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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesare Borgia (ranked 24815 p4p, 24964 weight class) and Ali Dixon (ranked 789 p4p, 750 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Excellent boxer
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cesare Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ali Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dixon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Borgia moves away.
Dixon slips a jab and a cross from Borgia.
Borgia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Borgia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dixon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dixon displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dixon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borgia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Borgia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Borgia doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.
Borgia misses with a looping right.
Dixon misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Borgia misses the target.
Borgia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dixon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dixon lands a left and a right that send Borgia crashing to the mat, dazed. Dixon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Borgia is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borgia wants to clinch.
Oh Borgia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dixon ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Borgia seems to have got his legs back now.
Dixon works Borgia's body with a nice hook.
Dixon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Borgia doesn't manage to clinch there - Dixon circles away.
Dixon looks to throw the jab but Borgia is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Borgia on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Dixon. No joy for Borgia on that attempt.
A swing and a miss from Borgia.
A lazy left from Dixon finds it's target.
Dixon ducks under a wild hook from Borgia.
Borgia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dixon to score with a decent uppercut.
Dixon walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Borgia drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dixon swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Borgia's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Dixon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luka Big (ranked 6297 p4p, 24527 weight class) and James Murray (ranked 673 p4p, 744 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luka Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Murray!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big tries to clinch up.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Big is able to avoid easily.
Murray leaves Big with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Murray looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Big connects with a body shot that sends Murray's belly button to the back.
Murray drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Big bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murray changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Big tries to avoid it but Murray manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Big to the ground. Big escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A good leg kick by Big.
Murray dives in for a single leg takedown but Big sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murray stuffs the takedown attempt from Big. Big gets slowly back to his feet.
Murray fails with a takedown attempt.
Luka Big has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Murray.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murray shoots in and bounces Big off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Murray is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Murray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Big tries to bench press Murray off him but Murray keeps the position.
Big wants to control but Murray postures up.
Big is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murray controlling from side mount.
It looks like Murray might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Murray 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.
Big is trying to get back to half guard.
Murray controls the position from side control.
Murray misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Big is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big trying to remain calm as Murray controls from the top position.
Big stops Murray from passing to mount.
A lull in the action here as Murray stalls from top position.
Big managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Murray.
Murray controls the position from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Big fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murray drives through with a takedown into Big's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Murray trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Murray sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray is continuing to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Murray will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Murray is trying hard to land a takedown here. Big sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Big pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murray throws out a counter right but Big avoids it with no problem.
Big misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Murray tried to score with a low kick but Big checks it.
Murray closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Big did well to prevent Murray getting side control.
James Murray has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murray is pressing down on Big's thigh, looking to free his foot. Big is holding on for now.
Murray controlling the action here.
Murray's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
More stalling from Murray.
Big looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Big sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Big shoots in for a takedown but Murray shows good takedown defense.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murray scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big shoots in looking for a takedown but Murray manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Big's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Murray flicks out a counter leg kick but Big steps away.
Big blocks a head kick by Murray.
A big left from Murray misses.
Murray throws a lazy right hand but Big sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Big.
Big tries to sprawl but Murray drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Murray content to control rather than advance.
Big avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Murray.
Murray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Big defending well though.
Murray working over Big with some ground and pound. Big looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Big tries to kick Murray off but Murray keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murray performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Big is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murray not doing much here.
Murray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Murray tries to pass to full mount but Big defends it.
Murray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Murray throwing shots but Big is blocking nicely.
Murray content to control rather than advance.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Big defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Murray.
Murray connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Big momentarily.
Murray looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Big!
Murray slows the pace down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Murray shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Big manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Murray controlling from the top position.
Murray slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray 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 Big's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Big's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murray controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Big gets caught napping as Murray dives in and scores a takedown. Big manages to retain guard.
Murray is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Murray trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray controlling from the top position.
Murray pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Big is keeping the position for now.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Big keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Murray misses.
Big takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Murray thows a leg kick but Big checks it
and Big counters with a solid body kick.
Murray fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Big drops his hands momentarily and Murray takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murray scores with a push kick.
Murray cracks Big with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Murray closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Murray lands in his opponent's guard.
Big on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Big tries to get out of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murray slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murray 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Murray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 4710 p4p, 5169 weight class) and Buff Lyons (ranked 567 p4p, 597 weight class). Daniel Silva 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Buff Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lyons's efforts to push away.
Lyons tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Lyons looks winded!
