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OFK 57 - Kasamsun Vs Williams PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 3111 p4p, 4109 weight class) and Freddy Jackson (ranked 396 p4p, 499 weight class). Jackson has chosen Your gonna pay as his entrance music. Chame Boxing Champ has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boxing Champ defends it nicely.
Boxing Champ sizes up Jackson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boxing Champ seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Boxing Champ appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Boxing Champ lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boxing Champ decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxing Champ is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boxing Champ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jackson keeps working.
Boxing Champ winds up and cracks Jackson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is trying is best to control the position here.
Boxing Champ is thwarting Jackson's attempts to control the position.
Boxing Champ content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boxing Champ's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boxing Champ's back!
Boxing Champ is trying to get back to his feet but Jackson has full control of the position and if anything, Boxing Champ has just worked his way into a worse spot.
I would not like to be Boxing Champ right now.
Jackson throwing sloppy strikes.
Boxing Champ wants to get back to his feet.
Boxing Champ trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jackson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ is trying to stand back up.
Jackson controlling from the back.
Boxing Champ trying to get back to his feet but Jackson is in full control for now.
Jackson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Boxing Champ 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.
Boxing Champ manages to escape to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxing Champ. Boxing Champ obviously looking to wear him down.
Jackson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jackson wants to clinch
enabling Boxing Champ to counter with a crisp jab.
Boxing Champ looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jackson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Jackson tries to roll over but Boxing Champ keeps him under control.
Boxing Champ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ is looking to advance position but Jackson won't allow it.
Boxing Champ lands strikes from half guard.
Boxing Champ looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jackson is trying to stand back up but Boxing Champ is controlling him
Jackson wants to control the action here but instead Boxing Champ manages to pass to full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boxing Champ is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boxing Champ breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Boxing Champ lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boxing Champ lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Boxing Champ can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jackson is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chame Boxing Champ dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Boxing Champ drops Jackson with a left right combo! Boxing Champ follows him down to the ground into side control.
 Jackson is rocked!
Boxing Champ is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Boxing Champ taking a breather here.
Boxing Champ tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Boxing Champ has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jackson wants to control but Boxing Champ postures up.
Jackson is looking for a sweep.
Boxing Champ is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Jackson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Boxing Champ lands some shots froms side control.
Boxing Champ is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson 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.
Boxing Champ is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Jackson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chame Boxing Champ overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boxing Champ working away.
Jackson is trying to work for a sweep but Boxing Champ has mounted him!
Boxing Champ avoids the attempt from Jackson to control.
Boxing Champ unloading with bombs!
Boxing Champ raining down shots from the mount!
Jackson is still in real trouble! Can Boxing Champ finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Jackson wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Boxing Champ celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chame Boxing Champ!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Avetisyan (ranked 2142 p4p, 3851 weight class) and Travis Copeland (ranked 296 p4p, 452 weight class). Travis Copeland told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Edgar Avetisyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Travis Copeland!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Copeland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avetisyan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Avetisyan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Avetisyan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Avetisyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Avetisyan manages to break the clinch.
Copeland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avetisyan.
Avetisyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Copeland tries to clinch up.
Avetisyan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avetisyan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Avetisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Copeland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Avetisyan throws a counter high kick but Copeland was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Copeland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avetisyan.
Copeland scores with a jab to the body.
Copeland looks to throw the jab but Avetisyan is out of range.
Avetisyan takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland has Avetisyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Avetisyan can't break the clinch.
Avetisyan working hard to break the clinch.
Avetisyan has had enough of the clinch but Copeland keeps him there for the moment.
Copeland scores a nice knee to the body.
Avetisyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Edgar Avetisyan has been cut.
Avetisyan avoids a wild elbow strike from Copeland.
Avetisyan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Copeland moves in looking to clinch but Avetisyan pushes him off.
Avetisyan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Copeland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Avetisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avetisyan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Copeland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Copeland throws a right hand that Avetisyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Avetisyan also avoids with ease.
Copeland moves into the clinch.
Avetisyan manages to break the clinch.
Copeland lands with a hook. Avetisyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Copeland throws a combination. Avetisyan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Copeland throws the left hand but Avetisyan avoids the punch easily.
Copeland tries to clinch up but Avetisyan circles away and keeps his distance.
Copeland looks to land a right hand but Avetisyan moved out of range.
Copeland tries to clinch there but Avetisyan circles away.
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Avetisyan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Copeland throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Copeland utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Avetisyan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Copeland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
Avetisyan is trying to break the clinch but Copeland has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland slows down the pace here.
Copeland prevents Avetisyan from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avetisyan's brow.
Copeland utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Copeland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Avetisyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Avetisyan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Copeland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Avetisyan.
Copeland throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Avetisyan blocks it with crossed arms.
Copeland throws an elbow that misses.
Avetisyan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Copeland smiles and moves away.
Copeland forces Avetisyan back against the cage and clinches.
Copeland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Avetisyan is trying to force a seperation but Copeland has the dominant position.
Avetisyan is looking to break free of the clinch but Copeland has double underhooks.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Copeland lunges at Avetisyan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Avetisyan's hand.
Copeland throws a looping overhand right but Avetisyan ducks down to avoid it.
Avetisyan walks into a stiff left hand from Copeland.
