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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cormier (ranked 22820 p4p, 444 weight class) and Odin Ironheid (ranked 22882 p4p, 445 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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Odin Ironheid!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ironheid tries to avoid it but Cormier manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ironheid to the ground. Ironheid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ironheid lands a big uppercut and Cormier crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cormier looks OK. Ironheid waves Cormier back to his feet!
It looks like Danny Cormier has been cut.
Ironheid's coach down at Syndicate Athletics was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ironheid's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ironheid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Ironheid fakes the body blow, causing Cormier to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Cormier goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Odin Ironheid!
A very excited looking Odin Ironheid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Danny Cormier spoke after the fight, saying 'It is sucks.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Boss (ranked 4582 p4p, 454 weight class) and John Malone (ranked 2602 p4p, 308 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hugo Boss has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hugo Boss seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hugo Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Malone!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Malone. That snapped Boss's head back.
Malone connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malone throws an off balance right hand
and Boss counters with a nice low kick that buckles Malone's knee momentarily.
Malone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malone cracks Boss with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Malone has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Boss to stand back up!
Boss is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone throws a jab when Boss was well out of range.
Malone looks to land a right hand but Boss moved out of range.
Boss looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Malone throws a jab when Boss was well out of range.
Malone misses with a hook.
Boss throws a quick counter head kick but Malone was just out of range.
Boss moves out of range as Malone strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boss is defended easily by Malone.
Malone misses with a right hand
and Boss counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Boss tries to pass the half guard into mount. Malone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boss trying to work for an americana but Malone has managed to regain full guard.
Boss distracts Malone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malone is keeping the position for now.
Malone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boss passes into half guard.
Malone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boss.
Boss is trying to work for a kimura but Malone is defending well.
Boss sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Malone defending well though.
Boss prevents Malone from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss wants to work for an arm triangle but Malone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Malone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Boss. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boss is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boss is working for a submission of some sort.
Malone felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Malone is trying to stand back up but Boss is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boss is trying to control the action in half guard but Malone is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boss is trying for a kimura here. Malone looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Boss wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hugo Boss!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 2378 p4p, 227 weight class) and Sauli Kekkonen (ranked 2011 p4p, 199 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauli Kekkonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekkonen misses the shot to the body.
Kekkonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kekkonen misses with a hook. Fire ducked under it nicely.
Fire moves forwards but Kekkonen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fire moves out of range of the strikes.
Fire changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kekkonen lands the left hand.
Kekkonen swinging wildly here.
Kekkonen cracks Fire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekkonen lands the left hand.
Fire moves out of range as Kekkonen strikes.
A big left from Kekkonen misses.
Fire appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekkonen scores with a hook to the body. Fire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kekkonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekkonen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fire staying out of range there.
Fire appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kekkonen misses with a combination
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fire won't allow Kekkonen to sweep him here.
Kekkonen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kekkonen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Fire landing some decent shots from guard.
Fire has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kekkonen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kekkonen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kekkonen trying to strike off his back.
Kekkonen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kekkonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kekkonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kekkonen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kekkonen throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kekkonen tries to strike from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kekkonen looks to land a combination but Fire avoids it well.
Fire attempts a counter takedown but Kekkonen avoids it well and moves away.
Kekkonen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kekkonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fires jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch combination from Kekkonen misses.
Kekkonen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kekkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kekkonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekkonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Fire appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kekkonen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kekkonen throws a combination that misses
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Kekkonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fire's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kekkonen chips away with some ground and pound.
Kekkonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kekkonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fire has his hands on Kekkonen's head, controlling the position.
Kekkonen throws a strike but Fire rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kekkonen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kekkonen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kekkonen is striking but Fire is not phased and passes to half guard.
Kekkonen has hold of Fire's hands but Fire slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kekkonen is looking to control Fire's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kekkonen avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sauli Kekkonen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A jab from Kekkonen does it's job there.
