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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olusola Oni (ranked 4377 p4p, 5624 weight class) and Admir Bosnic (ranked 423 p4p, 497 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olusola Oni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Admir Bosnic!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oni scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Oni.
Oni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oni connects with a right hand. Bosnic shakes it off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Oni, as that shot connected.
Oni throws a series of punches but Bosnic moves out of range.
Bosnic shoots in looking for a takedown but Oni manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bosnic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bosnic fails to land the takedown.
Oni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bosnic.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bosnic.
Olusola Oni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Admir Bosnic.
Bosnic fails with a takedown attempt.
Oni lands with a cross.
Bosnic has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosnic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bosnic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oni pulls Bosnic in close to his closed guard and prevents Bosnic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bosnic won't allow Oni to get back to his feet.
Oni knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bosnic on the ground.
Bosnic trying to control the position from guard on top but Oni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bosnic is fighting to break Oni's control of his arms but Oni is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Oni keeping moving, preventing Bosnic from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oni pulls Bosnic in close to prevent any damage.
Bosnic wants to pass the guard but Oni is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Oni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bosnic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bosnic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oni digs a good body shot into Bosnic's ribs.
Oni lands with an overhand left.
Bosnic looks winded!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Oni and Bosnic goes tumbling to the canvas! Oni follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Oni wants to stand up but Bosnic has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oni stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bosnic to get to his feet.
Bosnic checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosnic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oni steps into range and cracks Bosnic with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Bosnic flops backwards and Oni dives into his guard looking to finish!
 Bosnic is rocked!
 It looks like Admir Bosnic has been cut.
Oni wanted to stand there but Bosnic had control of the position.
Bosnic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oni wants to stand and escape but instead Bosnic has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oni is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosnic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oni is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosnic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oni works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Oni wants to hit a sweep here but Bosnic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Oni there!
Oni stops Bosnic from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Oni wants to hold on but Bosnic pushes him away.
Bosnic goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oni turns into him and now he's in Bosnic's guard.
Bosnic is controlling Oni's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olusola Oni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Admir Bosnic's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bosnic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Oni defends it nicely.
Oni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosnic can do to turn this around?
Bosnic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bosnic scrambles back to his feet.
Bosnic tries for a takedown but Oni sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bosnic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Olusola Oni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Admir Bosnic.
Bosnic shoots in for a double leg but Oni sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oni scores with a jab to the body.
Oni waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Bosnic. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Bosnic to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bosnic is working an open guard so Oni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oni cracks Bosnic with a big right hand and Bosnic goes down!
Bosnic is breathing heavily.
Oni stands up from Bosnic's guard - Oni perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosnic glances at the clock... BAM! Oni nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Bosnic crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Bosnic is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Olusola Oni!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between De Jo (ranked 3402 p4p, 5727 weight class) and Craig List (ranked 326 p4p, 455 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, De Jo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig List!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jo thows a huge punch but List dodges it nicely.
Jo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
List tries to get to full guard but Jo has control of the leg.
Jo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. List defending well though.
List is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jo not doing much here.
Jo trying to mount his opponent but List defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. List doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jo.
Jo slows the pace down in half guard.
List avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jo.
Jo wants to pass to mount but List is defending the position.
Jo could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's two 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.
List blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jo.
Jo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jo is working for a submission of some sort.
Jo works his way into full mount!
Jo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but List is surviving well by controlling Jo's body position as best he can.
Jo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
List defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jo.
Jo punching from mount but List doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jo looking to ground and pound but List is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jo content just to control the position here.
List wants to control but Jo is having none of it.
Jo trying to control but List is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
List has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Jo has managed to slip his arm under List's chin. This could be all over... yep, List is tapping out! Submission win for Jo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). De Jo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Berry (ranked 4047 p4p, 4159 weight class) and Bert Fat Boy (ranked 472 p4p, 481 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Berry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bert Fat Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fat Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Berry moves out of range easily.
Fat Boy misses with the combination.
Fat Boy misses with a head kick.
Berry misses with a wild combination.
Berry swats away the attempt to clinch by Fat Boy.