Copeland rushes Avetisyan and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Avetisyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Copeland has Avetisyan pressed against the cage.
Avetisyan blocks an elbow strike.
Avetisyan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Avetisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Travis Copeland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edgar Avetisyan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Avetisyan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Copeland darts in and clinches Avetisyan up against the cage.
Avetisyan avoids the elbow strike from Copeland, against the cage.
Avetisyan is trying to break the clinch but Copeland is controlling him.
Copeland misses with an elbow strike.
Copeland misses with a knee strike.
Copeland digs a right hand into Avetisyan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Avetisyan's gas tank.
Copeland has Avetisyan pressed against the cage, preventing Avetisyan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Avetisyan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Copeland tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Avetisyan breaks from the clinch.
Copeland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Avetisyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland lands an elbow just above Avetisyan 's eye.
Avetisyan blocks an elbow strike from Copeland.
Copeland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Copeland trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland throws an elbow but it misses.
Copeland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Avetisyan's efforts to push away.
Avetisyan dodges an elbow strike from Copeland.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Avetisyan takes an elbow to the temple.
Edgar Avetisyan's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Avetisyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Copeland rushes Avetisyan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Avetisyan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Avetisyan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Avetisyan misses with a hook
and Copeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Copeland has closed the distance and engaged Avetisyan in a clinch.
Travis Copeland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Avetisyan is trying to push Copeland away but Copeland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Avetisyan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Avetisyan can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Copeland throws an elbow but misses.
Copeland missing with knees to the body.
Copeland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Avetisyan tries to circle away but Copeland has him pinned against the cage.
Avetisyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Copeland tries to clinch but Avetisyan is having none of it.
Copeland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Avetisyan.
Copeland takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Copeland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Avetisyan is defending well for now.
Avetisyan tries to pull guard but Copeland forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Avetisyan tries to pull guard but Copeland won't allow it.
Avetisyan tries to circle away but Copeland has him pinned against the cage.
Copeland is struggling to control the position.
Copeland content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copeland pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Copeland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Avetisyan's brow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Avetisyan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Avetisyan is trying to force a seperation but Copeland has the dominant position.
Copeland lands a damaging elbow.
Copeland looking to slow down the pace here.
Copeland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Avetisyan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Copeland lands an elbow that stopped Avetisyan in his tracks for a moment.
Edgar Avetisyan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Copeland tries to land a knee to the head but Avetisyan blocks with his arms.
Avetisyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Copeland misses with a looping left.
Copeland has managed to clinch.
Copeland with a knee to the head.
 Avetisyan is rocked!
Jeez, Edgar Avetisyan's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Avetisyan is trying to break free.
Oh Avetisyan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avetisyan breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avetisyan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Travis Copeland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Copeland throws a series of strikes that have Avetisyan backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Copeland both land. Nice combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Edgar Avetisyan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Copeland!
A victorious Travis Copeland 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Richie Simpson (ranked 2963 p4p, 2384 weight class) and J Gay G (ranked 288 p4p, 246 weight class). Gay G has chosen Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richie Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, J Gay G!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gay G looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Simpson!
Simpson throws Gay G to one side and escapes!
Gay G gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gay G connects with a body shot.
Simpson moves out of range of the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gay G lands with a straight right. Simpson didn't see that one coming.
Simpson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gay G finds it's way round the side to connect with Simpson's head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gay G has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gay G lands with a good body shot.
Simpson takes one to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gay G. Simpson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gay G throws a head kick that misses.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gay G fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simpson on the side of the head.
Gay G slips a jab from Simpson.
Simpson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gay G.
Simpson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G dips to his left and cracks Simpson with an uppercut!
Simpson looks to land a left hand but Gay G moved out of range nicely.
Simpson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gay G lands a lovely overhand right.
Gay G ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gay G connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Gay G coming out on top.
Gay G swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gay G throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Simpson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gay G darts in looking for a takedown but Simpson gets double underhooks and turns Gay G into the cage.
Richie Simpson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gay G throws a body shot but no joy.
Gay G fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simpson looks to land a right hand but Gay G moved out of range.
Gay G cracks Simpson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gay G tries for a takedown but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Richie Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Gay G.
Gay G darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gay G landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Simpson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simpson is refusing to be controlled, as Gay G sits in half guard.
Gay G controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G is trying to work for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Gay G throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gay G is taking a breather. Simpson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Simpson is looking to improve his position.
Gay G content to control rather than advance.
Gay G has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Gay G there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gay G sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gay G throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Simpson blocking the ground and pound.
Gay G landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gay G lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Simpson hang on?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
J Gay G dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Simpson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gay G has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gay G throws a lazy right hand but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gay G with a hook.
Simpson tries to sprawl but Gay G drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gay G wants to pass the guard but Simpson is defending well.
Gay G is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gay G throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gay G is thwarting Simpson's attempts to control the position.
Gay G sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simpson defending well though.
Gay G looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is staying active underneath Gay G, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gay G working Simpson over with strikes.
Gay G not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gay G passes to full mount!
Gay G controlling the pace for now.
Gay G with a couple of short strikes.
Gay G fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gay G working Simpson over with strikes here.
Gay G has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gay G trying to control but Simpson is having none of it.
