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OFK 259 - New Year Fight Night PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Giggle Valentine (ranked 1055 p4p, 24070 weight class) and Steven Seagull (ranked 61 p4p, 275 weight class). Giggle Valentine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giggle Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seagull tries to close the distance and clinch up but Valentine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Valentine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seagull has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Steven Seagull has been cut.
Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Valentine half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seagull has taken the fight to the clinch.
Seagull looking for a takedown.
Seagull is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Valentine is defending well.
Giggle Valentine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagull.
Seagull tries to pull guard but Valentine holds him up against the cage and eventually Seagull drops back down to his feet.
Valentine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seagull looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valentine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seagull swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valentine counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Seagull is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Giggle Valentine!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 5890 p4p, 22424 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 560 p4p, 606 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomes looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gomes has gone for a leg lock! Anjo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gomes's guard.
Gomes working for submissions but it's allowed Anjo to get to half guard.
Anjo seems to be working for a kimura but Gomes defends the submission attempt.
Anjo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anjo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomes keeps working.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Anjo is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomes.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Anjo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomes is looking to cinch up a triangle. Anjo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gomes's body to avoid the submission. Gomes has instead reached around Anjo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gomes arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ronaldo Gomes!
A very excited looking Ronaldo Gomes made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chief Walker (ranked 2689 p4p, 2906 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 344 p4p, 362 weight class). The key to victory for Chief Walker has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porfirigo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walker connects with a single shot there.
Porfirigo misses with a takedown attempt - Walker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porfirigo instigates a clinch.
Walker working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Walker. No joy for Porfirigo on that attempt.
Walker throws a leg kick but Porfirigo moved away.
As Walker backs off Porfirigo throws a huge counter combo but Walker manages to avoid it all.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walker but Walker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chief Walker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tayaen Porfirigo.
Walker scoring well with a low kick there.
Walker thows a leg kick but Porfirigo checks it
and Porfirigo counters with a shoot takedown. Walker fights it but they end up in guard.
Walker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
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!
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker'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 one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo is trying to push Walker away but Walker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porfirigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Porfirigo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Walker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Walker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Porfirigo to stand up.
Walker thows a leg kick but Porfirigo checks it
and Porfirigo counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Walker is pushing Porfirigo's head away, looking to escape. Porfirigo manages to hold on to the position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Walker to his feet.
Walker drops Porfirigo with a big left hand and mounts him. Porfirigo is in big trouble!
 Porfirigo is rocked!
It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
Porfirigo throwing hammer fists to the chest of Walker. What's that going to do exactly?
Walker gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Porfirigo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Walker's half guard.
Walker has one foot on Porfirigo's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Porfirigo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porfirigo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Walker being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo avoiding damage.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Porfirigo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with some punches.
Porfirigo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Porfirigo is trying to break the clinch but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Porfirigo breaks from the clinch.
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porfirigo. That did some damage!
Porfirigo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walker explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Porfirigo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker defending against the ground and pound.
Walker is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Porfirigo is controlling him well.
Walker throws Porfirigo to one side and escapes!
Porfirigo throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Porfirigo takes a shot to the head.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker throws a series of punches but Porfirigo avoids them all with ease.
Walker scores with a sloppy right hand. Porfirigo should have avoided that one.
Porfirigo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Walker tried to counter with a leg kick but Porfirigo avoided it.
Walker lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Porfirigo sprawling to the canvas. Walker follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Porfirigo hang on?
Porfirigo is still in real trouble! Can Walker finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker stands up from half guard.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walker grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Porfirigo takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Walker cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chief Walker!
Chief Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Tayaen Porfirigo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Now, I will kill myself...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dude Dudeson (ranked 1989 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Fedor Emperor (ranked 277 p4p, 450 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Emperor's choice of entrance music: Enae Volare Mezzo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Emperor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dudeson tries to free his leg and advance position but Emperor is retaining full guard.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Emperor will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Emperor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Emperor avoids the head kick by Dudeson.
Emperor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emperor there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson throws a head kick but Emperor moves out of range.
Dudeson tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudeson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emperor manages to avoid it.
Fedor Emperor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudeson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emperor tries to clinch but Dudeson is having none of it.
