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AFC #5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ludwig Wolff (ranked 5856 p4p, 25237 weight class) and Johnny Liew (ranked 371 p4p, 387 weight class). Johnny Liew is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ludwig Wolff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Liew!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liew tries to bum rush Wolff with a series of wild strikes but Wolff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolff throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Liew counter with a right hand.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch but Liew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wolff rushes Liew and presses him up against the cage.
Wolff decides to pull guard.
Wolff is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Liew looking to sit in guard and control but Wolff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Liew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wolff darts in and clinches Liew up against the cage.
Liew throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liew tries to circle away but Wolff has him pinned against the cage.
Wolff tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liew looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wolff seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Liew lands a two punch combo.
Liew has Wolff up against the cage in a clinch.
Liew looking for a takedown.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liew swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liew wants to counter the offense by Wolff and move into the clinch position.
Wolff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liew cracks Wolff with an open hand slap.
Wolff darts in and clinches Liew up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liew is trying to drag Wolff to the mat but Wolff just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Liew wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolff won't allow it.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but Liew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolff tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liew tries for a takedown but Wolff manages to get underhooks.
Wolff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff has Liew pressed against the cage, preventing Liew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wolff wants to break free but Liew has control.
Liew scores with a shoulder strike.
Liew prevents a takedown attempt there.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liew drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wolff gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wolff tries to pull guard but Liew holds him up against the cage and eventually Wolff drops back down to his feet.
Wolff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liew just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wolff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Liew lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wolff tries for a takedown but Liew manages to get underhooks.
Wolff misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liew tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liew tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wolff tries to pull guard but Liew forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Liew tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liew with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liew is trying to pull guard but Wolff turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wolff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liew forces Wolff back against the cage and clinches.
Wolff prevents the takedown attempt.
Liew looks winded!
Liew wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolff won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Liew dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wolff with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Liew. That snapped Wolff's head back.
Liew moves in looking to clinch but Wolff pushes him off.
Liew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wolff swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wolff was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Liew keeps the fight on the outside.
Wolff wants to clinch.
Wolff swats away the attempt to clinch by Liew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Liew both land. Nice combination.
Liew avoids the head kick by Wolff.
Liew has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liew slips under a jab from Wolff.
Wolff throws a leg kick
and Liew counters with a stiff right hand.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liew throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wolff throws a quick counter head kick but Liew was just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Liew.
Wolff is looking to clinch.
Liew rushes Wolff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wolff is working for takedown but Liew is calmly controlling the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
Wolff'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.
Liew manages to break the clinch.
Ludwig Wolff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liew has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wolff.
Liew moves out of range of the leg kick from Wolff.
Liew slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Johnny Liew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wolff misses with a head kick.
Liew closes the distance and clinches.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but Liew has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liew working hard to break the clinch.
Liew throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liew lands an uppercut.
Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wolff manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liew clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
Liew throws a head punch that misses.
Wolff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liew misses with a two punch combination.
Liew is breathing heavily.
Wolff moves into the clinch.
Liew fails to pull guard.
Wolff pulls Liew into guard.
Wolff has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Liew looking to sit in guard and control but Wolff gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liew looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wolff stands and steps away. Liew gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wolff tries to clinch but Liew moves out of range.
Liew misses with a wild combination.
Wolff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liew connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wolff momentarily.
Wolff wants to clinch up but Liew keeps it at a distance.
Liew misses with an uppercut.
No joy there for Wolff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolff tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Liew showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wolff swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liew tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liew instigates a clinch.
Wolff wants a takedown but no success here.
Liew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liew manages to break the clinch.
Wolff throws a predictable looking body shot
and Liew counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liew.
Liew prevents the takedown attempt.
Liew prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludwig Wolff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Liew.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolff is trying to pull guard but Liew turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wolff tries to score a body lock takedown but Liew shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liew escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liew pushes Wolff up against the cage in a clinch.
Liew jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wolff walks away with a smile on his face. Liew gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolff is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wolff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wolff fails to pull guard.
Liew has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wolff is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liew makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liew lands a shoulder strike.
Liew using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wolff has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wolff pulls guard successfully.
Wolff controls Liew momentarily but Liew frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolff working for a triangle but Liew defends it easily.
Liew wants to get up but he can't break Wolff's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Liew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wolff has Liew pulled in close to control his posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolff is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wolff is thwarting Liew's attempts to control the position.