Kekkonen misses with a hook.
Kekkonen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fire at a distance.
Kekkonen throws a lazy uppercut
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kekkonen!
Kekkonen sneaks back into half guard.
Kekkonen manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire wants to control from the top but Kekkonen keeps moving.
Fire stands up over Kekkonen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kekkonen working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Kekkonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fire is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kekkonen trying to strike off his back.
Kekkonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kekkonen keeping full guard, as Fire tries to pass.
Kekkonen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fire tries to free his leg and advance position but Kekkonen is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing that Fire has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kekkonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Kekkonen, not yet.
Fire works over Kekkonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kekkonen keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekkonen throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kekkonen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kekkonen keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Kekkonen wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kekkonen punching from the bottom - just letting Fire know he's still in a fight.
Kekkonen striking off his back but it's not causing Fire any problems.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fire preventing the sweep.
Fire stands and throws Kekkonen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kekkonen is looking for a sweep.
Kekkonen is trying to control Fire's posture but Fire avoids it.
Kekkonen is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire is working Kekkonen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Fire working away.
Fire landing strikes.
Fire landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kekkonen is looking for a sweep.
Kekkonen taking a bit of punishment here - Fire scoring with strikes.
Fire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekkonen keeps working.
Kekkonen is trying to improve his position.
Kekkonen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fire working the head with strikes.
Kekkonen is trying to control Fire's posture but Fire avoids it.
Fire trying to control the position but Kekkonen is working away.
Fire working away.
Fire moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kekkonen is trying to control Fire's posture but Fire avoids it.
Kekkonen throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekkonen is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spinning Fire dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kekkonen takes a swing at Fire's ribcage but misses.
Kekkonen scores with the left hand. Fire knows he should have avoided that one.
Kekkonen throws a combination that misses
and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kekkonen has momentary wrist control but Fire slips an elbow through the middle.
Fire looking to pass the guard.
Kekkonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kekkonen throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kekkonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire landing with the ground and pound.
Kekkonen trying to strike off his back.
Fire stands up over Kekkonen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fire stopping the sweep attempt from Kekkonen.
Fire landing with the ground and pound.
Spinning Fire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire looking to pass the guard.
Fire scoring with some ground and pound.
Kekkonen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kekkonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fire is one step ahead there.
Fire looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fire lands a couple of elbows.
Fire works over Kekkonen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kekkonen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fire wants to control from the top but Kekkonen keeps moving.
Kekkonen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fire slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kekkonen is not content to let Fire control the position.
Fire scoring with punches from side control.
The referee asks Fire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fire prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kekkonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekkonen keeps working.
Fire working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire trying to control the position but Kekkonen is working away.
Fire working the ground and pound.
Kekkonen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kekkonen is rocked!
Kekkonen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kekkonen is still in real trouble! Can Fire finish him?
Kekkonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fire scoring with punches and elbows.
Fire wants to control but Kekkonen is keeping him busy.
Fire working away.
A big shot lands for Fire! That's hurt Kekkonen! Will he recover? Fire fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spinning Fire!
An out of breath Spinning Fire thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anti Happy (ranked 1899 p4p, 208 weight class) and Wilfred Keter (ranked 2223 p4p, 229 weight class). Happy comes to the cage accompanied by Bvana iz lagune & Mikri Maus - AntiHepi. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anti Happy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilfred Keter!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Happy shoots in looking for a takedown but Keter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Happy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Keter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Happy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keter scores with a leg kick.
Happy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Keter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keter lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Happy has his takedown stuffed
and Keter counters with an inside leg kick.
Happy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Happy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Keter throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Happy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Keter is fending him off so far but Happy persists. Nope, Keter circles away and we're back to standing.
Keter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Happy with a body shot.
Happy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keter lands a slapping body shot.
Happy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keter pinned against the cage. Keter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Happy fails to land the takedown.
Keter connects with the punch.