Dudeson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dudeson showed some decent athleticism there.
Emperor desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Dudeson is trying to work for a kimura but Emperor is defending well.
Dudeson controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson throwing shots but Emperor is blocking nicely.
Dudeson slows the pace down in half guard.
Dudeson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dudeson wants to take a breather but Emperor is having none of it.
Emperor is trying is best to control the position here.
Dudeson stalling.
Emperor trying to hold on to Dudeson's head to control him but Dudeson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dudeson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emperor.
Dudeson throws a sloppy head kick and Emperor moves out of range easily.
Emperor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emperor throws out a loose jab but Dudeson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dudeson.
Emperor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emperor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dudeson scores with a nice strike.
Dudeson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dudeson misses with a wild body shot.
Dudeson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emperor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emperor throws a series of punches but Dudeson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson connects with an inside leg kick.
Dudeson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emperor tries to avoid it but Dudeson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emperor to the ground. Emperor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Emperor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Emperor throws a hook to the side of Dudeson's head but Dudeson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emperor looks to throw the jab but Dudeson is out of range.
Dudeson with a jab.
Dudeson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dudeson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Emperor down.
Dudeson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Emperor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Emperor is holding Dudeson down, trying to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dudeson shoots for a takedown but Emperor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Emperor let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dudeson throws a big shot that misses.
Dudeson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emperor swivels and escapes.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses.
Dudeson moves out of range of the strikes.
Dudeson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emperor.
Emperor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emperor! But no joy.
Dudeson shoots in and drives through. Emperor sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dude Dudeson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emperor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emperor misses with a looping right.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses.
Dudeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Emperor defends well and Dudeson ends up having to push Emperor into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor has Dudeson pushed against the cage.
Dudeson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Emperor prevents it.
Dudeson tries for a takedown but Emperor manages to get underhooks.
Dudeson managing to block the knees to the body from Emperor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emperor slows down the pace here.
Emperor is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Emperor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dudeson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dudeson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Emperor is defending well.
Dudeson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dudeson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudeson wants a takedown but no success here.
Dudeson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emperor is pressed up against the cage. Dudeson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emperor down to the mat. Emperor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Emperor throws a hook to the side of Dudeson's head but Dudeson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dudeson misses with a takedown attempt
and Emperor counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Dudeson.
Dudeson shoots in looking for a takedown but Emperor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dudeson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dude Dudeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emperor loads up on a big right hand but Dudeson slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emperor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dudeson manages to avoid it.
Emperor misses with a straight left.
Emperor slips under a jab.
Emperor misses the jab.
Emperor throws a jab but it's blocked by Dudeson.
Emperor lands a jab to Dudeson's midsection.
Dudeson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emperor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dudeson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emperor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dudeson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Emperor.
Dudeson slips a straight right by Emperor.
Emperor slips a jab from Dudeson.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudeson misses the target.
Dudeson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dudeson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emperor cracks Dudeson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dudeson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dudeson.
Dudeson staying out of range there.
Dudeson throws a sloppy head kick and Emperor moves out of range easily.
Emperor swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emperor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emperor misses with a looping right.
Emperor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emperor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emperor throws a jab when Dudeson was well out of range.
Fedor Emperor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emperor connects with the punch.
Emperor circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Dudeson to the canvas! Dudeson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Emperor keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emperor!
Our winner, Fedor Emperor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Dude Dudeson was interviewed post fight and said 'What can I say, im still the king between the sheets. Ladies hit me up 904-The-Dude!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 1537 p4p, 2519 weight class) and Aleksi Heimo (ranked 96 p4p, 154 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ho Soon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Carl Orff - O Fortuna. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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146
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksi Heimo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Heimo throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Soon's shoulder, as Ho Soon tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Ho Soon misses the target.
Ho Soon throws a body punch but Heimo moves out of range.
Heimo takes one to the chin there.
Heimo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Heimo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Heimo misses with a body shot.
Heimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Soon gets a clinch.
Ho Soon lands a right hand.
Heimo trying to control the position but instead, Ho Soon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Heimo into the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Heimo blocking some punches.
Ho Soon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ho Soon scores with a shoulder strike.
Heimo working hard to break the clinch.