Ludwig Wolff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Liew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wolff controlling the pace.
Wolff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Liew!
Wolff controlling his opponent.
Wolff looking to finish Liew with some ground and pound. This is bad for Liew!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liew working to try and regain half guard.
Liew tries to hold on but Wolff pushes him away.
Wolff tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wolff looking for a guillotine from mount but Liew is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wolff working for a submission but Liew is keeping him at bay.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Johnny Liew.
I've got Liew winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Liew!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ninja Siberian (ranked 4583 p4p, 5843 weight class) and Moses Olivera (ranked 451 p4p, 488 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ninja Siberian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Olivera!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siberian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Olivera avoids it really well and circles away.
Olivera lands a leg kick that knocks Siberian off balance momentarily.
Siberian fails with the takedown
and Olivera counters with a shoot takedown. Siberian fights it but they end up in guard.
Siberian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Olivera slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Siberian has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Siberian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Siberian attempts a counter takedown but Olivera avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olivera as he avoids it easily.
Olivera wants to counter with a clinch but Siberian pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ninja Siberian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siberian fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olivera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Siberian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Olivera working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olivera slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Olivera working away.
Olivera working the ground and pound.
Siberian is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Siberian struggling a bit here.
Olivera cracks Siberian with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Olivera lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Siberian down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olivera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Siberian can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Olivera tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Olivera has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Siberian tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Olivera easily slips into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olivera has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Siberian's face.
Olivera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Siberian?
Olivera landing shots from mount.
Olivera controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Siberian takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olivera landing shots from mount.
Olivera wants to take Siberian's back but he can't do it this time.
Siberian is wriggling around trying to escape.
Siberian tries to hold on but Olivera pushes him away.
Olivera fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Siberian is looking to get to half guard.
Olivera working for a guillotine from mount but Siberian is in no mood to give up.
Siberian just holding on.
Olivera landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olivera wants to take Siberian's back but he can't do it this time.
Siberian is desperately trying to improve his position but Olivera has a good base and remains in mount.
Olivera controlling his opponent.
It looks like Olivera might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Olivera looks winded!
Siberian is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Olivera manages to capitalize on a mistake by Siberian to take his back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Olivera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Siberian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Olivera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Siberian did well to prevent Olivera getting side control.
Siberian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olivera pulls his head out easily.
Siberian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Olivera is working away from the top position though.
Siberian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Olivera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siberian is looking to control Olivera's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Siberian avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivera trying to control the pace.
Olivera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice strikes from Olivera there.
Olivera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Siberian. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Siberian is positioning himself well to prevent Olivera advancing to mount.
Olivera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Siberian looking for submissions off his back.
Siberian trying to hold on to Olivera's head to control him but Olivera postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siberian looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Siberian trying to control here.
Olivera wants to stand but Siberian has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Siberian is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Olivera scores with a couple of nice shots.
Olivera working the head and body with strikes.
Siberian trying to control here.
Siberian wants to control but Olivera passes into side.
Olivera connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Siberian some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siberian struggling a bit here.
Olivera has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Olivera shoots in but Siberian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Siberian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Olivera circles away.
Siberian gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Olivera.
Siberian shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olivera as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ninja Siberian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Olivera drives through with a takedown into Siberian's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Siberian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Olivera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Olivera is working Siberian over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siberian controls Olivera momentarily but Olivera frees himself.
Siberian looking for a guillotine here but Olivera defends easily.
Olivera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Olivera advances to half guard.
Siberian trying to control here.
Moses Olivera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Siberian is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Olivera pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olivera slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moses Olivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Olivera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Olivera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Siberian napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Siberian is trying to control Olivera's posture but Olivera avoids it.
Siberian is trying to improve his position.
Siberian wants to control but Olivera postures up.
Siberian stops Olivera from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olivera lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Siberian down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olivera stands up.
Olivera moves into the clinch successfully.
Olivera just leaning against Siberian, taking a breather.
Olivera effectively controlling the action here.
Olivera tightens his grip and picks Siberian up, before dumping him to the ground. Siberian manages to land in guard.
Olivera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Olivera looking to pass the guard.
Siberian looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Olivera has picked Siberian up and slammed him! Siberian can't keep hold of the triangle and Olivera manages to pass to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Siberian's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Siberian is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Olivera's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Olivera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Siberian doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Olivera.