Fat Boy throws a leg kick
and Berry counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Berry .
Berry pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berry is pulling down on Fat Boy's head to control his posture.
Fat Boy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Berry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fat Boy is posturing up here but Berry has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Fat Boy tries to roll out but it's too tight and Fat Boy has to tap! Slick submission there by Berry !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Berry !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Vela (ranked 3992 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Exeudo Oni (ranked 498 p4p, 446 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Vela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Exeudo Oni!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vela tries for a takedown but Oni circles away easily
and Oni counters with a nice right hand that sends Vela toppling to the canvas! Vela scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Oni finish him?!
Vela gets a double leg takedown into Oni's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Oni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oni blocks the strikes from Vela.
Vela is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oni's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oni's back!
Oni is in a bad position with Vela working for a choke. Oni manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Oni content to stall in guard here.
Oni trying to control but Vela is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vela wants to stand and escape but Oni is having none of it.
Oni must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oni can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oni tries to roll over but Vela keeps him under control.
Vela wants to stand but Oni has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Vela moves into full mount! Oni won't be happy about that!
Vela thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vela lands with some strikes.
Vela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oni is trying to escape the mount.
Oni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vela tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Vela tries to control but Oni wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vela sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oni in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Vela scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vela unloading with bombs!
Vela working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Vela has hold of Oni's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Oni manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oni tries to hold on but Vela pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oni can't escape the position.
Vela trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vela looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oni is looking to improve his position but Vela isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Vela dominated that round.
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.
Oni lands an overhand right.
Vela throws a wild body kick that Oni sees coming a mile off.
Vela shoots and misses
and Oni counters with a nice right hand that sends Vela toppling to the canvas! Vela scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Oni finish him?!
 Vela is rocked!
Oni knocks out Vela with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Oni before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Oni picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Exeudo Oni!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omir Stalingrad (ranked 2944 p4p, 3268 weight class) and Alen Zalac (ranked 351 p4p, 384 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Omir Stalingrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alen Zalac!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zalac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Stalingrad misses its intended target.
Stalingrad clinches up with Zalac and pushes him back against the cage.
Zalac tries to pull guard but Stalingrad holds him up against the cage and eventually Zalac drops back down to his feet.
Stalingrad manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stalingrad is defended easily by Zalac.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Zalac! But no joy.
Zalac stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalingrad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stalingrad closes the distance and clinches.
Stalingrad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac throws a big shot that misses.
Stalingrad misses with a double jab.
Stalingrad walks into a straight right hand from Zalac.
Zalac throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stalingrad has been working on his balance at Elite Underground Training Facility, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Zalac.
Zalac tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stalingrad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stalingrad throws a head kick but Zalac moves out of range.
Stalingrad is looking to clinch.
Zalac with the counter takedown but Stalingrad avoids it easily.
Stalingrad has closed the distance and engaged Zalac in a clinch.
Stalingrad misses with a punch to the body.
Zalac tries to pull guard but Stalingrad holds him up against the cage and eventually Zalac drops back down to his feet.
Zalac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalingrad has Zalac pressed against the cage, preventing Zalac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omir Stalingrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalingrad is leaning against Zalac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalingrad tries to pull guard but Zalac holds him up against the cage and eventually Stalingrad drops back down to his feet.
Stalingrad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalingrad leaning against his opponent.
Zalac has had enough of the clinch but Stalingrad keeps him there for the moment.
Zalac is pressed up against the cage. Stalingrad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zalac down to the mat. Zalac avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zalac misses the shot to the body.
Stalingrad moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad lands an elbow just above Zalac 's eye.
It looks like Alen Zalac has been cut.
Knees to the body from Stalingrad.
Zalac looks winded!
Stalingrad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalingrad is leaning against Zalac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalingrad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalingrad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stalingrad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalingrad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stalingrad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stalingrad has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zalac working hard to break the clinch.
Stalingrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalingrad clinches up with Zalac and pushes him back against the cage.
Stalingrad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zalac pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Stalingrad.
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!
Stalingrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalingrad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stalingrad has Zalac up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalingrad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stalingrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omir Stalingrad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alen Zalac's cut.
That's time! Stalingrad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stalingrad has managed to clinch.
Stalingrad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stalingrad tries to work over Zalac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalingrad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stalingrad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stalingrad instigates a clinch.
Stalingrad is trying to pull guard but Zalac turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Omir Stalingrad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stalingrad tries to throw a body punch but Zalac avoids it by throwing Stalingrad back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalingrad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zalac gets tackled into the cage by Stalingrad. Stalingrad maintains the clinch.
Stalingrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zalac can do to turn this around?
Stalingrad lands a body shot.
Zalac can't break the clinch.
Zalac is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zalac tries to pull guard but Stalingrad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stalingrad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zalac up against the cage.
Stalingrad misses with a knee strike.
Stalingrad misses with a punch to the body.
Stalingrad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stalingrad manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zalac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stalingrad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalingrad struggles to land a body shot inside as Zalac controls his hands.
Stalingrad is leaning against Zalac and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stalingrad tries a body shot but Zalac blocks it.
Zalac blocks a body shot from Stalingrad.
Zalac on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stalingrad.
Stalingrad works on Zalac's body with a couple of short punches.
Stalingrad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zalac misses with an uppercut
letting Stalingrad counter with a right hand.
Stalingrad closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalingrad stalling against the cage.
Stalingrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stalingrad slips a jab from Zalac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stalingrad closes the distance and clinches.
Zalac working hard to break the clinch.
Stalingrad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zalac is looking to break free of the clinch but Stalingrad has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalingrad has Zalac pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zalac manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Stalingrad has Zalac pressed against the cage, preventing Zalac from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omir Stalingrad dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alen Zalac's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Stalingrad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zalac.
Stalingrad scores with a leg kick.
Stalingrad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zalac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stalingrad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zalac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zalac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stalingrad has managed to clinch.
Zalac can't break the clinch.
Zalac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zalac is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Stalingrad.
Stalingrad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zalac uses from the top position.
Zalac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalingrad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zalac.
Zalac has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stalingrad is on top in guard.
Stalingrad stands up from Zalac's guard - Stalingrad perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zalac throws a poor cross that misses
and Stalingrad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stalingrad shoots in looking for a takedown. Zalac tries to sprawl out of it but Stalingrad keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zalac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stalingrad lands a lovely overhand right.
Stalingrad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalingrad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stalingrad.
Stalingrad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalingrad lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalingrad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalingrad breaks the clinch.
Zalac circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad tries to clinch but Zalac moves out of range.
Stalingrad tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zalac sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stalingrad somewhat.
A swing and a miss from Zalac.
Zalac pushes Stalingrad up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalingrad can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omir Stalingrad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalingrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stalingrad has managed to clinch.
Stalingrad pushes Zalac back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Stalingrad.
Zalac looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalingrad lands a good knee to the midsection. Zalac won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Stalingrad.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Stalingrad as the two fighters clinch.
Stalingrad lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalingrad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalingrad has Zalac pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalingrad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zalac.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omir Stalingrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stalingrad 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Omir Stalingrad!
After the fight, Omir Stalingrad was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gracie (ranked 2319 p4p, 2502 weight class) and Juan Christiano (ranked 316 p4p, 343 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Nick Gracie has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nick Gracie 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Christiano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christiano defends it nicely.
Christiano was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Christiano is avoiding it.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Christiano lands a high kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Christiano defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Christiano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gracie backing away here, and Christiano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gracie misses with the body kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie tries to clinch but Christiano moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gracie dives in and grabs Christiano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Christiano pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Christiano delivers a nice body kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Christiano cracks Gracie with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Gracie falls to his knees and Christiano doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Christiano!
Our winner, Juan Christiano, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonty Egburt (ranked 2753 p4p, 2176 weight class) and Zhang Wu (ranked 336 p4p, 277 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wu's choice of entrance music: Modest Mouse - The Ground Walks, with Time in a Box. Zhang Wu is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonty Egburt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Wu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wu throws a right hand that Egburt ducks under and follows up with a left that Egburt also avoids with ease.