Heimo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Heimo is trying to break free.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Ho Soon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Heimo manages to break the clinch.
Heimo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ho Soon.
The fighters circling - Heimo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ho Soon swings widly with a right hand
enabling Heimo to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Heimo.
Ho Soon closes the distance and clinches.
Ho Soon misses with the head strike.
Heimo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ho Soon lands an uppercut.
Ho Soon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ho Soon digs a right hand into Heimo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Heimo's gas tank.
Ho Soon lands with a left to the head.
Heimo tries to break the clinch but Ho Soon is controlling the position.
Ho Soon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ho Soon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ho Soon tries a body shot but Heimo blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ho Soon is looking to control Heimo's arms but Heimo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ho Soon has his back to the cage.
Ho Soon stalling in the clinch but Heimo improves position.
Ho Soon has Heimo pressed against the cage, preventing Heimo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heimo.
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!
Ho Soon manages to break the clinch.
Ho Soon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heimo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heimo misses with a looping right.
Heimo throws out a loose jab but Ho Soon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heimo scores with a jab to the head.
Heimo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Heimo looks to move away, Ho Soon throws a big counter combo but Heimo just gets out of the way.
Heimo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ho Soon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
Heimo breaks from the clinch.
Ho Soon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heimo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heimo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho Soon is just out of range.
Ho Soon tries to clinch there but Heimo circles away.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ho Soon moves into the clinch.
Ho Soon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ho Soon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ho Soon tries to work over Heimo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Soon misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ho Soon prevents a body shot from Heimo.
Nice body punch from Ho Soon.
Heimo blocking some punches.
Heimo is trying to push Ho Soon away but Ho Soon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heimo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Heimo has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Soon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heimo.
Ho Soon has a couple of punches blocked by Heimo.
Heimo being controlled against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon gets through Heimo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Heimo.
A frustrated look appears on Heimo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Heimo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Heimo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heimo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Heimo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Heimo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Heimo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ho Soon moves into the clinch successfully.
Heimo misses with a knee to the head.
Ho Soon misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Soon swings wildly with an uppercut but Heimo uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Heimo lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heimo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Heimo wants to land a leg kick but Ho Soon is out of range.
Ho Soon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heimo.
Ho Soon clinches with his opponent.
Heimo scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ho Soon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Heimo can't break the clinch.
Ho Soon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Heimo throws a body shot but no joy.
Heimo throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Heimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a head kick but Heimo moves out of range.
Ho Soon closes the distance and pushes Heimo back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Soon lands a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Ho Soon.
Heimo looking to slow down the pace here.
Ho Soon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chu Ho Soon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ho Soon misses with a double jab.
Ho Soon moves into range and clinches up with Heimo.
Heimo working hard to break the clinch.
Heimo gets through Ho Soon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heimo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heimo scores with the left hand. Ho Soon knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho Soon fails to land with a series of punches.
Heimo throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Heimo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Soon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon tries to clinch but Heimo is having none of it.
Ho Soon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Heimo throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Heimo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Heimo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Heimo.
Heimo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ho Soon checks it well.
Heimo misses with a wild body shot.
Heimo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon tries to bum rush Heimo with a series of wild strikes but Heimo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heimo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ho Soon at a distance.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ho Soon duly obliges.
Heimo is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Heimo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Soon finish him?
Aleksi Heimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Soon feints a jab and as Heimo dips his head, Ho Soon unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Heimo right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Heimo falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Ho Soon smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Chu Ho Soon!
During a confident post fight interview, Chu Ho Soon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Barnes (ranked 1986 p4p, 1277 weight class) and Tobias Ball (ranked 259 p4p, 180 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 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Ball!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barnes.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes misses with a right hand
and Ball counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ball throws an overhand right that lands on Barnes's shoulder, as Barnes tries to avoid the shot.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ball counters with a stiff right hand.
Ball scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ball works Barnes's body with a nice hook.
Ball with a hook.
Ball throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ball.
Barnes looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ball swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Barnes is looking to slow Ball down with leg kicks.
Ball slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Don Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ball has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ball swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ball is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ball has his hands on Barnes's head, controlling the position.