A jab from Keter does it's job there.
Happy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Keter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Happy moves forwards but Keter connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy gets a double leg takedown into Keter's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Keter has Happy pulled in close to control his posture.
Keter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Happy wants to control from the top but Keter keeps moving.
Happy trying to move into half guard but instead Keter has managed to sweep!
Happy has his foot on Keter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Keter works his way back into a safe position though.
Keter is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Happy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Happy working for a triangle but Keter defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Happy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Keter is aware though and is defending well.
Happy being controlled here, momentarily.
Keter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Happy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Keter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Happy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free 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.
Happy wants to sweep but no luck.
Keter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Happy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keter defends it easily.
Happy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Keter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Keter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Happy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Keter defends well.
Keter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Keter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Keter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Happy.
Nice body kick there by Keter.
Keter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Happy takes one to the side of the head.
Keter cracks Happy with a good jab.
Keter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anti Happy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Happy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Keter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Keter cracks the inside of Happy's front leg.
Happy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Keter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Keter wants it to stay on the feet.
Keter feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Keter is looking to slow Happy down with leg kicks.
Happy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Keter counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keter lands a leg kick that knocks Happy off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keter keeps the fight on the outside.
Happy fails with a takedown attempt.
Keter stuffs the takedown attempt from Happy. Happy gets slowly back to his feet.
Happy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Keter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Keter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Happy manages to get himself to full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Keter working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Keter stopping the sweep attempt from Happy.
Happy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Keter defends it easily.
Keter is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Keter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Happy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Happy keeping full guard, as Keter tries to pass.
Keter stays in close to Happy's body and controls the position.
Happy wants to sweep here but Keter controlling him for the moment.
Keter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Happy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Keter passes into half guard.
Keter content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Keter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Happy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Keter is trying to control the action in half guard but Happy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Happy shoots in looking for a takedown. Keter tries to sprawl out of it but Happy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Keter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keter cracks a nice hook into Happy's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wilfred Keter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Happy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Happy dives in and grabs Keter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keter pushes down on Happy's head and hops out.
Keter scores with a jab to the body.
Keter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Keter thuds his right hand into Happy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilfred Keter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Happy with a poor takedown
and Keter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keter.
Happy fails with the takedown
and Keter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anti Happy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Keter.
Keter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Keter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Happy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Keter avoids it really well and circles away.
Happy fails to land the takedown.
Keter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Happy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Happy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Happy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Happy walks into a left hand.
Happy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Happy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keter sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Happy is trying to work for a kimura but Keter is defending well.
Keter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Happy stopping the sweep attempt from Keter.
Keter keeps trying to improve his position.
Keter is controlling Happy's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Happy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Happy looking to sit in guard and control but Keter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keter is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Happy has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Keter doesn't defend quickly enough and Happy has managed to lock this one up! Can Keter escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Happy on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anti Happy!
A relieved looking Anti Happy 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 Fedor Mazepin (ranked 3271 p4p, 292 weight class) and Yardbird Knox (ranked 1733 p4p, 177 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tear da Club Up | Three 6 Mafia kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Mazepin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
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285 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Mazepin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yardbird Knox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knox misses with a looping right.
Mazepin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mazepin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin throws a series of punches but Knox avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
We've been hearing reports that Mazepin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mazepin moves into the clinch.
Knox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knox stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin wants to clinch.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mazepin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Mazepin.
Knox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mazepin under the eye.
Mazepin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Mazepin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mazepin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin blocks a jab.
Knox swings for the body but Mazepin moves out of range.
Mazepin shoots for a double leg takedown but Knox sprawls well. He's pushed Mazepin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Knox lands with a right hand.
Mazepin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Mazepin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox throws a lazy uppercut
and Mazepin counters with a three punch combo that has Knox backing up. Knox nods at Mazepin to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Mazepin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Mazepin does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Knox there.
Fedor Mazepin's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin fails with the takedown
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mazepin is rocked!