Egburt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Egburt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wu.
Egburt misses the shot to the body.
Egburt digs a good hook to Wu's body.
Egburt avoids the body shot from Wu.
Wu throws a leg kick but Egburt moved away.
Egburt staying out of range there.
Wu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egburt.
The crowd cheers as Wu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Egburt doesn't seem phased though.
Egburt misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Egburt.
Wu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egburt missing with a left hand there. Wu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Wu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egburt 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egburt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egburt is looking to counter punch.
Wu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wu misses with a right hand
and Egburt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wu looks to land a left hand but Egburt moved out of range nicely.
Wu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egburt was well out of range. Poor timing from Wu.
Egburt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wu throws a body punch but Egburt moves out of range.
Egburt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wu throws a front kick that sends Egburt stumbling back into the cage.
Wu punishes Egburt's body with a nice straight punch.
Wu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Egburt throws out a loose jab but Wu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egburt lands a jab to Wu's midsection.
Egburt connects with a right hand. Wu shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egburt.
Egburt slips under a jab from Wu.
Egburt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wu moves away.
Egburt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Egburt walks into a left hand.
Wu misses with a double jab.
Wu moves away from the strike by Egburt.
Egburt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egburt's hands.
Wu swings for the body but Egburt moves out of range.
Wu scores with a body shot.
Egburt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wu.
Wu misses the jab.
Egburt is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wu with a nice calf kick.
Egburt throws a shot from downtown. Wu moves away and avoids it.
Wu just misses with a punch to the body.
Egburt was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Egburt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wu defending well as Egburt loads up on a big left hand.
Wu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Egburt throws out the jab.
Wu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egburt.
Egburt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wu.
Egburt throwing a counter right hand but Wu manages to avoid it.
Wu scores with a three punch combo!
Wu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Egburt has time to react.
Egburt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egburt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wu lands an overhand right.
Egburt ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Nice jab there from Wu.
Egburt blocks a head kick by Wu.
Wu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Egburt manages to avoid it.
Egburt ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
It looked like Egburt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wu.
Wu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Egburt.
A countering left hand to the body from Wu misses.
Egburt takes one to the side of the head.
Wu has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Egburt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wu.
Egburt is looking to counter punch.
Wu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Egburt just misses with a punch to the body.
Egburt takes a swing at Wu's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zhang Wu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Egburt slips a straight right by Wu.
Egburt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice defenses there by Egburt.
Wu avoids the body shot from Egburt.
Wu misses with an uppercut. Egburt saw that one coming.
Wu takes a swing at Egburt's ribcage but misses.
Egburt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Egburt. Wu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Wu - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egburt slips under a jab from Wu.
Egburt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Egburt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egburt.
Wu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egburt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wu finds it's way round the side to connect with Egburt's head.
Wu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Decent striking displayed by Wu there.
Egburt tests Wu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egburt cracks Wu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Egburt slips under a jab from Wu.
Egburt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wu's head backwards.
Wu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Egburt misses with a right hand
and Wu counters with a right hand to the body.
Egburt ducks under a wild hook from Wu.
Egburt cracks Wu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wu is rocked!
Wu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wu is still on wobbly legs! Can Egburt finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wu throws a hook but Egburt avoids it easily.
Egburt throwing a counter right hand but Wu manages to avoid it.
Wu throws an off balance right hand
and Egburt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egburt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wu.
Egburt swings widly with a right hand
and Wu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egburt misses with an uppercut. Wu saw that one coming.
Egburt throws a body shot but no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wu 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 Egburt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Egburt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egburt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Egburt lands a big uppercut and Wu crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wu looks OK. Egburt waves Wu back to his feet!
Egburt lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Wu head around and knocks him out cold! Egburt hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonty Egburt!
Jonty Egburt 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manco Unknown (ranked 1652 p4p, 2452 weight class) and Roku Takenaka (ranked 210 p4p, 305 weight class). Unknown comes to the cage accompanied by Ennio Morricone. Manco Unknown has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manco Unknown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roku Takenaka!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unknown looks to score with a jab to the body but Takenaka is just out of range.