Ball wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball has his hands on Barnes's head, controlling the position.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Ball has wrist control.
Barnes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ball controlling the position well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Ball's temple.
Barnes is thwarting Ball's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ball slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ball tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ball wants to hit a sweep here but Barnes passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ball there!
Ball is trying to escape the mount.
Barnes fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ball slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes prevents Ball from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ball avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Ball is trying is best to control the position here.
Ball wants to control but Barnes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ball has a hand on Barnes's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Barnes takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Barnes looking to finish with strikes here!
Ball wants to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Barnes working Ball over with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ball tries to reverse the position but Barnes maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Barnes misses with a takedown
and Ball counters with a stiff right hand.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes throws a hook but Ball avoids it easily.
Tobias Ball seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ball just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes dips to his left and cracks Ball with an uppercut!
Barnes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barnes misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barnes.
Ball appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ball's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ball is keeping the position for now.
Barnes landing with the ground and pound.
Ball is pulling down on Barnes's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnes, at least for the moment.
Ball looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Ball is pulling down on Barnes's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barnes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Barnes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barnes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnes stopping the sweep attempt from Ball.
Ball looking to control.
Ball working for a triangle but Barnes defends it easily.
Ball wants to sweep but no luck.
Ball looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ball is on top in guard.
Ball wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Ball controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ball trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Ball has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Ball's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes with a nice head shot there.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ball is pulling down on Barnes's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnes, at least for the moment.
Ball's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ball tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ball pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Barnes dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ball misses with a wild body shot.
Ball lands a really nice looking cross but Barnes seems unphased.
Barnes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barnes misses with a few strikes there.
Ball connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ball stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ball wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Ball on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barnes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ball at a distance.
Ball connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barnes momentarily.
A big right from Barnes misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ball throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.
Ball connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Barnes is looking to slow Ball down with leg kicks.
Ball lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ball. That did some damage!
Ball avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Barnes with a nice calf kick.
Barnes explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ball blocks a jab.
Ball ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Ball chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barnes can pounce on him.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Ball avoids it well.
Barnes throws a body kick that misses.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ball throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ball throws out the jab.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ball tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes looks to throw a body kick
and Ball counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ball keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Ball as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ball moves out of range of the body kick from Barnes.
Barnes scores with a three punch combo!
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Ball appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ball.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a head kick that misses
letting Ball counter with a right hand.
Ball fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab by Ball.
Barnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ball scores with a hook.
Ball fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ball.
Ball swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnes.
Barnes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ball moves away.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Ball counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barnes feints and then cracks Ball's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ball down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ball throws out the jab.
Ball looks to throw the jab but Barnes is out of range.
Barnes takes a swing at Ball's ribcage but misses.
Barnes tries to land a leg kick but Ball saw it coming and moves away.
Barnes throws a body shot but no joy.
Ball scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Barnes misses
and Ball moves into the clinch.
Ball lands a right hand.
Ball lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barnes.
Ball working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tobias Ball has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ball lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ball comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barnes 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Barnes!
Don Barnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 890 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Hobo Garrincha (ranked 53 p4p, 111 weight class). Hobo Garrincha 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hobo Garrincha!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Garrincha moves out of range of the strikes.
Garrincha throws the left hand but Craven avoids the punch easily.
Craven avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Craven.
Garrincha tries to bench press Craven off him but Craven keeps the position.
Garrincha holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Craven landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Craven scores with a couple of short elbows.
Craven is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Garrincha knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Craven is trying to get an arm triangle but Garrincha is defending well.
Craven tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Garrincha felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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Garrincha is trying to get back to half guard.
Craven landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Garrincha tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Craven misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garrincha manages to get back to half guard.
Garrincha actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Craven winds up and cracks Garrincha with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garrincha is trying to control but can't.
Garrincha tries to get to full guard but Craven has control of the leg.
Craven is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Garrincha to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Garrincha is adopting a defensive guard.
Garrincha keeping full guard, as Craven tries to pass.
Craven connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Craven wants to control from the top but Garrincha keeps moving.
Craven postures up.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Craven wants to control from the top but Garrincha keeps moving.
Garrincha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Craven is aware though and is defending well.