Mazepin blocks a jab.
Mazepin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mazepin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knox can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mazepin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knox is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mazepin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mazepin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mazepin is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.
Knox tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mazepin lands some shots froms side control.
Mazepin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mazepin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mazepin working away.
Mazepin is trying to get an arm triangle but Knox is defending well.
Knox tries to buck Mazepin off but Mazepin is having none of it.
Mazepin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mazepin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Knox knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mazepin's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yardbird Knox will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Mazepin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Knox misses with a right hand
and Mazepin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Knox controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mazepin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mazepin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knox trying to control here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mazepin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mazepin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Knox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mazepin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mazepin is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Mazepin is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Knox is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Mazepin!
Our winner, Fedor Mazepin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ife Edwards (ranked 1312 p4p, 179 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 1905 p4p, 239 weight class). Edwards's entrance music is Damian Marley - Road to Zion. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ife Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nator misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Edwards blocks the low kick.
Nator takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nator pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nator attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Edwards checks a leg kick nicely.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nator's sensitive parts.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nator's sensitive parts.
Spurgu Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nator throws a leg kick but Edwards sees it coming and moves out of range.
Edwards scoring well with a low kick there.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edwards definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nator throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Edwards counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Edwards smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the body from Nator misses
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nator's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Edwards doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nator takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a body punch.
Edwards has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
Nator tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Edwards avoids it.
Nator is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Edwards is defending well for now.
Nator leaning against his opponent.
A short uppercut from Edwards.
A bit of stalling here from Edwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Edwards.
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edwards moves out of range of the body kick.
Nator stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Edwards.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Nator sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nator looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards scores with a nice right hand.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nator 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.
Nator connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edwards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nator.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Edwards.
Nator tries to land a body kick
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Nator keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Edwards misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Edwards backs off Nator throws a huge counter combo but Edwards manages to avoid it all.
Nator throws a one two combo.
Edwards connects with a right hand. Nator shakes it off.
Nator fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Edwards.
Nator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards throws a lazy right hand but Nator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nator is looking for the big counter here.
Nator rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nator blocks a low kick nicely.
Nator tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nator tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edwards is able to avoid easily.
Nator tries to score with a low kick but Edwards moves his leg out of the way.
Nator's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator throws a solid leg kick but Edwards takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nator.
Edwards throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nator pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nator tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards lands a leg kick that knocks Nator off balance momentarily.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Edwards pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nator is out of range and Edwards settles back down.
Edwards scores with a leg kick.
Edwards is looking to slow Nator down with leg kicks.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Edwards misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Edwards finds it's way through Nator's defenses.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Edwards is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nator pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edwards is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Edwards.
Edwards slips a jab and a cross from Nator.
Edwards scores with a spinning back kick!
Edwards thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nator if he has to take too many more of those.
Edwards avoids the body shot from Nator.
Nator throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Nator looks to throw the jab but Edwards is out of range.
Edwards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Edwards lands a nice looking body kick.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Nator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Nator tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nator misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nator's sensitive parts.
Nator chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Edwards can pounce on him.
Nator throws a leg kick that misses.
Nator throws a body kick that misses
and Edwards counters with an outside leg kick.
Edwards keeps Nator at a distance using the push kick.
Edwards lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nator takes a step back to recover.
Good work by Nator as he checks the leg kick.
Edwards throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Edwards lands with a nice body kick.
Nator thows a leg kick but Edwards checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nator takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nator throws a right hand that Edwards ducks under and follows up with a left that Edwards also avoids with ease.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edwards 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 Nator has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nator and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edwards scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Edwards clinches with his opponent.
Edwards keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nator's efforts to push away.
Nator misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards lands a body shot.
Nator is breathing heavily.
Edwards digs a right hand underneath Nator's ribcage. Nator let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Edwards lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Edwards is working Nator over against the cage.
Edwards taking a breather.