Gay G jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Simpson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gay G is looking to take a break and control but Simpson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gay G is trying to get an arm triangle but Simpson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G landing strikes.
Gay G trying to control the position but Simpson is working away.
Gay G throws a strike aimed at the side of Simpson's head but Simpson avoids it well.
Gay G throwing strikes but Simpson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Simpson working away.
Gay G bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Gay G swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Gay G misses the target.
Simpson throwing a counter right hand but Gay G manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Simpson.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gay G.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson throws a hook but Gay G blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Gay G. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson throws the left hand but Gay G avoids the punch easily.
Gay G staying out of range there.
Simpson tries to sprawl but Gay G drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Simpson won't allow Gay G to pass to mount.
Gay G content to control rather than advance.
Gay G trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Gay G thows a huge punch but Simpson dodges it nicely.
Well, if Gay G is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gay G missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
J Gay G showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gay G tries for a takedown but Simpson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Simpson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Simpson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gay G misses with a takedown attempt
and Simpson counters with a nice body shot.
A cross from Gay G lands.
Simpson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gay G.
Simpson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gay G connects with a good right hand that stumbles Simpson. Simpson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Simpson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gay G.
An attempted straight right counter from Simpson misses the target.
Gay G jabs Simpson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gay G scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gay G tries for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Simpson is trying to control Gay G's posture but Gay G avoids it.
Simpson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Simpson tries to get out of the position.
Simpson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gay G wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Simpson, who protects the arm well.
Gay G looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gay G advances to full mount.
Gay G lands with some strikes.
Gay G throws some wild stikes that Simpson manages to avoid easily.
Richie Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Simpson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gay G looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gay G thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gay G is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gay G trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gay G goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Simpson turns into him and now he's in Gay G's guard.
Gay G has his foot on Simpson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simpson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gay G is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gay G pushes Simpson off and gets back to his feet.
Gay G is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Simpson.
Gay G jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gay G lands a nice looking body shot.
Gay G throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gay G lands a slapping body shot.
Gay G has a takedown stuffed.
Richie Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of J Gay G.
Gay G lands with a good body shot.
Nice body punch from Gay G.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gay G closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Simpson quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gay G wants to work for an arm triangle but Simpson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gay G takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gay G trying to advance position but Simpson counters by regaining guard.
Gay G wants to control from the top but Simpson keeps moving.
Gay G seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gay G works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gay G trying to mount his opponent but Simpson defends it.
And that's the end of the fight!
J Gay G comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gay G has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... J Gay G!
In his post fight interview, J Gay G started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edd Norton (ranked 2508 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Alex Peter (ranked 100 p4p, 106 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
180
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edd Norton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Peter!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peter misses with a takedown attempt
and Norton counters with a stiff right hand.
Peter clinches up with Norton and pushes him back against the cage.
Norton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peter backwards.
Peter is trying to force a seperation but Norton has the dominant position.
Norton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peter backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norton.
Norton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Peter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Norton.
Peter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Norton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton drops Peter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Peter looks back up at him and smiles so Norton waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Peter is rocked!
Peter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norton cracks Peter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Norton has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Peter to stand back up!
Peter is still on wobbly legs! Can Norton finish him?
Norton measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Peter! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Edd Norton!
After winning the bout, Edd Norton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Alex Peter stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want a rematch'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Hasselhoff (ranked 1794 p4p, 3264 weight class) and Brutalis Rhino (ranked 259 p4p, 405 weight class). Hershel Hasselhoff 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hershel Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brutalis Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhino scores with a push kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rhino has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rhino tests Hasselhoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooh a lovely combination from Rhino sends Hasselhoff down but not out. Rhino dives into side control looking to finish.
Hasselhoff is rocked!
It looks like Hershel Hasselhoff has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rhino staying calm.
Hasselhoff is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rhino off and has taken his back!
Hasselhoff is trying to stick to Rhino's back but Rhino is turning into Hasselhoff. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hasselhoff's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rhino.
Rhino sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hasselhoff seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rhino with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Rhino defends easily.
Rhino postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rhino gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hasselhoff has momentary wrist control but Rhino slips an elbow through the middle.
Rhino with a nice head shot there.
Hasselhoff has his foot on Rhino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rhino works his way back into a safe position though.
Rhino stays in close to Hasselhoff's body and controls the position.
Rhino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rhino looking to pass the guard.
Rhino thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff wants to sweep here but Rhino controlling him for the moment.
Rhino content to stall in guard here.
Rhino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hasselhoff is keeping the position for now.
Rhino lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhino controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff looking for a guillotine here but Rhino defends easily.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rhino controls the pace.
Hasselhoff is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rhino is aware though and is defending well.
Rhino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rhino cracks Hasselhoff with a solid left hand.
Hasselhoff working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rhino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rhino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rhino is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rhino works over Hasselhoff with some ground and pound from guard.
Hasselhoff throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rhino landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rhino connects with a couple of short punches.
Rhino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rhino trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rhino passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rhino just content to control the position.
Hasselhoff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brutalis Rhino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hershel Hasselhoff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rhino lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rhino throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hasselhoff was covering up waiting for the punch and Rhino finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rhino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rhino pushing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Rhino keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rhino seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hasselhoff is defending against the submission attempts here by Rhino.
Rhino winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino controlling the action here.