Garrincha looking for a guillotine here but Craven defends easily.
Garrincha throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Craven escapes and throws Garrincha's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Craven advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garrincha is desperately trying to improve his position but Craven has a good base and remains in mount.
Garrincha tries to hold on but Craven pushes him away.
Garrincha is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Craven is staying active.
Craven is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Garrincha is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Garrincha flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Craven anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Garrincha and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Craven slips an arm under Garrincha chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Craven has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Craven is squeezing on Garrincha like an anaconda would it's prey. Garrincha fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Destin Craven!
Destin Craven was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 1252 p4p, 1119 weight class) and Orla Wanker (ranked 164 p4p, 147 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker defending well as Kelly loads up on a big left hand.
Kelly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kelly throws a low kick but Wanker avoids it.
Wanker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kelly defends it well.
Kelly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kelly slips a straight right by Wanker.
Kelly rushes Wanker and presses him up against the cage.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wanker throws a head punch that misses.
Wanker turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kelly tries to bench press Wanker off him but Wanker keeps the position.
Kelly is working hard here to advance position.
Kelly gets back to half guard.
Kelly is trying to control but can't.
Wanker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kelly is looking for a sweep. Wanker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly tries to roll over but Wanker keeps him under control.
Wanker stalling.
Wanker trying to pass the guard but Kelly defending well.
Wanker lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wanker is taking a breather. Kelly says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Wanker working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Kelly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wanker forces his way into half guard.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Wanker is looking for a kimura but Kelly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wanker to get the leverage.
Well, if Wanker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kelly is trying to get back to full guard.
Wanker performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to control but Wanker is keeping busy.
Well, if Wanker is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Wanker is controlling well.
Wanker sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wanker lands with a punch from half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kelly manages to get to full guard.
Kelly controls Wanker momentarily but Wanker frees himself.
Kelly being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kelly trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orla Wanker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wanker moves out of range of the body kick from Kelly.
The crowd cheers as Kelly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wanker doesn't seem phased though.
Wanker throws a lazy right hand but Kelly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wanker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wanker throws the left hand but Kelly avoids the punch easily.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Wanker.
Kelly avoids a kick to the body.
Kelly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wanker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kelly throws out the jab.
Wanker works over Kelly's head and body with a nice combination.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly leaning his opponent against the cage.
Wanker is working for takedown but Kelly is calmly controlling the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wanker manages to break the clinch.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Wanker ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly misses with a wild body shot.
Wanker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly works over Wanker's head and body with a nice combination.
Wanker throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
Wanker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kelly.
Wanker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wanker scores with a head kick. Kelly tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
 It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Wanker catches Kelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wanker misses with a head kick.
Wanker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kelly is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wanker.
Wanker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly slaps away a takedown attempt from Wanker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Wanker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kelly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slowing the pace effectively.
Wanker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kelly pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orla Wanker.
Wanker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wanker throws a low kick but Kelly moves out of range easily.
Wanker misses with the combination.
Kelly looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kelly works over Wanker with some ground and pound from guard.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wanker stops Kelly from passing to mount.
Wanker gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker is looking to control Kelly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wanker avoid being mounted?
Wanker is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wanker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pat Kelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wanker wants to get back to full guard.
Wanker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wanker.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Wanker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Wanker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wanker trying to control from half guard but Kelly is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Wanker is trying to control. Kelly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wanker in particular looking to stall.
Kelly is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
Kelly is looking to control Wanker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kelly avoid being mounted?
Kelly tries to get to full guard but Wanker has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pat Kelly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pat Kelly's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wanker's half guard.
Wanker manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Kelly keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Kelly scores with a hook to the body.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wanker in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanker moves out of range as Kelly strikes.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Wanker misses with a body shot.
Kelly avoids the head kick by Wanker.
Wanker misses with a double jab.
Kelly clinches up against the cage.
Wanker is looking for a takedown.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Wanker avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly just leaning against Wanker, taking a breather.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Wanker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kelly fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orla Wanker.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wanker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wanker is looking for a kimura but Kelly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wanker to get the leverage.
Wanker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly pushes Wanker off and gets back to his feet.
Wanker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wanker somewhat.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wanker.