Nator blocks a body shot from Edwards.
Nator has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Edwards.
Edwards scores with a shot to the side of Nator's head.
Edwards on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nator tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nator swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nator breaks the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Nator throws a series of punches but Edwards moves out of range.
Nator swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Edwards counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Edwards.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edwards scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edwards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Edwards.
Ife Edwards is winning the standup battle so far.
Edwards thuds his right hand into Nator's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Edwards fakes the leg kick and cracks Nator in the body.
Edwards lands with a cross.
Edwards tests Nator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nator throws a shot from downtown. Edwards moves away and avoids it.
Nator takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Edwards keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Nator's leg. Nator is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards doesn't manage to clinch there - Nator circles away.
Edwards feints and then cracks Nator's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nator down.
Edwards explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nator on the side of the head.
Nator connects with a good right hand that stumbles Edwards. Edwards circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Nator.
Edwards uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nator.
Nator throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a leg kick.
Nator throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Edwards counters with a solid body kick.
Edwards pushes Nator away with a front kick.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Nator. Those never looked like landing.
Edwards lands a front kick.
Nator throws a half hearted mid kick.
Edwards is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nator can do to turn this around?
Edwards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nator.
Nator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edwards lands a glancing blow to the side of Nator's head.
Edwards cracks the inside of Nator's front leg.
Edwards throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Edwards darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nator throws a poor cross that misses
and Edwards counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Edwards finds it's way through Nator's defenses.
Nator takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Edwards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Edwards dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nator. That did some damage!
Edwards connects with a solid leg kick.
Nator has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Nator throws a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A thudding body kick lands there by Edwards!
Nator takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Edwards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nator tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ife Edwards dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nator shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Edwards throws a leg kick which misses Nator's front leg but catches the back leg as Nator tries to avoid it.
Edwards tries to score with a low kick but Nator moves his leg out of the way.
Edwards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Edwards connects with an inside leg kick.
Edwards throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nator gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edwards misses with a body kick.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nator. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nator misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards throws a body kick that misses.
You can see that Nator has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Nator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edwards throws a leg kick but Nator moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nator. Nator obviously looking to wear him down.
Nator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Edwards moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edwards lands with a slapping head kick.
Nator connects with a body shot.
Nator takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses.
Edwards throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nator misses with a low kick as Edwards jumps back.
Edwards dodges the punch combination from Nator.
Nator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nator thows a left - swing and a miss!
Edwards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edwards cracks Nator with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spurgu Nator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator misses with an uppercut
and Edwards counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards tests Nator's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Edwards steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nator.
Edwards moves out of range as Nator throws a body kick.
As Nator backs away, Edwards returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Edwards lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nator's sensitive parts.
Nator throws the kick towards the body but Edwards avoids it.
Nator lands a slapping body shot.
Edwards lands with a hook. Nator tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nator takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Edwards darts in and clinches Nator up against the cage.
Nator tries to circle away but Edwards has him pinned against the cage.
Edwards lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Edwards struggles to land a body shot inside as Nator controls his hands.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nator has a couple of punches blocked by Edwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edwards lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Edwards lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Edwards on the inside.
Edwards breaks the clinch.
Nator is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nator takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nator throws a leg kick that is checked
and Edwards cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nator. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crunch! Edwards slams his shin into Nator's torso.
Edwards lands with a nice body kick.
Jab by Edwards.
Nator misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Edwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edwards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Edwards lands with a nice body kick.
Edwards lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Edwards thows a body kick. Nator tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ife Edwards is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Edwards tenderised Nator's leg. Nator is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Edwards.
Nator throws a leg kick
and Edwards counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nator's knee momentarily.
Nator throws a wild body kick that Edwards sees coming a mile off.
Edwards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nator has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Edwards.
Nator's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Edwards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nator scrambles back to his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nator looking to slow down the pace here.