Rhino is continuing to stall.
Rhino working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rhino wants to pass to mount but Hasselhoff is defending the position.
Rhino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rhino landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rhino controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhino to get the leverage.
Rhino frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rhino controlling from the full mount.
Hasselhoff is looking to get to half guard.
Hasselhoff is in a horrible position here. Rhino smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rhino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hasselhoff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Rhino connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hasselhoff is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino with good strikes from the mount here!
Hasselhoff working to try and regain half guard.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hasselhoff is controlling an arm, preventing Rhino from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rhino controlling the pace for now.
Hasselhoff is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rhino controlling from mount.
Hasselhoff wants to control but Rhino is having none of it.
Hasselhoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rhino.
Rhino looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino with the ground and pound from mount.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino content just to control the position here.
Rhino is trying to take his opponent's back.
Brutalis Rhino has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rhino cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Hasselhoff is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rhino takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rhino connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brutalis Rhino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hershel Hasselhoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Rhino lands a nice looking body kick.
Hasselhoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rhino is fending him off so far but Hasselhoff persists. Nope, Rhino circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhino manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hasselhoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Hasselhoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Rhino passes Hasselhoff's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rhino is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhino to get the leverage.
Rhino is taking a breather. Hasselhoff says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Rhino looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rhino lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Rhino seems content to control.
Rhino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hasselhoff is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Rhino seems content to control.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Rhino there.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rhino in particular looking to stall.
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.
Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hasselhoff won't allow Rhino to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Rhino is looking for a kimura here.
Rhino content to control rather than advance.
Rhino tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hasselhoff knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is looking for a kimura but Hasselhoff is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rhino to get the leverage.
Hasselhoff moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rhino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rhino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Rhino slips nicely into half guard.
Hasselhoff has hold of Rhino's hands but Rhino slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rhino pulls his head out easily.
Rhino is nestled in close to Hasselhoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff tries to get to full guard but Rhino has control of the leg.
Rhino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasselhoff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hasselhoff might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rhino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rhino works his way into full mount!
Brutalis Rhino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hasselhoff is controlling an arm, preventing Rhino from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Rhino lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hasselhoff taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hasselhoff defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rhino.
Hershel Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hasselhoff regains half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutalis Rhino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rhino has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutalis Rhino!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yajson Rram (ranked 1415 p4p, 3291 weight class) and Ryan Mcarthy (ranked 161 p4p, 303 weight class). Rram comes to the cage accompanied by Overhaul. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yajson Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Mcarthy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcarthy shoots for a double leg takedown but Rram sprawls well. He's pushed Mcarthy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A head kick misses from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy misses with a head kick.
Mcarthy misses with a looping left.
Rram forces Mcarthy back against the cage and clinches.
I was talking to Rram's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.
Rram forces Mcarthy back against the cage and clinches.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch.
Mcarthy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mcarthy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcarthy lands a head kick!
Rram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcarthy moves away.
Rram works the jab nicely.
Rram lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mcarthy's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rram tries to clinch there but Mcarthy circles away.
Mcarthy throws out a counter right but Rram avoids it with no problem.
Mcarthy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rram's waist but Rram gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mcarthy off to one side.
Mcarthy keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rram.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mcarthy is looking to clinch.
Rram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcarthy doesn't seem bothered though.
Rram scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcarthy in his tracks.
Mcarthy tries to clinch there but Rram circles away.
Rram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mcarthy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rram.
Rram is looking to clinch.
Rram gets a clinch.
Mcarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rram smiles and moves away.
Yajson Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mcarthy.
Rram throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcarthy.
Rram feints a jab promting Mcarthy to slip. Rram then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mcarthy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Rram misses with a hook. Mcarthy ducked under it nicely.
Rram cracks Mcarthy with an open hand slap.
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!
Mcarthy pushes Rram up against the cage in a clinch.
Mcarthy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rram throws a right and a left that Mcarthy avoids nicely.
Mcarthy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rram avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcarthy drives through and clinches with Rram against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram lands a jab to the head.
Rram fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mcarthy.
Rram fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcarthy fails with a takedown attempt.
Rram misses with a hook. Mcarthy ducked under it nicely.
Mcarthy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rram can't find room to land a body shot as Mcarthy controls the action.
Rram struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcarthy controls his hands.
Rram dodges an elbow strike from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcarthy manages to avoid it.
Mcarthy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mcarthy showed some decent athleticism there.
Rram is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Mcarthy darts in and clinches Rram up against the cage.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Rram gets tackled into the cage by Mcarthy. Mcarthy maintains the clinch.
Mcarthy misses with a knee to the head.
Mcarthy blocking some punches.
Rram blocks a body shot from Mcarthy.
Rram fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rram digs a right hand into Mcarthy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mcarthy's gas tank.
Rram swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcarthy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rram lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rram throws a shot from downtown. Mcarthy moves away and avoids it.
Mcarthy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rram blocks a head kick by Mcarthy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rram. Mcarthy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Mcarthy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mcarthy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcarthy.
A shot to the liver by Rram. Beautiful body shot.
Rram is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rram tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcarthy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mcarthy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rram feints and then cracks Mcarthy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcarthy down.
Rram scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yajson Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram blocks a head kick by Mcarthy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcarthy misses with a double jab.