Takenaka digs a good body shot into Unknown's ribs.
Roku Takenaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Unknown slips a jab and a cross from Takenaka.
Unknown misses the shot to the body.
Unknown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takenaka lands a nice looking body shot.
Takenaka dives in for a single leg takedown but Unknown sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Takenaka tries to get set, Unknown tries to push him back and clinch up but Takenaka manages to avoid the attempt.
Takenaka throws a combination that misses
and Unknown counters with a nice uppercut.
Takenaka lands with a straight right. Unknown didn't see that one coming.
Unknown pushes Takenaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Takenaka tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Unknown just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Takenaka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Unknown scores with a shoulder strike.
Takenaka tries to pull guard but Unknown forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manco Unknown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roku Takenaka.
Takenaka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takenaka fails to pull guard.
Unknown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takenaka.
Takenaka looks winded!
Unknown lands with a right to the head.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Unknown.
Still in the clinch, Unknown scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Unknown.
Unknown softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Takenaka is rocked!
Unknown scores with a shoulder strike.
Takenaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Unknown finish him?
Unknown connects with a big uppercut there that sends Takenaka tumbling to the ground! Unknown follows him down into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unknown is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Unknown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Takenaka is keeping the position for now.
Unknown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Takenaka seems to have recovered his senses.
Takenaka is looking for a triangle but Unknown pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takenaka being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Unknown continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Unknown closes the distance and pushes Takenaka back into the cage.
Unknown pushes Takenaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unknown lands a hook that snaps the head of Takenaka backwards.
Unknown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Unknown is working Takenaka over against the cage.
Takenaka jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Unknown walks away with a smile on his face. Takenaka gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Unknown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Takenaka, pushing him back against the cage.
Unknown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Unknown pushes Takenaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Unknown.
Takenaka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Unknown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Unknown lands a right hand.
Unknown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takenakas head.
Unknown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Unknown lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Unknown prevents a body shot from Takenaka.
Takenaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Takenaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Unknown won't allow it.
Unknown lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takenaka.
Takenaka tries to break free but Unknown pushes him back against the cage.
Takenaka is trying to pull guard but Unknown has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takenaka.
Unknown lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Unknown lands an uppercut.
Unknown lands with a left to the head.
Unknown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takenaka.
Unknown lands a nice uppercut.
Unknown lands a right hand that snaps the head of Takenaka backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Unknown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takenaka.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Unknown.
Unknown lands a shot to the body.
Unknown lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unknown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manco Unknown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Takenaka drops his hands momentarily. Unknown doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Takenaka staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Takenaka doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manco Unknown!
A victorious Manco Unknown thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Edwards (ranked 1542 p4p, 1291 weight class) and Lukasz Wieczorek (ranked 204 p4p, 174 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by My Time. Wieczorek is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kryzesimir Debski - Husaria Ginie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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206
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215
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Edwards!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lukasz Wieczorek!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieczorek defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edwards.
Wieczorek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wieczorek sprawls and moves away.
Wieczorek lands an overhand right.
Wieczorek scores with a hook.
Edwards keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wieczorek.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wieczorek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieczorek thuds a left hand into Edwards's body.
Wieczorek cracks Edwards on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Edwards falls backwards against the cage. Wieczorek follows up with more strikes that drop Edwards to his knees. Wieczorek keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Edwards! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukasz Wieczorek!
Lukasz Wieczorek is the new light heavyweight champion!
Lukasz Wieczorek very nearly forgot to thank Conviction amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Mason Edwards spoke after the fight, saying 'I'd love to stand here and say the better man won today but that would be a boldface lie. The truth is I'm the better fighter, the superior grappler and Lord Luke got hella lucky. His cup also was uncomfortably large and I plan to appeal. Checkmate, I want a rematch. Now get that mic out of my face'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joad Cressbeckler (ranked 1087 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 165 p4p, 185 weight class). Cressbeckler kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is American Remains. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ispa Perkele was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joad Cressbeckler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cressbeckler throws a low kick but Perkele moves out of range easily.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Cressbeckler slips under a jab from Perkele.
