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OFK 147 - Knox Vs Mad Onion PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Nelson (ranked 23473 p4p, 24293 weight class) and Kentur Kimathi (ranked 584 p4p, 599 weight class). Kentur Kimathi has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kentur Kimathi!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimathi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson looking to score a takedown here. Kimathi is defending well but Nelson drives through and ends up in Kimathi's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimathi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson gets to his feet. Kimathi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nelson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Kimathi circles away easily
and Kimathi counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Will Nelson has been cut.
Nelson looks to clinch
and Nelson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Kimathi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson misses with a takedown attempt - Kimathi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nelson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kimathi's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimathi wants to stand and escape but Nelson is having none of it.
Nelson stands up over Kimathi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kimathi wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Kimathi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kimathi is keeping the position for now.
Nelson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kimathi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kimathi wants to stand up but Nelson is controlling him.
Nelson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kimathi wants to get back to his feet but Nelson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kimathi keeping moving, preventing Nelson from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kimathi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kimathi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kimathi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kimathi throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson 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.
Nelson wants to control from the top but Kimathi keeps moving.
Nelson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kimathi's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to control the pace.
Kimathi is trying to escape back to his feet but Nelson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kimathi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nelson advances to mount.
Kimathi's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Nelson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Will Nelson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Bunyan (ranked 2722 p4p, 2126 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 337 p4p, 260 weight class). Emperor has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Paul Bunyan 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Bunyan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunyan takes one to the side of the head.
Bunyan drives through with a takedown into Emperor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bunyan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Emperor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bunyan has Emperor in his guard.
Emperor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emperor connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bunyan looking for a guillotine here but Emperor defends easily.
Bunyan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunyan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emperor is aware though and is defending well.
Emperor stays in close to Bunyan 's body and controls the position.
Emperor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emperor stands up over Bunyan , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Emperor content to stall in guard here.
Emperor passes Bunyan 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bunyan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emperor pulls his head out easily.
Emperor scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emperor trying to control the pace.
Bunyan is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Emperor stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunyan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Emperor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bunyan throws an overhand right that lands on Emperor's shoulder, as Emperor tries to avoid the shot.
Bunyan shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Bunyan with that takedown attempt.
Emperor lands a big right hand that sends Bunyan crashing to the mat! Emperor stays standing though and waves Bunyan back to his feet!
 Bunyan is rocked!
It looks like Paul Bunyan has been cut.
Bunyan ducks into an uppercut from Emperor and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fedor Emperor!
During a confident post fight interview, Fedor Emperor thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Paul Bunyan spoke after the fight, saying 'well back to the gym, and try to figure out what Im doing so wrong with planning. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balal Lama (ranked 1902 p4p, 2617 weight class) and Benny Burns (ranked 232 p4p, 312 weight class). Benny Burns will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balal Lama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Burns!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Lama does no damage.
We've been hearing reports that Lama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lama lands with a shot to the body.
Lama circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lama jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
Lama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lama connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lama rushes Burns and presses him up against the cage.
Lama goes for a takedown attempt but Burns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burns tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lama is looking for a counter combo.
Lama fails with a takedown attempt.
Burns tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lama paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
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!
Burns wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lama looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lama is nestled in close to Burns, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lama 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.
Lama takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lama takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lama passes to full mount!
Burns is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
A nice elbow there by Lama.
Lama with the ground and pound from mount.
Lama controlling from mount.
Lama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Burns manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lama passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Burns!
Lama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lama has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lama landing strikes from the mount.
Burns is in a horrible position here. Lama smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Burns is surviving well by controlling Lama's body position as best he can.
Burns has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lama controlling from mount.
Lama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Burns?
Lama lands a heavy elbow.
Lama is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Burns is surviving well by controlling Lama's body position as best he can.
Lama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Burns looks winded!
Lama working Burns over with strikes here.
Lama cracks Burns with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lama is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Burns has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lama unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lama looking to isolate an arm here. Burns doesn't see it coming and as Lama extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Lama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Balal Lama!
Balal Lama took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Altitude Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertel Haardt (ranked 2302 p4p, 1585 weight class) and Max Radar (ranked 278 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Radar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Radar is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Haardt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Haardt has escaped and now he's on top!
Radar is pulling down on Haardt's head. It's preventing any offense from Haardt, at least for the moment.
Haardt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Radar on the ground.