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva drops Lyons with a big knee straight up the middle! Lyons is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
 It looks like Buff Lyons has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva has Lyons up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva presses Lyons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lyonss head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva slows down the pace here.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lyons regains guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva wanted to stand there but Lyons had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is posturing up here but Lyons has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Lyons!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buff Lyons!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Jobber (ranked 4912 p4p, 4913 weight class) and Marouane Safri (ranked 579 p4p, 578 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Jobber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marouane Safri!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jobber sizes up Safri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Jobber.
Jobber connects with a jab.
Safri walks into a straight right hand from Jobber.
Decent striking displayed by Jobber there.
Jobber works the jab nicely.
Jobber avoids the head kick by Safri.
Jobber scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Safri is looking to clinch but Jobber is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Jobber misses the target.
Jobber cracks a nice hook into Safri's ribs.
Jobber cracks Safri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jobber lands a big right hand that sends Safri crashing to the mat! Jobber stays standing though and waves Safri back to his feet!
 Safri is rocked!
It looks like Marouane Safri has been cut.
Safri walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jobber! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Jobber!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Nassir (ranked 4654 p4p, 4910 weight class) and Lino Silva (ranked 484 p4p, 500 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Nassir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nassir connects with the punch.
Silva pushes Nassir up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nassir jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva wants to clinch but Nassir slips to the side
and Nassir counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Nassir with that takedown attempt.
Silva moves to clinch but Nassir breaks away
enabling Nassir to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva wants to clinch but Nassir slips to the side
and Nassir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Nassir drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nassir is keeping busy.
Nassir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Nassir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nassir is breathing heavily.
Silva stalling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Nassir blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nassir is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Nassir stalling.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Nassir keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Nassir.
Nassir being controlled against the cage.
Silva stalling.
Silva receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nassir.
Nassir pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nassir circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Silva looks to move away, Nassir throws a big counter combo but Silva just gets out of the way.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Nassir does no damage.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nassir pushes him off.
Nassir shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nassir swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nassir swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nassir is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
Nassir takes a shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nassir's brow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nassir avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nassir seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nassir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Nassir swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is pushing Nassir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nassir lands a right hand.
Nassir breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Nassir circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva 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.
Silva gets a clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nassir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Nassir lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nassir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Nassir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nassir closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Nassir getting side control.
Nassir stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch there but Nassir circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silva darts in and clinches Nassir up against the cage.
Nassir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nassir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake Nassir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but Nassir moves out of range.
Nassir tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nassir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Nassir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Nassir controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassir managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Nassir letting Silva take a breather here.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Nassir backwards.
Lino Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nassir up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nassir dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working aggressively here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nassir as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Nassir thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nassir tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva rushes Nassir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nassir tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Nassir leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nassir blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Nassir scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva clinches.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Nassir controls his hands.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nassir is blocking nicely.
Nassir tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nassir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nassir tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva lands an elbow just above Nassir 's eye.
 It looks like Blake Nassir has been cut.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nassir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lino Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blake Nassir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Nassir circles away.
Silva tries to clinch there but Nassir circles away.
Silva forces Nassir back against the cage and clinches.
Nassir is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Nassir breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nassir circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nassir goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Nassir letting Silva take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nassir improves position.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries a body shot but Nassir blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nassir's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nassir lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nassir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nassir takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva avoiding damage.
Nassir lands a left hand.
Nassir letting Silva take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lino Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Nassir is having none of it.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nassir is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nassir managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Nassir avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Nassir gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Nassir is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Lino Silva.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch.
It looked like Nassir was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Nassir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nassir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nassir paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nassir stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Nassir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Nassir is having none of it.
Nassir tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Nassir gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Blake Nassir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lino Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Nassir showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lino Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicodimus Scarfo (ranked 4631 p4p, 4517 weight class) and Alexander Elle (ranked 556 p4p, 551 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good kicks
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicodimus Scarfo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Elle!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scarfo throws the kick towards the body but Elle avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Elle's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nice takedown defense from Elle. No joy for Scarfo on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Elle.
Scarfo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Scarfo shoots in but no luck this time.
Elle fails with a takedown attempt.
Scarfo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scarfo is fending him off so far but Elle persists. Nope, Scarfo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nicodimus Scarfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Elle.
Elle clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarfo works on Elle's body with a couple of short punches.
Scarfo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Elle is defending well.
Elle pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarfo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elle misses with an elbow over the top.
Elle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Elle manages to break the clinch.
Scarfo has closed the distance and engaged Elle in a clinch.
Elle wants to stall.
