulveda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sepulveda goes for an armbar but Experiment turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Experiment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro Sepulveda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Sepulveda's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sepulveda looks for a takedown but Experiment sprawls well.
Experiment doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sepulveda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Experiment drops his hands momentarily and Sepulveda takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Experiment is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Experiment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Experiment.
Experiment scores with a one two! Sepulveda had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sepulveda lands a high kick!
Sepulveda takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sepulveda with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sepulveda throws a leg kick that is checked
and Experiment counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Experiment avoids a kick to the body.
Experiment swings widly with a right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a solid body kick.
Sepulveda feints and then cracks Experiment's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Experiment down.
Experiment connects with a combination that backs up Sepulveda into the cage. Experiment lands a flurry of punches that gets past Sepulveda's guard. Sepulveda is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Experiment bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment is the new bantamweight champion!
A relieved looking Finnish Experiment 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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