Rram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mcarthy throws a head kick but Rram moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mcarthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rram swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yajson Rram dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rram throws a low kick but Mcarthy moves out of range easily.
Mcarthy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rram lands an overhand right.
Mcarthy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rram can pounce on him.
Rram scores with a hook to the body. Mcarthy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mcarthy.
Mcarthy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Rram blocks it well.
Rram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mcarthy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rram tries to clinch up.
Mcarthy walks into a jab.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Rram moves out of range.
Rram misses with a wild body shot.
Mcarthy swats away the attempt to clinch by Rram.
Mcarthy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rram lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mcarthy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yajson Rram is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rram lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rram on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rram's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcarthy under the eye.
Rram checks a low kick from Mcarthy.
Rram keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcarthy.
Rram swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcarthy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mcarthy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rram smiles and moves away.
Rram's corner calls for a 1-2. Rram obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Rram misses.
Rram tests Mcarthy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mcarthy gets tackled into the cage by Rram. Rram maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Rram.
Ryan Mcarthy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rram breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rram misses with a few strikes there.
Mcarthy looks for a takedown but Rram sprawls well.
Mcarthy throws a head kick that Rram semi-blocks.
Rram closes the distance and pushes Mcarthy back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rram.
Rram's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcarthy closes the distance and clinches up with Rram, looking for a takedown. Mcarthy pushes Rram against the cage but Rram circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yajson Rram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Mcarthy.
Jab, jab by Rram - just one landing.
Mcarthy scores with a head kick.
Mcarthy moves into range and clinches up with Rram.
Mcarthy breaks the clinch.
Rram wants to clinch up but Mcarthy keeps it at a distance.
Mcarthy throws a series of punches but Rram avoids them all with ease.
Rram throwing a counter right hand but Mcarthy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rram manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rram, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Rram.
Mcarthy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rram.
Mcarthy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rram is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcarthy can do to turn this around?
Rram bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mcarthy's head.
Mcarthy is rocked!
Mcarthy throws a head kick that misses.
Rram was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mcarthy misses the shot to the body.
Rram fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcarthy is looking for the big counter here.
Rram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rram bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rram gets a clinch.
Rram can't find room to land a body shot as Mcarthy controls the action.
Rram breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rram scores with a three punch combo!
Mcarthy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rram finish him?
Rram circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mcarthy to the canvas! Mcarthy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Rram keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yajson Rram!
Yajson Rram decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Irrawaddy (ranked 976 p4p, 4149 weight class) and Claude Dacre (ranked 117 p4p, 358 weight class). Irrawaddy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Laos Rules!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Irrawaddy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Claude Dacre!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
Ken Irrawaddy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Irrawaddy with a hook.
Dacre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dacre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Irrawaddy.
Dacre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Irrawaddy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Dacre counter with a right hand.
Dacre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Irrawaddy was covering up waiting for the punch and Dacre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dacre pushing down on Irrawaddy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Irrawaddy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy 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.
Irrawaddy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre won't allow Irrawaddy to sweep him here.
Dacre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Irrawaddy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Irrawaddy is looking to sweep but instead, Dacre has passed into half guard.
Irrawaddy is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dacre connects with a nice short shot to Irrawaddy's temple.
Irrawaddy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dacre in particular looking to stall.
Dacre is thwarting Irrawaddy's attempts to control the position.
Dacre stalling.
Irrawaddy wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy is refusing to be controlled, as Dacre sits in half guard.
Dacre might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Irrawaddy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Irrawaddy tries to roll over but Dacre keeps him under control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Irrawaddy gets back to full guard.
Dacre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Irrawaddy's face as Dacre controls the position.
Dacre misses with the ground and pound.
Irrawaddy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy being controlled for a moment.
Dacre scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dacre controls the position from side control.
Dacre is putting a hurting on Irrawaddy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Irrawaddy gets back to half guard.
Dacre prevents Irrawaddy from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Irrawaddy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dacre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dacre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep here but Dacre controlling him for the moment.
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
Irrawaddy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Irrawaddy keeping moving, preventing Dacre from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Irrawaddy wants to sweep here but Dacre controlling him for the moment.
Dacre connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Claude Dacre dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Irrawaddy cracks Dacre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Irrawaddy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dacre on the side of the head.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and Dacre counters with a stiff right hand.
Dacre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice sprawl there from Irrawaddy as Dacre shoots in.
A slow jab from Irrawaddy misses its intended target.
Dacre moves into the clinch.
Irrawaddy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Irrawaddy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dacre's elbow.
Irrawaddy throws a punch but it's blocked by Dacre.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irrawaddy throws a body punch but Dacre moves out of range.
Dacre flicks out a counter leg kick but Irrawaddy steps away.
A slow jab from Irrawaddy misses its intended target.
Dacre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Irrawaddy throws a big shot that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dacre moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre dives in for a single leg takedown but Irrawaddy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ken Irrawaddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dacre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dacre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Irrawaddy swivels and escapes.
Ken Irrawaddy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claude Dacre.
Irrawaddy throws a series of strikes that have Dacre backpedaling.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Irrawaddy looks to land a right hand but Dacre moved out of range.
Dacre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dacre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Irrawaddy defends it nicely.
A big right from Irrawaddy misses.
Irrawaddy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Irrawaddy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dacre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Irrawaddy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Irrawaddy - just one landing.