Cressbeckler throws a good cross that connects.
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkele staying out of range there.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Cressbeckler ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Cressbeckler lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkele doesn't seem phased though.
Cressbeckler throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Cressbeckler scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cressbeckler works the jab nicely.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cressbeckler tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a hook.
It looked like Cressbeckler was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perkele.
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Cressbeckler counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
Cressbeckler throws a front kick aimed at Perkele's knee but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cressbeckler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Cressbeckler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Cressbeckler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cressbeckler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looks like Cressbeckler has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Perkele throws a shot from downtown. Cressbeckler moves away and avoids it.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perkele misses with a shot to the body
and Cressbeckler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkele lands with a straight right. Cressbeckler didn't see that one coming.
Cressbeckler scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Cressbeckler misses
and Perkele counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cressbeckler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cressbeckler walks into a jab.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Perkele misses the jab.
Perkele swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Cressbeckler saw that one coming.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cressbeckler tries to score with a low kick but Perkele moves his leg out of the way.
Cressbeckler gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Perkele.
Perkele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Cressbeckler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele gets a clinch.
Cressbeckler is working Perkele over against the cage.
Cressbeckler lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perkele getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Perkele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter with a body kick.
Perkele moves in looking to clinch but Cressbeckler pushes him off.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cressbeckler.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with an outside leg kick.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Cressbeckler keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Cressbeckler swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Perkele.
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 jab from Cressbeckler finds it's way through Perkele's defenses.
Cressbeckler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cressbeckler circles away quickly and effectively.
Perkele doesn't manage to clinch there - Cressbeckler circles away.
Perkele has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cressbeckler.
Perkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cressbeckler looks to land a combination but Perkele avoids it well.
Perkele misses with a hook.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cressbeckler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
Perkele swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele throws a lazy uppercut
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cressbeckler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cressbeckler momentarily.
Perkele misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler dominated that round.
That's time! Cressbeckler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Perkele connects with a right hand. Cressbeckler shakes it off.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler misses with a low kick.
Cressbeckler lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Perkele at a distance.
Perkele works the jab nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Perkele 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.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cressbeckler tries to move into range but Perkele moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cressbeckler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cressbeckler scores with a shot to the body.
Cressbeckler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Joad Cressbeckler is winning the standup battle so far.
Cressbeckler slips a straight right by Perkele.
Cressbeckler swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cressbeckler slips a jab from Perkele.
Cressbeckler swings widly with a right hand
and Perkele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele throws a looping overhand right but Cressbeckler ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cressbeckler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A quick step to the side and Cressbeckler tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cressbeckler cracks Perkele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Perkele moves away from the strike by Cressbeckler.
Perkele tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Perkele throws the left hand but Cressbeckler avoids the punch easily.
Cressbeckler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Perkele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cressbeckler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Cressbeckler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cressbeckler throws out a powerful jab.
Perkele lands a glancing blow to the side of Cressbeckler's head.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Cressbeckler.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cressbeckler 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 Perkele has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Perkele and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Perkele does no damage.
Cressbeckler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Cressbeckler rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perkele counters by clinching up.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkele.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Perkele.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Perkele.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cressbeckler.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Cressbeckler working aggressively here.
Cressbeckler lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cressbeckler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele working aggressively here.
Cressbeckler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Cressbeckler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ispa Perkele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cressbeckler lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Perkele has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cressbeckler seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Perkele can turn it around.
Perkele stalling in the clinch but Cressbeckler improves position.
Cressbeckler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Perkele gets through Cressbeckler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele tries to work over Cressbeckler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perkele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cressbeckler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perkele wants to stall.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Cressbeckler.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Cressbeckler controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler is leaning against Perkele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cressbeckler can't find room to land a body shot as Perkele controls the action.
Perkele stalling.
Cressbeckler lands a nice shot to the body.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkele.
Perkele is breathing heavily.