Kelly throwing a counter right hand but Wanker manages to avoid it.
Kelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Wanker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wanker takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker throws a hook to the side of Kelly's head but Kelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Wanker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanker dives in for a single leg takedown but Kelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kelly moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wanker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wanker somewhat.
Kelly looking to score a takedown here. Wanker is defending well but Kelly drives through and ends up in Wanker's guard.
Kelly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wanker holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Kelly looks up at the clock and then as Wanker takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kelly smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wanker is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a few punches from side control.
Wanker is not content to let Kelly control the position.
Kelly grinds an elbow into Wanker's temple.
Kelly lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wanker is looking for a sweep.
Kelly grinds an elbow into Wanker's temple.
Kelly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wanker is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kelly's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kelly lands with a punch from half guard.
Kelly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wanker regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanker seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kelly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kelly trying to control but Wanker is working from the bottom.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wanker is keeping the position for now.
Wanker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly postures up.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Wanker is retaining full guard.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly distracts Wanker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wanker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Radar (ranked 536 p4p, 670 weight class) and Zack Rize (ranked 78 p4p, 97 weight class). Rize has chosen Luke Combs - When It Rains It Pours as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Radar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zack Rize!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Rize.
Radar throws out a loose jab but Rize uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radar swings widly with a right hand
and Rize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Max Radar has been cut.
Rize misses with a hook. Radar ducked under it nicely.
Radar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rize swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Radar misses with a straight left.
Rize cracks Radar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rize has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Radar misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Radar misses the target.
Radar just misses with a punch to the body.
Rize misses with a leg kick
and Radar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rize misses with a lunging right hand
and Radar counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Rize misses.
Rize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Radar.
Rize appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Radar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Radar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Radar thumps Rize with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rize avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rize swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Radar checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Radar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rize slips under a jab.
Radar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Radar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rize counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Radar looks to throw the jab but Rize is out of range.
Radar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Radar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Radar throws a shot from downtown. Rize moves away and avoids it.
Radar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Radar misses with a hook
and Rize counters with a good low kick that Radar was not able to check.
Rize misses with a leg kick.
Radar scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rize. Radar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rize throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rize throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rize thuds a left hand into Radar's body.
Rize sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rize connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Radar tries to work over Rize's front leg with a kick but Rize checks it.
Rize connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rize blocks a jab.
Rize uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radar.
Radar attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooh!!! Rize has knocked Radar down with a huge combo! Rize steps away and waves a wobbly Radar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Radar is rocked!
A good leg kick by Rize.
Oh Radar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rize takes a swing at Radar's ribcage but misses.
Radar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rize circles away quickly and effectively.
Rize just misses with a punch to the body.
Radar throwing a counter right hand but Rize manages to avoid it.
Radar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radar seems to have got his legs back now.
Rize needs to keep his hands up - Radar had a free shot at his head there.
Rize cracks Radar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Max Radar's cut is getting worse.
Rize cracks Radar with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Radar tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rize pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Radar is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zack Rize!
A relieved looking Zack Rize 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 332 p4p, 650 weight class) and Ricardo Cruz (ranked 49 p4p, 89 weight class). Ricardo Cruz told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up with Hedegaard, looking for a takedown. Cruz pushes Hedegaard against the cage but Hedegaard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cruz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hedegaard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cruz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cruz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hedegaard wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Hedegaard trying to control the position.
Hedegaard keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Hedegaard is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hedegaard's head.
Hedegaard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
Hedegaard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedegaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hedegaard seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Hedegaard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Hedegaard is keeping the position.
Cruz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cruz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cruz stopping the sweep attempt from Hedegaard.
Cruz stays in close to Hedegaard's body and controls the position.
Hedegaard keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Cruz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hedegaard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cruz trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Cruz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cruz trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hedegaard scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hedegaard is one step ahead there.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedegaard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz wants to improve his position but instead Hedegaard has moved into half guard.
Hedegaard is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hedegaard wants to work for an arm triangle but Cruz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cruz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Hedegaard sits in half guard.
Hedegaard is really struggling to control Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hedegaard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hedegaard's back!