Haardt wants to stand but Radar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Radar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haardt wants to stand but Radar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haardt wants to stand and escape but instead Radar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haardt working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Radar.
Haardt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Radar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Radar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Radar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Haardt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Radar is looking to work some ground and pound but Haardt has wrist control.
Radar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Radar is looking to work some ground and pound but Haardt has wrist control.
Radar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Bertel Haardt has been cut.
Radar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Radar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Radar advances to half guard.
Radar is working for a kimura here but Haardt manages to reverse the position and he's now in Radar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haardt wants to stand but Radar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Haardt wants to stand and escape but instead Radar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Radar throws a big right hand that misses.
Radar distracts Haardt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bertel Haardt's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bertel Haardt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Max Radar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 1017 p4p, 2841 weight class) and Mike Carpenter (ranked 136 p4p, 334 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Carpenter dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carpenter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carpenter misses with an uppercut.
Carpenter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Carpenter tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a jab to Carpenter's midsection.
Carpenter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Carpenter backpedaling.
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!
Carpenter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carpenter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a crisp one two that drops Carpenter! Williams thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Carpenter to his feet! Carpenter is in big trouble!
 It looks like Mike Carpenter has been cut.
Carpenter looks winded!
Williams connects with a superb combination that knocks Carpenter out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Williams before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Carpenter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Williams!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Billy Williams made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 1421 p4p, 1237 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 182 p4p, 161 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 27 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Koniu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hall slips under a jab from Koniu.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Koniu moved out of range nicely.
Koniu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hall sizes up Koniu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hall looks to land a combination but Koniu avoids it well.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Koniu walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.
Koniu throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Hall thumps Koniu with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koniu.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall misses the jab.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koniu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Koniu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koniu connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Koniu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koniu throws a series of punches but Hall moves out of range.
Koniu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Hall 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.
Hall scores with a hook to the body. Koniu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koniu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koniu needs to keep his hands up - Hall had a free shot at his head there.
Hall throws a hook but Koniu blocks it.
Hall is looking to slow Koniu down with leg kicks.
Koniu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hall.
Hall connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koniu's hands.
A big left from Hall misses.
Koniu avoids a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koniu.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall cracks Koniu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Koniu throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hall lands with a straight right. Koniu didn't see that one coming.
Hall misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koniu. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall throws out a counter right but Koniu avoids it with no problem.
Koniu looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall scores with a nice body kick.
Koniu wants to slow Hall down by chopping away at his legs.
Koniu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Koniu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hall drives through with a takedown into Koniu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Koniu has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Hall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Koniu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Koniu is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut there from Hall.
Koniu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hall.
Koniu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koniu counters with a solid body kick.
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Hall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koniu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hall is able to avoid easily.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koniu. Koniu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koniu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hall.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A quick step to the side and Koniu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Koniu.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Koniu is looking to slow Hall down with leg kicks.
Koniu cracks Hall with an open hand slap.
Koniu throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koniu.
Hall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Koniu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hall connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hall is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koniu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Koniu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hall circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu avoids the head kick by Hall.
Koniu is looking to counter punch.
Koniu looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Koniu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Hall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hall misses with a hook
and Koniu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Charlie Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koniu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall throws a lazy uppercut
and Koniu counters with a stiff right hand.
Koniu misses with a straight right.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Koniu counter with a right hand.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koniu.
Hall punishes Koniu's body with a nice straight punch.
Hall jabs Koniu right on the nose. Koniu blinks but takes it well.
Hall cracks Koniu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hall throws a push kick but Koniu slaps the foot to one side.
Koniu blocks a head kick by Hall.
Koniu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koniu throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koniu takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Koniu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koniu.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koniu throws a counter high kick but Hall was just alert enough to avoid it.
Hall jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.
Koniu works Hall's body with a nice hook.
Koniu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hall misses with an uppercut. Koniu saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
As Hall looks to move away, Koniu throws a big counter combo but Hall just gets out of the way.
Koniu throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hall, as that shot connected.
Koniu moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hall misses with a left hand
and Koniu counters with an inside leg kick.
Koniu blocks the body kick.
Koniu slips a straight right by Hall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu throws a good cross that connects.
Japa Koniu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koniu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Koniu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koniu lands with a slapping head kick.
Koniu looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Koniu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koniu thinks about countering with a body kick.
Koniu throws a body kick that misses.
Hall just misses with a punch to the body.
Koniu lands a leg kick that knocks Hall off balance momentarily.