Scarfo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Elle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scarfo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scarfo slaps away a takedown attempt from Elle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Elle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Scarfo tries to avoid it but Elle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Scarfo to the ground. Scarfo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Scarfo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Alexander Elle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elle looks winded!
Elle wants to clinch up but Scarfo keeps it at a distance.
Scarfo takes the fight into the clinch.
Scarfo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Elle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Elle gets underhooks to prevent Scarfo's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elle letting Scarfo take a breather here.
Scarfo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Scarfo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Scarfo breaks the clinch.
Elle has Scarfo up against the cage in a clinch.
Scarfo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Scarfo prevents a body shot from Elle.
Scarfo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Elle to keep the fight standing.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Scarfo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo gets underhooks to prevent Elle's takedown attempt.
Elle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Scarfo's efforts to push away.
Scarfo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scarfo tries to pull guard but Elle holds him up against the cage and eventually Scarfo drops back down to his feet.
Elle wants to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scarfo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Elle avoids it.
Elle looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nicodimus Scarfo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Elle tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scarfo is defended easily by Elle.
Scarfo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Elle moves in looking to clinch but Scarfo pushes him off.
Elle fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Scarfo is defended easily by Elle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarfo misses with a head kick.
Elle moves in looking to clinch but Scarfo pushes him off.
Scarfo avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarfo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Elle's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Elle wriggles free and stands up.
Elle misses with a two punch combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Elle or perhaps it was just good defense by Scarfo, which made it look bad.
Elle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scarfo pinned against the cage. Scarfo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nicodimus Scarfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Elle.
Scarfo drives through with a takedown into Elle's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Elle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Scarfo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarfo throws a big elbow that misses.
Elle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Scarfo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Elle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Elle postures up.
Scarfo working for a triangle but Elle defends it easily.
Scarfo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Elle is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Scarfo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo is trying to improve his position.
Scarfo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elle lands some shots froms side control.
Scarfo tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Elle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Scarfo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Elle.
Elle cracks Scarfo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Elle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Scarfo some visible discomfort.
Elle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Scarfo is avoiding damage well.
Elle trying to control the position but Scarfo is working away.
Elle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Scarfo is avoiding damage well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Scarfo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Elle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Elle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Scarfo defends it nicely.
Nicodimus Scarfo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Elle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Elle scores with a nice body kick.
Elle tries to close the distance and clinch but Scarfo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Elle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Scarfo pinned against the cage. Scarfo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elle throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elle tries to clinch up but Scarfo circles away and keeps his distance.
Scarfo takes the fight into the clinch.
Elle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nicodimus Scarfo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Elle.
Elle jumps guard but Scarfo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Elle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scarfo wants a takedown but no success here.
Scarfo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Elle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Elle tries to pull guard but Scarfo won't allow it.
Elle has had enough of the clinch but Scarfo keeps him there for the moment.
Elle stalling in the clinch but Scarfo improves position.
Elle letting Scarfo take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elle has had enough of the clinch but Scarfo keeps him there for the moment.
Scarfo stalling the fight.
Elle is pressed up against the cage. Scarfo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Elle down to the mat. Elle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck for Scarfo with that takedown attempt.
Elle closes the distance but Scarfo moves to the side
and Scarfo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Scarfo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elle, pushing him back against the cage.
Scarfo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Elle goes for a takedown attempt but Scarfo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarfo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Elle shoots in for a double leg but Scarfo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Elle tries to clinch but Scarfo moves out of range.
Elle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Elle prevents Scarfo from breaking the clinch.
Scarfo scores with a hook to the body.
Elle is trying to push Scarfo away but Scarfo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Scarfo.
Scarfo goes for a takedown attempt but Elle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Scarfo avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Scarfo lands a body punch.
Elle gets underhooks to prevent Scarfo's takedown attempt.
Nicodimus Scarfo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Elle throws a head punch that misses.
Elle is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicodimus Scarfo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scarfo 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicodimus Scarfo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dicki Kickels (ranked 4854 p4p, 3283 weight class) and Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 413 p4p, 303 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Aranchai Kiatpatarphan enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dicki Kickels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiatpatarphan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kickels.
Kiatpatarphan lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiatpatarphan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kickels.
Kiatpatarphan ducks under a wild hook from Kickels.
Kiatpatarphan follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kickels missing with a left hand there. Kiatpatarphan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kickels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kickels misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiatpatarphan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kickels throws a nice looking combination but Kiatpatarphan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a right hand. Kickels shakes it off.
Kickels is rocked!
Kickels leaves his chin hanging out and Kiatpatarphan seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kickels crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
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