Siberian is trying to maintain the position but Olivera is very close to passing his half guard.
Siberian looking for submissions off his back.
Olivera keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siberian trying to control but Olivera postures up.
Siberian actively working from the bottom here.
Olivera perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Olivera's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Siberian looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Siberian actively working from the bottom here.
Siberian wants to get back to full guard.
Siberian moves into full guard.
Olivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Siberian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Olivera showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Olivera has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Olivera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Olivera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moses Olivera!
Our winner, Moses Olivera, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aki Kulku (ranked 4997 p4p, 5071 weight class) and Emerick Mulumbu (ranked 479 p4p, 482 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Kulku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emerick Mulumbu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulku sizes up Mulumbu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kulku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kulku fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kulku connects with a solid leg kick.
Kulku throws a shot to the body.
Mulumbu wants to clinch.
Kulku defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mulumbu.
Aki Kulku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulumbu tries to clinch up.
Kulku throws a right and a left that Mulumbu avoids nicely.
Despite the aggression on Mulumbu's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mulumbu shoots in for a takedown but Kulku shows good takedown defense.
Kulku ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mulumbu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kulku sprawls well. Kulku wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mulumbu gets slowly back to his feet.
Kulku lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aki Kulku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emerick Mulumbu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mulumbu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kulku. Kulku obviously looking to wear him down.
Mulumbu dives in for a single leg takedown but Kulku sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kulku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Kulku.
Kulku lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mulumbu looks winded!
Mulumbu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kulku lands a jab to Mulumbu's midsection.
We've been told by Kulku's head coaches at Jorzi GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mulumbu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kulku sends Mulumbu crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kulku is motioning to the referee to let Mulumbu up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Mulumbu is rocked!
 It looks like Emerick Mulumbu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulku scoring well with a low kick there.
Mulumbu is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulku finish him?
Aki Kulku is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crack! A monster head kick from Kulku and Mulumbu falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Kulku!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aki Kulku!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lion (ranked 3717 p4p, 5699 weight class) and Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong (ranked 450 p4p, 564 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hector Lion !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sanggtiennnoiii Sitsunpeong!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lion is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sitsunpeong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sitsunpeong avoids a kick to the body.
Sitsunpeong takes the fight into the clinch.
Lion pulls guard successfully.
Sitsunpeong is looking to stand up but Lion won't let him.
Sitsunpeong won't allow Lion to sweep him here.
Lion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sitsunpeong manages to get himself to full guard.
Sitsunpeong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lion . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sitsunpeong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lion is controlling him.
Lion stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sitsunpeong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lion works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lion seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sitsunpeong does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lion is working for a submission of some sort.
Lion trying to pass the guard but Sitsunpeong defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lion is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sitsunpeong wants to improve his position but Lion is controlling well.
Lion tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sitsunpeong knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sitsunpeong can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lion is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sitsunpeong tries to kick Lion off but Lion keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sitsunpeong is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lion has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sitsunpeong defend it? Lion steps over the head and cranks it - Sitsunpeong is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lion !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hector Lion !
Hector Lion seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ray Apollo (ranked 3461 p4p, 4133 weight class) and Sloa Poison (ranked 276 p4p, 311 weight class). Apollo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Circus - Britney Spears. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sloa Poison!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Poison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poison drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Poison must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Poison trying to stand up but can't free himself from Apollo's guard.
Apollo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poison chips away with some ground and pound.
Apollo has his hands on Poison's head, controlling the position.
Apollo is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Poison has his hands clasped together but Apollo extends and breaks Poison's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Apollo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ray Apollo!
A relieved looking Ray Apollo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugenio Roth (ranked 3430 p4p, 3695 weight class) and Gilberto Pilao (ranked 462 p4p, 492 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugenio Roth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Pilao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pilao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roth moves away.
Roth feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Roth on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pilao works over Roth's head and body with a nice combination.
Pilao looks to score with a jab to the body but Roth is just out of range.
Roth throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pilao is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Horrible takedown attempt by Roth or perhaps it was just good defense by Pilao, which made it look bad.
Pilao connects with a nice looking jab.
Pilao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roth's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilao fails to land the takedown.
Pilao closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Roth's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pilao lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pilao postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pilao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pilao postures up in Roth's guard and throws a big left but Roth blocks it.