Koniu ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws a lazy right hand but Koniu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hall scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Koniu.
Koniu slips under a jab from Hall.
Koniu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall blocks a head kick by Koniu.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koniu ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Koniu avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hall with the inside leg kick.
Koniu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hall.
Koniu throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall scores with a jab. Koniu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hall lands a head kick. Koniu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hall throws a head kick that misses
and Koniu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Koniu slips the punch.
Koniu blocks a low kick nicely.
Koniu throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hall avoids it.
Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Koniu.
That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.
Koniu staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu moves out of range of the strikes.
Koniu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu misses with a head kick.
Hall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koniu throws out the jab.
Koniu is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall with a nice cross.
Koniu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koniu throws the left hand but Hall avoids the punch easily.
Hall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Koniu is out of range.
A big left from Hall misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koniu. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koniu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall shoots in and drives through. Koniu sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koniu wants to land a leg kick but Hall is out of range.
Hall looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Koniu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Koniu tries a low kick but Hall avoids it.
Hall lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Charlie Hall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Hall looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Koniu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hall misses with a hook. Koniu ducked under it nicely.
Hall misses with a hook.
Koniu blocks a jab.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Koniu slips the punch.
Koniu quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Hall throws a sloppy head kick
and Koniu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hall moves out of range as Koniu throws a body kick.
Hall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Koniu lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koniu, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall takes one to the side of the head.
Hall misses with a looping left.
A left lands for Hall.
Koniu feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniu lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu misses with a looping left.
A jab from Hall misses.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koniu ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Koniu jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Koniu throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
Koniu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Charlie Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Koniu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hall.
Koniu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hall takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Koniu.
Koniu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Koniu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hall takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koniu works the jab nicely.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Japa Koniu!
A relieved looking Japa Koniu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Grabber (ranked 631 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Radio Philips (ranked 81 p4p, 134 weight class). Grabber comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Radio Philips 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Grabber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Radio Philips!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grabber throws a looping overhand right but Philips ducks down to avoid it.
Andy Grabber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabber lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grabber. Philips does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grabber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Philips motions for Grabber to come forward. Philips throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Grabber misses the shot to the body.
Grabber misses with a hook to the body
and Philips counters with a body kick that stops Grabber in his tracks momentarily.
Philips throws a predictable looking body shot
and Grabber counters with a stiff right hand.
Grabber throws a body punch but Philips moves out of range.
Grabber is looking to wear down Philips with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Grabber throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Grabber throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grabber throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Philips fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grabber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Philips clinches up against the cage.
Philips misses with a punch to the body.
Grabber swings wildly with an uppercut but Philips uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grabber tries a body shot but Philips blocks it.
Philips lands a knee to the body.
Philips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grabber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Grabber is breathing heavily.
Philips misses with a knee to the head.
Philips works on Grabber's body with a couple of short punches.
Philips gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Philips tries to land knees in the clinch but Grabber avoids the damage to the body.
Philips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Philips stalling against the cage.
Grabber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grabber takes a shot to the head.
Philips scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Grabber.
A right hook to the body lands for Philips.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
Grabber misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Philips lands an elbow that stopped Grabber in his tracks for a moment.
Philips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grabber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Philips with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right from Philips.
Philips has Grabber pushed against the cage.
Philips tries to work over Grabber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Philips throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Philips is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grabber is defending well for now.
Grabber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philips swings wildly with an uppercut but Grabber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grabber gets through Philips's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grabber cracks Philips with a nice body shot.
Philips using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Philips lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philips lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Philips lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grabber.
Philips lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grabber backwards.
Philips putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grabber in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Philips.
Philips unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Philips lands a nice shot to the body.
Philips crunches a lovely knee into Grabber's ribcage.
Grabber blocks the elbow strike.
Grabber takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Andy Grabber has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips scores with a hook to the body.
Philips looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Philips makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Philips.
Philips lands a good knee to the midsection. Grabber won't want to take too many of those.
Philips has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Grabber goes down! Philips dives on top of him - Grabber manages to get guard.
Grabber is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Philips decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grabber, up you get!
Oh Grabber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Philips misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Philips moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Grabber! Philips continues to tee off on Grabber, landing with a left and a right! Philips connects with a right hand that leaves Grabber sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Philips!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Radio Philips!