Irrawaddy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dacre manages to avoid it.
Dacre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Irrawaddy misses with a body shot.
Dacre throws out a counter right but Irrawaddy avoids it with no problem.
Dacre looks to score with a jab to the body but Irrawaddy is just out of range.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping right.
Dacre looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dacre takes the fight into the clinch.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dacre controls his hands.
Irrawaddy misses with some punches.
Dacre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Irrawaddy's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dacre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Irrawaddy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Irrawaddy digs a right hand underneath Dacre's ribcage. Dacre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dacre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut.
Irrawaddy looks to throw the jab but Dacre is out of range.
Dacre ducks under a wild hook from Irrawaddy.
Dacre throws out a counter right but Irrawaddy avoids it with no problem.
Irrawaddy slips a jab from Dacre.
Irrawaddy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dacre shoots for a takedown but Irrawaddy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dacre slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Dacre throws out a counter right but Irrawaddy avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Irrawaddy coming out on top.
Irrawaddy misses with an uppercut. Dacre saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and Dacre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dacre cracks Irrawaddy with an open hand slap.
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 Irrawaddy misses.
It seemed like Dacre was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd cheers as Irrawaddy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dacre doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Dacre finds it's way through Irrawaddy's defenses.
Dacre jabs at Irrawaddy's body.
Irrawaddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dacre can do to turn this around?
Dacre misses with a hook. Irrawaddy ducked under it nicely.
Irrawaddy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Irrawaddy just misses with a punch to the body.
Dacre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dacre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dacre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dacre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dacre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Irrawaddy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Irrawaddy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Irrawaddy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dacre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circling - Dacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irrawaddy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dacre was well out of range. Poor timing from Irrawaddy.
Ken Irrawaddy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dacre tries to close the distance and clinch but Irrawaddy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irrawaddy throws an off balance right hand
and Dacre counters with a nice body shot.
Irrawaddy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dacre misses with an uppercut. Irrawaddy saw that one coming.
Irrawaddy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dacre slips under a jab from Irrawaddy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irrawaddy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Dacre slips a straight right by Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy digs a good body shot into Dacre's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacre closes the distance and pushes Irrawaddy back into the cage.
Irrawaddy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Dacre as he connects with a hook.
Irrawaddy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dacre momentarily.
Dacre clinches.
Irrawaddy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Irrawaddy managing to block the knees to the body from Dacre.
Irrawaddy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Irrawaddy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Irrawaddy as the two fighters clinch.
Irrawaddy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dacre backwards.
Irrawaddy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a body punch.
Irrawaddy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irrawaddy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irrawaddy throws a poor cross that misses
and Dacre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy scores with a body shot.
Dacre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Irrawaddy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Irrawaddy. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Dacre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook.
A countering left hand to the body from Dacre misses.
Irrawaddy misses with a looping right.
Irrawaddy throws a body punch but Dacre moves out of range.
Irrawaddy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dacre connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Irrawaddy scrambles back to his feet.
Irrawaddy throws the left hand but Dacre avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Irrawaddy misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy lands an overhand right.
Dacre walks into a left hand.
Irrawaddy misses with a hook
and Dacre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Irrawaddy lunges at Dacre with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dacre's hand.
Irrawaddy throws a series of strikes that have Dacre backpedaling.
Dacre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dacre connects with a looping right hand.
Irrawaddy lands a nice hook to Dacre's body. Dacre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irrawaddy digs a good body shot into Dacre's ribs.
Irrawaddy throws a body shot but no joy.
Dacre staying out of range there.
Dacre pushes Irrawaddy up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Irrawaddy struggles to land a body shot inside as Dacre controls his hands.
Irrawaddy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dacre can't find room to land a body shot as Irrawaddy controls the action.
Dacre working aggressively here.
Ken Irrawaddy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Irrawaddy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dacre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irrawaddy throws a jab when Dacre was well out of range.
Dacre closes the distance and pushes Irrawaddy back into the cage.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Irrawaddy.
Irrawaddy lands a body punch.
Dacre tries to work over Irrawaddy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dacre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Irrawaddy blocks a body shot from Dacre.
Irrawaddy tries to work over Dacre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Irrawaddy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Irrawaddy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Irrawaddy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Irrawaddy!
The defeated Claude Dacre had this to say: 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanny Sledgehammer (ranked 1361 p4p, 1817 weight class) and Josh Roffen (ranked 177 p4p, 235 weight class). Josh Roffen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 20 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hanny Sledgehammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josh Roffen!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roffen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sledgehammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sledgehammer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sledgehammer.
Roffen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sledgehammer.
Nice defenses there by Roffen.
Roffen misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sledgehammer.
Roffen blocks a head kick by Sledgehammer.
Roffen looks to land a right hand but Sledgehammer moved out of range.
Roffen looks to land a combination but Sledgehammer avoids it well.
Roffen missing with a left hand there. Sledgehammer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roffen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Roffen avoids the head kick by Sledgehammer.
Roffen unleashes a big counter combination but Sledgehammer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sledgehammer misses with a looping right.
Sledgehammer misses the shot to the body.
Sledgehammer misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roffen. Sledgehammer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sledgehammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Roffen. Those never looked like landing.