Roth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roth looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pilao is in close to Roth's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pilao working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roth's head.
Roth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Roth keeping full guard, as Pilao tries to pass.
Pilao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pilao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pilao keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Roth's head.
Pilao cracks Roth with a solid left hand.
Pilao throws a big elbow that misses.
Pilao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roth. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pilao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pilao landing some decent shots from guard.
Roth looking to control.
Pilao throwing strikes but missing.
Pilao throws a big right hand that misses.
Pilao is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pilao with a nice head shot there.
Pilao scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pilao chips away with some ground and pound.
Pilao postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Roth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Roth is breathing heavily.
Pilao postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pilao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pilao lands a couple of elbows.
Pilao is working Roth over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
 Roth is rocked!
Pilao working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Roth is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pilao loads up on a big left hand. Roth felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Pilao looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Roth can't hide his disappointment, as Pilao celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gilberto Pilao!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Holmes (ranked 3440 p4p, 3699 weight class) and Asuki Matsuhara (ranked 465 p4p, 494 weight class). Asuki Matsuhara struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Asuki Matsuhara is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tristan Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asuki Matsuhara!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes moves into range and clinches up with Matsuhara.
Matsuhara takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Asuki Matsuhara has been cut.
Holmes lands an elbow inside that Matsuhara shrugs off.
Matsuhara is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Holmes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Holmes comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right handed body shot lands from Holmes.
A body shot lands from Holmes.
Matsuhara looks winded!
Matsuhara takes an elbow to the forehead.
Holmes digs a right hand underneath Matsuhara's ribcage. Matsuhara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Holmes.
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!
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matsuhara's defenses.
Holmes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Holmes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Holmes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matsuhara's defenses.
That has opened up Asuki Matsuhara's cut even more.
Holmes works on Matsuhara's body with a couple of short punches.
Holmes lands an elbow just above Matsuhara 's eye.
Matsuhara is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes lands an elbow inside.
Matsuhara is still on wobbly legs! Can Holmes finish him?
Holmes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Holmes.
Holmes creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Matsuhara! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Holmes.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tristan Holmes!
A very excited looking Tristan Holmes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balogh Szabolcs (ranked 4857 p4p, 5336 weight class) and Lee Murray (ranked 554 p4p, 573 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balogh Szabolcs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Murray!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szabolcs connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Murray.
 It looks like Balogh Szabolcs has been cut.
Szabolcs cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szabolcs takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Szabolcs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Szabolcs blocks the body kick.
Szabolcs moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Murray lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Murray with a hook.
Murray swings away with a body shot that misses
and Szabolcs counters with a nice low kick that buckles Murray's knee momentarily.
Szabolcs throws a leg kick which misses Murray's front leg but catches the back leg as Murray tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray checks a leg kick.
Murray ducks under a wild hook from Szabolcs.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Szabolcs connects with a jab.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Szabolcs takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Szabolcs throws a chopping leg kick but Murray manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Szabolcs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good leg kick by Szabolcs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szabolcs throws the left hand but Murray avoids the punch easily.
Murray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szabolcs scoring well with a low kick there.
Szabolcs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Murray in his tracks.
Szabolcs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murray was well out of range. Poor timing from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs cracks Murray with a good jab.
Murray slips under a jab from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs scores with a kick to the body.
A big right from Szabolcs misses.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Szabolcs is looking to score with low kicks.
Murray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szabolcs can pounce on him.
Murray blocks the body kick.
Szabolcs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murray on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Szabolcs. Szabolcs obviously looking to wear him down.
Murray connects with a right hand. Szabolcs shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szabolcs throws a big shot that misses.
Murray swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szabolcs throws a low kick but Murray moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Murray was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray clinches with his opponent.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Szabolcs fails to land.
Szabolcs lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray stalls.
Murray pushes Szabolcs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice body punch from Murray.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Murray.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murray lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murray tries a body shot but Szabolcs blocks it.
Szabolcs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a hook that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murray has Szabolcs pressed against the cage.
Murray blocking some punches.
Murray pushes Szabolcs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Szabolcs swings wildly with an uppercut but Murray uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray lands a body punch.
Szabolcs scores with a shot to the side of Murray's head.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szabolcs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray blocks a body shot from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
Szabolcs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Szabolcs tries to throw a body punch but Murray avoids it by throwing Szabolcs back against the cage.
Szabolcs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Szabolcs fails to land.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Murray.