Radio Philips thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 284 p4p, 901 weight class) and Naiki Nekele (ranked 45 p4p, 121 weight class). Naiki Nekele will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Naiki Nekele!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele missing with a left hand there. Line was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
Nekele throws a nice looking combination but Line bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Nekele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nekele.
Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nekele.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Line misses the target.
Line throws a lazy head kick
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Line throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nekele on the side of the head.
Nekele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Nekele. Beautiful body shot.
A cross from Line lands.
Nekele misses with a body shot
and Line counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Line throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nekele misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele throws the left hand but Line avoids the punch easily.
Nekele closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nekele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nekele at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line sizes up Nekele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good leg kick by Line.
Nekele throws a wild body kick that Line sees coming a mile off.
Line works over Nekele's head and body with a nice combination.
Nekele looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Naiki Nekele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Line.
Line lands a head kick that stumbles Nekele and the fighters go to the mat.
 Nekele is rocked!
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Nekele looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Line throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nekele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Line 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.
Nekele being controlled here, momentarily.
Nekele preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Nekele.
Nekele trying to control the position here.
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele wants to sweep here but Line controlling him for the moment.
Nekele has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Line has passed into side control.
Nekele is trying to get back to half guard.
Nekele is still trying to improve position.
Nekele being controlled for a moment.
Line tries to score with some ground and pound. Nekele controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nekele trying to remain calm as Line controls from the top position.
Nekele can't do much from the bottom here.
Line controls the position from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Nekele sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Line throws a strike aimed at the side of Nekele's head but Nekele avoids it well.
Nekele is trying to work for a sweep but Line has mounted him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Line avoids the attempt from Nekele to control.
Line wants to control the pace but Nekele is squirming around nicely.
Nekele tries to hold on but Line postures up.
Line throws some wild stikes that Nekele manages to avoid easily.
Line has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nekele's face.
Line can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nekele is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nekele can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nekele keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Line throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nekele because Line loaded up on that one.
Nekele is squirming around, avoiding Line's attempts to control the action.
Nekele tries to lock up and control but Line gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nekele holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Line tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Line wants to control the pace but Nekele is squirming around nicely.
Line looking to ground and pound but Nekele is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gothic Line dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Line scores with a hook.
Nekele scores with a decent looking hook.
Nekele digs a good body shot into Line's ribs.
Nekele misses with a body shot.
Nekele has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nekele throws a predictable looking body shot
and Line counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Line scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nekele in his tracks.
Nekele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Line.
Nekele punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Nekele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Line just misses with a punch to the body.
Line scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Line finds it's target.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line misses with a hook.
Nekele throws a looping overhand right but Line ducks down to avoid it.
Line keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nekele.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nekele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Line is looking to counter punch.
Line blocks a jab.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nekele at a distance.
Line lands a jab to Nekele's midsection.
Line lands a right hook to the body.
Gothic Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Nekele is breathing heavily.
Line ducks under a wild hook from Nekele.
Nekele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Line cracks Nekele with an open hand slap.
Line misses with a jab, cross combination.
Line scores with a punch to the head.
Nekele takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line thuds a left hand into Nekele's body.
Nekele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Line moves away.
Nekele misses with a hook to the body
and Line counters with a leg kick.
Line throws a head kick but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nekele takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nekele.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Nekele tumbling to the canvas!
Nekele is still in real trouble! Can Line finish him?
Line postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nekele seems to have recovered his senses.
Nekele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Line advances to half guard.
Nekele is refusing to be controlled, as Line sits in half guard.
Nekele is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nekele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Line showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nekele looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Line might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Line engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Line forces his way into half guard.
Line is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nekele can do to turn this around?
Line throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Line is thwarting Nekele's attempts to control the position.
Line trying to pass the guard but Nekele defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nekele is trying to get back to full guard.
Line performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Line's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Line throwing shots but Nekele is blocking nicely.
Line missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nekele tries to get to full guard but Line has control of the leg.
Nekele is refusing to be controlled, as Line sits in half guard.
Nekele is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gothic Line dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Nekele swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from Nekele misses
and Line counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Line lands a jab.
Nekele misses the jab.
Nekele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Line looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nekele takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
Line jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nekele tries to bum rush Line with a series of wild strikes but Line uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Line here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Nekele throws a hook but Line avoids it easily.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Nekele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nekele throws a body punch but Line moves out of range.
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!
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Line manages to avoid it.
A combination from Nekele does no damage.