Cressbeckler blocks a body shot from Perkele.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cressbeckler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Perkele.
Cressbeckler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Cressbeckler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Perkele fails to land.
Cressbeckler scores with a shoulder strike.
Cressbeckler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Cressbeckler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cressbeckler throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perkele misses with an uppercut. Cressbeckler saw that one coming.
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 Joad Cressbeckler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Perkele throws a hook to the side of Cressbeckler's head but Cressbeckler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkele throws an off balance right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice body shot.
Perkele might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cressbeckler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cressbeckler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Perkele takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cressbeckler connects with a leg kick.
Perkele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cressbeckler lands a really nice looking cross but Perkele seems unphased.
Perkele throws the left hand but Cressbeckler avoids the punch easily.
Cressbeckler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Perkele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Ispa Perkele has been cut.
Cressbeckler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cressbeckler throws a hook but Perkele avoids it easily.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele scores with a hook.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws out a loose jab but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cressbeckler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cressbeckler throws a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a right hand to the body.
Cressbeckler takes a swing at Perkele's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele scores with the left hand. Cressbeckler knows he should have avoided that one.
Cressbeckler lands a slapping body shot.
Cressbeckler lands with a shot to the body.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Perkele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a jab but it's blocked by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler looks to score with a jab to the body but Perkele is just out of range.
Cressbeckler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Perkele looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Perkele digs a good body shot into Cressbeckler's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Cressbeckler.
Perkele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cressbeckler.
Nice body punch from Perkele.
Cressbeckler just misses with a punch to the body.
Cressbeckler connects with a looping right hand.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele misses with a hook to the body
and Cressbeckler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Perkele 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cressbeckler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Cressbeckler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Perkele catches Cressbeckler right on the button with a cross.
Cressbeckler tries to land a leg kick but Perkele saw it coming and moves away.
Perkele swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Perkele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cressbeckler under the eye.
Cressbeckler misses with a series of wild punches.
Perkele looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cressbeckler.
Perkele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cressbeckler moves away.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter punch.
Cressbeckler lunges at Perkele with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perkele's hand.
Cressbeckler moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Cressbeckler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Perkele with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cressbeckler throws a jab when Perkele was well out of range.
Perkele blocks the body kick.
Perkele scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cressbeckler doesn't seem bothered though.
Cressbeckler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkele can do to turn this around?
Perkele misses with a hook. Cressbeckler ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cressbeckler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkele misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cressbeckler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Perkele slips under a jab.
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Cressbeckler's shoulder, as Cressbeckler tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Perkele takes one to the chin there.
Perkele tries to clinch there but Cressbeckler circles away.
Perkele takes a swing at Cressbeckler's ribcage but misses.
Cressbeckler throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Cressbeckler throws a lazy right hand but Perkele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele ducks under a wild hook from Cressbeckler.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cressbeckler counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Perkele.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Perkele was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Perkele swings widly with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkele tries to clinch there but Cressbeckler circles away.
Cressbeckler jabs Perkele to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cressbeckler scores with a hook to the body. Perkele takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cressbeckler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Perkele throws a body punch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Perkele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cressbeckler was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkele.
A lazy left from Cressbeckler finds it's target.
Cressbeckler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Cressbeckler looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele looks to land a left hand but Cressbeckler moved out of range nicely.
Perkele tries to clinch up
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkele misses with a right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a low kick, right behind Perkele 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cressbeckler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cressbeckler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cressbeckler misses its target.
Cressbeckler moves out of range as Perkele strikes.
Cressbeckler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Perkele closes the distance and clinches.
Cressbeckler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele is looking to control Cressbeckler's arms but Cressbeckler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Perkele has his back to the cage.
Perkele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cressbeckler has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Cressbeckler breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cressbeckler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkele chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cressbeckler can pounce on him.
Perkele slips under a jab from Cressbeckler.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkele thuds his right hand into Cressbeckler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cressbeckler cracks Perkele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cressbeckler misses with a wild body shot.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cressbeckler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Perkeles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cressbeckler scores with a body shot.