Sledgehammer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sledgehammer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sledgehammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roffen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sledgehammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roffen thuds a left hand into Sledgehammer's body.
Roffen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sledgehammer. Sledgehammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sledgehammer takes one on the button.
Sledgehammer pushes Roffen up against the cage in a clinch.
Sledgehammer digs a right hand underneath Roffen's ribcage. Roffen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sledgehammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sledgehammer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roffen can't break the clinch.
Sledgehammer breaks from the clinch.
Roffen lands a slapping body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Sledgehammer misses the target.
Sledgehammer scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roffen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sledgehammer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roffen circles away quickly and effectively.
Sledgehammer misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Roffen's head.
Sledgehammer throws a poor cross that misses
and Roffen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sledgehammer throws a wild body kick that Roffen sees coming a mile off.
Roffen blocks a head kick by Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roffen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sledgehammer moves away.
A combination from Roffen does no damage.
Sledgehammer dodges the punch combination from Roffen.
Hanny Sledgehammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sledgehammer cracks Roffen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 It looks like Josh Roffen has been cut.
Sledgehammer connects with a crisp jab.
Roffen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sledgehammer.
Roffen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Roffen tries to move into range but Sledgehammer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roffen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sledgehammer manages to avoid it.
Roffen takes one to the chin there.
Roffen avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Sledgehammer backs off Roffen throws a huge counter combo but Sledgehammer manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roffen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roffen throws a jab when Sledgehammer was well out of range.
Roffen lands a nice hook to Sledgehammer's body. Sledgehammer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roffen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sledgehammer was well out of range. Poor timing from Roffen.
Sledgehammer misses with a hook.
Roffen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sledgehammer moves in looking to clinch but Roffen pushes him off.
Roffen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roffen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sledgehammer.
Roffen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sledgehammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roffen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roffen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roffen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sledgehammer lands a nice looking kick to the body. Roffen takes a step back to recover.
Roffen throws a jab when Sledgehammer was well out of range.
Sledgehammer misses with a hook.
Roffen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sledgehammer manages to avoid it.
Roffen takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sledgehammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roffen! But no joy.
Roffen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer slips a jab and a cross from Roffen.
Sledgehammer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roffen looks to land a combination but Sledgehammer avoids it well.
A left lands for Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer catches Roffen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sledgehammer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Roffen throws a hook to the side of Sledgehammer's head but Sledgehammer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roffen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer drops Roffen with a beautiful combination! Roffen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sledgehammer is looking for the KO!
Roffen is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hanny Sledgehammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Roffen'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.
Sledgehammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sledgehammer lands with a nice body punch.
Sledgehammer scores with a nice strike.
Roffen is still on wobbly legs! Can Sledgehammer finish him?
Sledgehammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roffen.
Sledgehammer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Roffen seems to have recovered his senses.
A combination from Roffen does no damage.
Roffen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roffen wants to clinch up but Sledgehammer keeps it at a distance.
Sledgehammer lands a head shot.
Sledgehammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sledgehammer tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Sledgehammer.
Sledgehammer throws a hook to the side of Roffen's head but Roffen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roffen misses with a series of wild punches.
Sledgehammer throws a hook to the side of Roffen's head but Roffen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Roffen. That snapped Sledgehammer's head back.
Hanny Sledgehammer is winning the standup battle so far.
Roffen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sledgehammer.
Roffen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sledgehammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Sledgehammer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Roffen backs up against the cage.
Roffen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sledgehammer with the inside leg kick.
Sledgehammer misses with a body shot.
Sledgehammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roffen moves away.
Sledgehammer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roffen looks to score with a jab to the body but Sledgehammer is just out of range.
Roffen throws a series of punches but Sledgehammer avoids them all with ease.
Sledgehammer tries to clinch there but Roffen circles away.
Sledgehammer tests Roffen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Josh Roffen's cut even more.
Sledgehammer scores with a push kick.
Hanny Sledgehammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Roffen swinging wildly here.
Roffen finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Sledgehammer's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Roffen falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanny Sledgehammer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Moreno (ranked 1307 p4p, 1397 weight class) and Van Darkholme (ranked 192 p4p, 206 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Van Darkholme!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darkholme ducks under a wild hook from Moreno.
Darkholme cracks Moreno with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Troy Moreno has been cut.
Darkholme throws a leg kick but Moreno sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moreno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Darkholme, pushing him back against the cage.
I was talking to Moreno's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Darkholme throws a punch but it's blocked by Moreno.
Moreno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Moreno blocking some punches.
A short right from Moreno on the inside.
Darkholme tries to stall but Moreno uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moreno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moreno walks into a straight right hand from Darkholme.
The fighters circling - Darkholme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moreno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Darkholme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moreno drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darkholme throws a leg kick
and Moreno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Darkholme checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darkholme misses with a wild body shot.
Darkholme walks into a straight right hand from Moreno.
Moreno takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Moreno scores with a decent looking hook.
Darkholme moves forwards but Moreno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Darkholme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moreno.
Moreno appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darkholme lands with a right hand.
Moreno connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Moreno drops Darkholme with a naaaaasty hook - Darkholme is in real trouble here! Moreno dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Moreno!