Nekele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Line lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Line avoids the body shot from Nekele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Nekele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Line doesn't seem phased though.
Line lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Line missing with a left hand there. Nekele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line scores with a decent looking hook.
Nekele has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Line fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Line misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Line lands with a straight right. Nekele didn't see that one coming.
Line stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nekele punishes Line's body with a nice straight punch.
Line cracks Nekele 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!
Line with a nice calf kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Line.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nekele clobbers Line with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gothic Line is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Line ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Line digs a good hook to Nekele's body.
Nekele lands a nice shot that snaps Line's head back.
Line scores with a head kick. Nekele tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Line slips under a jab.
Nekele is looking to slow Line down with leg kicks.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nekele. Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Line takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nekele throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line counters with a nice uppercut.
Line connects with a right hand. Nekele shakes it off.
Line walks into a left hand.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Line bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nekele's head.
Line moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nekele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele scores with a shot to the side of Line's head.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nekele is trying to push Line away but Line has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Line.
Line escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Line.
Sloppy strikes from Line. Those never looked like landing.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Line lands with an uppercut that bounces Nekele off the cage and back into range.
Line scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Line was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Line misses with a looping left.
Nekele slips under a jab.
Line drops his hands momentarily and Nekele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Line avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Nekele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Line, as that shot connected.
Nekele throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Line works the jab nicely.
Line throws a shot from downtown. Nekele moves away and avoids it.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekele takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nekele throws a jab when Line was well out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gothic Line showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Line has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gothic Line!
After winning the bout, Gothic Line 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huwan Bagwis (ranked 133 p4p, 553 weight class) and Bill Hilly (ranked 21 p4p, 71 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hilly's choice of entrance music: Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Bill Hilly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Huwan Bagwis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Huwan Bagwis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with a body shot
and Hilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bagwis defending well as Hilly loads up on a big left hand.
Bagwis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bagwis throws out a loose jab but Hilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bagwis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hilly connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Bagwis covering up! Hilly comes in with a big uppercut and Bagwis goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bill Hilly!
Bill Hilly is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bill Hilly thanked Altitude Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeta Knox (ranked 49 p4p, 398 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 11 p4p, 58 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company . 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 heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zeta Knox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion throws a right and a left that Knox avoids nicely.
Mad Onion dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Mad Onion does no damage.
Mad Onion misses with a right hand
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Luke Mad Onion has been cut.
Mad Onion closes the distance but Knox moves to the side
and Knox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mad Onion throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Knox misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Mad Onion. That snapped Knox's head back.
Mad Onion rushes Knox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knox blocks an elbow strike.
Mad Onion creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Knox's defenses.
It looks like Zeta Knox has been cut.
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!
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow strike.
Knox is looking to control Mad Onion's arms but Mad Onion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Knox has his back to the cage.
Knox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad Onion lands with a left to the head.
Knox pushes Mad Onion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Knox is defending well for now.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Mad Onion using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Knox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Knox blocks it with crossed arms.
Knox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Mad Onion misses its intended target.
Knox lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A combination from Mad Onion does no damage.
Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Mad Onion clinches with his opponent.
Mad Onion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knox scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mad Onion throws an elbow but misses.
Mad Onion pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad Onion has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Knox seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Mad Onion can turn it around.
Knox misses with the head strike.
Mad Onion looking to throw knees to the head but Knox is blocking nicely.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mad Onion blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Mad Onion there.
Mad Onion takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mad Onion cracks Knox with an open hand slap.
Mad Onion moves into the clinch.
Mad Onion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knox stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knox.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad Onion.
Some wild striking there from Mad Onion.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad Onion is looking to clinch.
Knox misses with a hook.
Mad Onion fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knox.
Mad Onion waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Mad Onion has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knox finds it's way round the side to connect with Mad Onion's head.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Knox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Mad Onion misses.
Mad Onion tries to clinch up but Knox circles away and keeps his distance.
Knox moves out of range as Mad Onion throws a body kick.
Mad Onion throws a head kick that misses.
Mad Onion tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Knox counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mad Onion! Knox lets Mad Onion back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mad Onion is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Onion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Knox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mad Onion is still on wobbly legs! Can Knox finish him?
Mad Onion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox flashes Mad Onion a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Mad Onion's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Mad Onion crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Knox punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeta Knox!
Zeta Knox retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zeta Knox thanked Carnage Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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