Nator trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ife Edwards showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Edwards has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ife Edwards!
Ife Edwards gave a mention to UnderGround Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 2055 p4p, 94 weight class) and Kyle Clint (ranked 22949 p4p, 194 weight class). Kyle Clint will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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30
265 lbs
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293 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kyle Clint!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clint.
James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Clint!
Clint tries to improve position but can't.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clint can do anything to dispel that myth.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clint keeps working.
James stands up.
Clint misses the body punch
and James counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James slips a nice elbow through Clint's hands, connecting with Clint's forehead.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
Clint is looking to improve his position.
James seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James slips a nice elbow through Clint's hands, connecting with Clint's forehead.
James is working for a submission of some sort.
Clint is trying to control but can't.
James is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Clint is just riding it out for now. James eventually gives up the hold.
Clint has hold of James's hands but James slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
James is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clint has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Clint defends it well.
Clint kicks off James and gets to his feet.
Clint closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Tyson James has been cut.
Clint gets caught napping as James dives in and scores a takedown. Clint manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James connects with a couple of short punches.
James stands and throws Clint's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clint is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
James has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
James looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clint trying his best to control but James has mounted him.
James raining down shots from the mount!
James working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Clint defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James.
James drops a big elbow. That's hurt Clint! More shots from James and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyson James!
Tyson James took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'M THE FUCKING CHAMPION! YOU HAVE TO BRING AN ARMY TO TAKE THIS FROM ME! I'M THE GREATEST EVER'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 2892 p4p, 266 weight class) and Bayani Kunakorn (ranked 1984 p4p, 214 weight class). Winston Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bayani Kunakorn!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch but Kunakorn moves out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch up
letting Kunakorn counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kunakorn. Cooper shrugs it off though.
Kunakorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kunakorn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kunakorn lands an uppercut.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper is looking to control Kunakorn's arms but Kunakorn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Kunakorn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Kunakorn shrugs off.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Kunakorn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Kunakorn lands a shoulder strike.
Kunakorn lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kunakorn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kunakorn's brow.
A right handed body shot lands from Kunakorn.
Kunakorn lands with a right to the head.
Kunakorn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Kunakorn.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunakorn's elbow.
Kunakorn blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Kunakorn is working Cooper over against the cage.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Kunakorn lands with a light punch inside.
Kunakorn pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper is rocked!
Kunakorn creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Cooper with a big uppercut! Cooper tries to clinch up but Kunakorn pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Cooper to the mat! Cooper covers up and Kunakorn unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bayani Kunakorn!
Our winner, Bayani Kunakorn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 983 p4p, 49 weight class) and Ricco McGregor (ranked 1372 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricco McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jussi under the eye.
McGregor is looking to clinch.
Jussi throws a looping overhand right but McGregor ducks down to avoid it.
Jussi throws a hook but McGregor avoids it easily.
Jussi connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Ricco McGregor has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McGregor.
Jussi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from McGregor.
McGregor misses with a low kick.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Jussi counters with a left to the body.
Jussi rushes McGregor and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jussi gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jussi fails to land.
McGregor escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGregor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jussi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jussi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor tries to land a leg kick but Jussi saw it coming and moves away.
McGregor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Jussi there.
McGregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGregor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jussi.
An attempted straight right counter from Jussi misses the target.
Jussi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a leg kick.
McGregor looks to land a body kick but Jussi moved away.
McGregor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jussi.
Jussi ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
An attempted straight right counter from Jussi misses the target.
Jussi cracks McGregor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Jussi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McGregor to stand back up!
McGregor is rocked!
Jussi instigates a clinch.
McGregor is still on wobbly legs! Can Jussi finish him?
Jussi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Jussi has him pressed against the cage.
Jussi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
Jussi tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Jussi.
McGregor looks winded!
Jussi unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McGregor! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jussi is unloading with more strikes now! McGregor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iron Jussi!
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