After winning the bout, Troy Moreno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 335 p4p, 682 weight class) and Robin Williams (ranked 36 p4p, 87 weight class). Kasamsun comes to the cage accompanied by Tain With No Love - Andre Nickatina. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kasamsun goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Kasamsun does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Williams has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Kasamsun preventing the sweep.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun 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.
Kasamsun seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kasamsun 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.
Williams sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Kasamsun to sweep him here.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kasamsun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kasamsun trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kasamsun wants to get back to full guard.
Kasamsun is working hard here to advance position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
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.
Kasamsun tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams trying to control the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kasamsun momentarily.
Kasamsun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kasamsun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasamsun 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kasamsun is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams controlling the position.
Kasamsun loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasamsun.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Williams pulls Kasamsun in close to prevent any damage.
Kasamsun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams cracks a nice hook into Kasamsun's ribs.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kasamsun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kasamsun postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams is controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kasamsun throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kasamsun postures up.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing.
Kasamsun stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is trying to keep Kasamsun in close.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kasamsun manages to get himself to full guard.
Kasamsun keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams passes Kasamsun's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is thwarting Kasamsun's attempts to control the position.
Williams is taking a breather. Kasamsun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Let's hope that Williams has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Williams prevents Kasamsun from improving his position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Kasamsun is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Kasamsun is defending well.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Kasamsun is working away.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Kasamsun moved out of range.
Kasamsun appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kasamsun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Robin Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasamsun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kasamsun moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kasamsun shoots in and gets a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasamsun.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams has momentary wrist control but Kasamsun slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasamsun with a nice head shot there.
Kasamsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is pulling down on Kasamsun's head. It's preventing any offense from Kasamsun, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Irong Kasamsun will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kasamsun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Kasamsun changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Kasamsun, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams tries to counter with a clinch but Kasamsun shakes him off and moves away.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kasamsun.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Kasamsun counters with a takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun in side control, throwing shots but Williams defends.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
Williams is controlling Kasamsun's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Kasamsun is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kasamsun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kasamsun's back!
Kasamsun rolls, trying to escape but Williams keeps control of the position.
Williams is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Williams.
Kasamsun trying to control the hands but Williams breaks the grip.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Kasamsun right now.
Williams avoiding Kasamsun 's attempts to control his hands.
Kasamsun is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Williams biding his time, looking for the opening.
Williams is continuing to stall.
Kasamsun tries to roll but Williams sticks to his back.
Williams tries to get the hooks in deep but Kasamsun pushed the leg off.
Williams might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kasamsun haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Williams is not going to allow Kasamsun to sit and survive in this position.
Williams controlling the position well here. Kasamsun rolled but Williams kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Williams avoiding Kasamsun 's attempts to control his hands.
Williams controls the action.
That's four 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.
Williams trying to control momentarily.
Williams controls the position.
Kasamsun rolls, trying to escape but Williams keeps control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams has good solid back control here.
Kasamsun looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robin Williams really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Kasamsun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kasamsun walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch lands to the side of Kasamsun 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kasamsun dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams is trying to push Kasamsun away but Kasamsun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasamsun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kasamsun backwards.
Williams is trying to push Kasamsun away but Kasamsun has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kasamsun has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Kasamsun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Kasamsun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Kasamsun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kasamsun connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Kasamsun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams wants to improve his position but Kasamsun is controlling well.
Kasamsun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Kasamsun has control of the leg.
Williams is holding on to half guard well.
Kasamsun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kasamsun lands a nice short elbow.
Williams tries to roll over but Kasamsun keeps him under control.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Kasamsun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams wants to improve his position but Kasamsun is controlling well.
Williams wants to control but Kasamsun is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kasamsun thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasamsun being controlled here momentarily.
Williams trying to control the position.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Kasamsun preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun with a nice head shot there.
Williams pulls Kasamsun in to control the position.
The adventures of Williams the control monster continue. Boring.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Kasamsun working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams has his hands on Kasamsun's head, controlling the position.
Williams wants to improve his position but instead Kasamsun has moved into half guard.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Kasamsun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is positioning himself well to prevent Kasamsun advancing to mount.
Williams moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams looking to control.
Kasamsun sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Williams controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kasamsun working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kasamsun works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams is controlling Kasamsun's posture.
More stalling from Williams.
Williams is trying to keep Kasamsun in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Robin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasamsun is just out of range.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasamsun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Kasamsun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
Kasamsun tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Kasamsun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Robin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasamsun fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irong Kasamsun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasamsun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kasamsun ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Kasamsun's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kasamsun shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Kasamsun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kasamsun ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams scores with a jab.
Kasamsun walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Kasamsun fails with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Williams catches Kasamsun right on the button with a cross.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams gets caught napping as Kasamsun dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Irong Kasamsun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Williams 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasamsun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kasamsun works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun postures up.
Williams 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kasamsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kasamsun being controlled here momentarily.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasamsun being controlled here momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Kasamsun. Kasamsun gets slowly back to his feet.
Kasamsun on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams swings for the body but Kasamsun moves out of range.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Kasamsun's shoulder, as Kasamsun tries to avoid the shot.
Kasamsun ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Kasamsun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasamsun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams cracks Kasamsun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams punishes Kasamsun's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Williams!
Robin Williams is the new featherweight champion!
Robin Williams spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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