Hedegaard rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hedegaard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedegaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hedegaard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
Hedegaard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz passes Hedegaard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cruz passes to full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cruz cracks Hedegaard with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedegaard taking shots to the head.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Hedegaard is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hedegaard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Hedegaard is looking to work some ground and pound but Cruz has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hedegaard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedegaard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedegaard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Ricardo Cruz has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz wants to improve his position but instead Hedegaard has moved into half guard.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard wants to pass to mount but Cruz is defending the position.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard looking to pass the guard.
Hedegaard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cruz is holding on to half guard well.
Hedegaard prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Cruz manages to get to full guard.
Cruz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hedegaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hedegaard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Cruz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hedegaard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hedegaard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hedegaard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hedegaard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cruz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cruz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hedegaard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hedegaard is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cruz pulls his head out easily.
Hedegaard gets full guard.
Hedegaard trying to keep a closed guard but Cruz is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Hedegaard keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cruz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hedegaard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cruz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cruz advances position into side control!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard regains half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ricardo Cruz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck for Cruz with that takedown attempt.
Cruz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hedegaard swivels and escapes.
Hedegaard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hedegaard looking to score a takedown here. Cruz is defending well but Hedegaard drives through and ends up in Cruz's guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hedegaard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hedegaard scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedegaard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hedegaard is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz looking to control.
Hedegaard drops back looking for a leg! Cruz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cruz manages to kick Hedegaard off! Hedegaard jumps back into Cruz's guard.
Hedegaard preventing the sweep.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedegaard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hedegaard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hedegaard trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hedegaard is pushing down on Cruz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruz is fighting to maintain full guard but Hedegaard has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cruz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cruz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hedegaard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Hedegaard slips nicely into half guard.
Cruz works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Hedegaard pushes his legs off easily.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Hedegaard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hedegaard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hedegaard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Hedegaard won't allow Cruz to sweep him here.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hedegaard defends well.
Cruz working for a triangle but Hedegaard defends it easily.
Hedegaard scoring with some ground and pound.
Hedegaard working some strikes from top position.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hedegaard manages to get himself to full guard.
Hedegaard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard keeping full guard, as Cruz tries to pass.
Hedegaard has his foot on Cruz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cruz works his way back into a safe position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Simon Hedegaard did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown but Hedegaard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cruz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Hedegaard sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt - Hedegaard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Simon Hedegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Cruz.
Hedegaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cruz.
Cruz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hedegaard sprawls well initially but Cruz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hedegaard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz is looking to take a break and control but Hedegaard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedegaard is looking to control Cruz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hedegaard avoid being mounted?
Cruz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cruz is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura but Hedegaard is defending well.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Hedegaard is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hedegaard wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Hedegaard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Hedegaard is keeping the position.
Cruz pushes down on Hedegaard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hedegaard is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Hedegaard keeps control of the position as Cruz tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is still trying to improve position.
Cruz breaks Hedegaard's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Hedegaard working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hedegaard trying to control the position.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedegaard is retaining full guard.
Cruz preventing the sweep.
Cruz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hedegaard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cruz has managed to get both his arms back between Hedegaard's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cruz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hedegaard, who protects the arm well.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Hedegaard denies him.
Hedegaard is trying to improve his position.
Cruz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hedegaard!
Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cruz lands a big elbow.
Cruz prevents Hedegaard from getting the reversal.
Cruz is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hedegaard to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hedegaard shrugs it off.
Cruz with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hedegaard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hedegaard's face.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hedegaard is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hedegaard is looking to escape.
Cruz is working for a guillotine from mount but Hedegaard frees his head quite easily.
Cruz lands a couple of good shots and Hedegaard has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Cruz controlling the position well here. Hedegaard rolled but Cruz kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Cruz is persistently looking for the submission but Hedegaard is defending it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Cruz dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Hedegaard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hedegaard trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hedegaard's guard.
Cruz not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hedegaard working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz pushing down on Hedegaard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hedegaard defends it well.
Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cruz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hedegaard is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cruz sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hedegaard's guard.
Cruz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hedegaard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Cruz maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hedegaard could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cruz has cracked it and Hedegaard is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cruz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Cruz!
Ricardo Cruz is the new middleweight champion!
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