Cressbeckler digs a good body shot into Perkele's ribs.
Cressbeckler connects with a looping right hand.
Cressbeckler looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Cressbeckler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler connects with a looping right hand.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cressbeckler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perkele.
Perkele steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Perkele tries to clinch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Cressbeckler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Perkele tries to clinch there but Cressbeckler circles away.
Cressbeckler throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele misses with a hook. Cressbeckler ducked under it nicely.
Cressbeckler ducks under a wild hook from Perkele.
Cressbeckler is looking to counter punch.
Cressbeckler misses with a looping left.
Cressbeckler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Perkele.
Cressbeckler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Perkele.
Cressbeckler connects with a solid leg kick.
Perkele ducks right into an uppercut from Cressbeckler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cressbeckler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perkele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cressbeckler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Perkele moves into the clinch.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Cressbeckler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Cressbeckler misses with the head strike.
Cressbeckler tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cressbeckler blocking some punches.
Perkele misses with some punches.
Perkele misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joad Cressbeckler had his way with Ispa Perkele in that round.
The cut man is working on Ispa Perkele's cut.
That's time! Cressbeckler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Perkele misses with a lunging right hand
and Cressbeckler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cressbeckler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perkele.
Cressbeckler walks into a jab.
Perkele misses with a hook
and Cressbeckler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkele throws a right hand that misses
and Cressbeckler counters with a nice body shot.
Cressbeckler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Cressbeckler throws a hook but Perkele blocks it.
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Cressbeckler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Cressbeckler.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Cressbeckler.
Perkele throws the left hand but Cressbeckler avoids the punch easily.
Cressbeckler tests Perkele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cressbeckler throws the kick towards the body but Perkele avoids it.
Perkele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cressbeckler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cressbeckler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
A good leg kick by Cressbeckler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Cressbeckler counters with an inside leg kick.
Perkele tries to clinch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Perkele swings for the body but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Perkele on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Perkele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkele misses with a right hand
letting Cressbeckler counter with a right hand.
Cressbeckler throws an overhand right that lands on Perkele's shoulder, as Perkele tries to avoid the shot.
Cressbeckler throws a shot from downtown. Perkele moves away and avoids it.
Perkele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cressbeckler throws out the jab.
Cressbeckler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cressbeckler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perkele tries to clinch but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Perkele connects with a nice looking jab.
Cressbeckler throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
Perkele throws a big shot that misses.
Cressbeckler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perkele throws out the jab.
It looked like Cressbeckler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cressbeckler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Perkele lands with a cross.
Cressbeckler 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.
A shot to the body from Perkele misses
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cressbeckler stalks Perkele and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Perkele's face. Perkele staggers backwards, shaken.
Cressbeckler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Perkele under the eye.
Cressbeckler throws a body punch but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cressbeckler.
Perkele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cressbeckler tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Cressbeckler misses with a body shot.
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the strikes.
Cressbeckler connects with a leg kick.
Cressbeckler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cressbeckler moves out of range of the strikes.
Cressbeckler catches Perkele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perkele moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkele lands an overhand right.
Perkele throws the left hand but Cressbeckler avoids the punch easily.
Cressbeckler cracks Perkele with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkele walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cressbeckler.
Perkele swings for the body but Cressbeckler moves out of range.
Cressbeckler slips under a jab from Perkele.
Cressbeckler looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cressbeckler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cressbeckler thuds his right hand into Perkele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joad Cressbeckler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cressbeckler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perkele was well out of range. Poor timing from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler lands with a right hand.
Cressbeckler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler with a nice calf kick.
Cressbeckler misses the shot to the body.
Perkele tries to clinch up
and Cressbeckler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cressbeckler on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perkele cracks Cressbeckler with an open hand slap.
A right-left combo lands from Cressbeckler.
Cressbeckler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An inside leg kick lands from Cressbeckler.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joad Cressbeckler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cressbeckler 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joad Cressbeckler!
Joad Cressbeckler is the new welterweight champion!
Joad Cressbeckler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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