Szabolcs prevents a body shot from Murray.
Szabolcs misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szabolcs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Szabolcs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray is leaning against Szabolcs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Szabolcs controls the action.
Murray digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Szabolcs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Szabolcs.
Murray blocks an uppercut.
Murray lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Balogh Szabolcs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murray connects with a body shot that sends Szabolcs's belly button to the back.
Szabolcs pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murray is out of range and Szabolcs settles back down.
Szabolcs tried to score with a low kick but Murray checks it.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick from Szabolcs.
Szabolcs throws a jab when Murray was well out of range.
Szabolcs wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Szabolcs cracks Murray with a right hand to the side of the head.
Szabolcs misses with a low kick.
Murray throws a leg kick but Szabolcs moved away.
Murray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick from Szabolcs misses.
Murray throws a hook but Szabolcs avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szabolcs wants to land a leg kick but Murray is out of range.
Szabolcs throws a leg kick
and Szabolcs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Szabolcs slips a straight right by Murray.
Szabolcs swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murray counters with a right hand to the body.
Szabolcs misses with a looping left.
Murray throws the left hand but Szabolcs avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Szabolcs.
Szabolcs with a nice calf kick.
Murray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Szabolcs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Murray.
Szabolcs lands with a nice body punch.
Szabolcs misses with a looping left.
Murray misses with a straight right.
Murray connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Szabolcs throws a leg kick
and Szabolcs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balogh Szabolcs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murray moves into the clinch.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
A short left from Murray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Murray on the inside.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szabolcs throws a head punch that misses.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Murray swings wildly with an uppercut but Szabolcs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murray lands a nice shot to the body.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Murray.
Murray stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Murray is working Szabolcs over against the cage.
Murray is stalling here.
Szabolcs working aggressively here.
Murray digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
Murray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Szabolcss head.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Szabolcs misses with the head strike.
Lee Murray seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Szabolcs digs a right hand into Murray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Murray effectively controlling the action here.
Szabolcs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szabolcs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murray is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray looking to stall.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the head.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Szabolcs controls the action.
Szabolcs struggles to land a body shot inside as Murray controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray is looking to control Szabolcs's arms but Szabolcs gets an underhook and turns him. Now Murray has his back to the cage.
Szabolcs digs a right hand into Murray's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Murray's gas tank.
Szabolcs softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murray tries to work over Szabolcs's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szabolcs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szabolcs misses with a punch to the body.
Murray blocks a body shot from Szabolcs.
Murray has a couple of punches blocked by Szabolcs.
Murray misses with some punches.
Murray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murray.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Murray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Balogh Szabolcs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Szabolcs throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Murray. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Murray.
That kick from Szabolcs tenderised Murray's leg. Murray is trying to keep his angry face on.
Szabolcs wants to slow Murray down by chopping away at his legs.
Murray moves out of range of the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Szabolcs missing with a left hand there. Murray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murray tries to close the distance and clinch but Szabolcs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Balogh Szabolcs is winning the standup battle so far.
Szabolcs feints and then cracks Murray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murray down.
We've been told by Szabolcs's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Szabolcs tries to work over Murray's front leg with a kick but Murray checks it.
Szabolcs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Szabolcs is out of range.
Murray checks the leg kick.
Murray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Murray closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szabolcs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Szabolcs misses with a punch on the inside.
Szabolcs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murray lands with a short shot to the head.
Szabolcs throws a punch but it's blocked by Murray.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murray throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Murray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murray lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Szabolcs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
Good body shot from Murray.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Szabolcs prevents a body shot from Murray.
A short uppercut from Murray.
Szabolcs misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray cracks Szabolcs with a nice body shot.
Murray is leaning against Szabolcs and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Murray.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray tries to throw a body punch but Szabolcs avoids it by throwing Murray back against the cage.
Murray misses with the head strike.
Murray works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murray misses with a punch to the body.
Murray misses with a body punch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray cracks Szabolcs with a nice body shot.
Murray lands a body punch in the clinch.
Murray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Murray makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murray scores with a shot to the side of Szabolcs's head.
Szabolcs blocks a body shot from Murray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szabolcs or not.
Murray can't find room to land a body shot as Szabolcs controls the action.
Murray lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Szabolcs or not.
Murray cracks Szabolcs with a nice body shot.
Murray digs a right hand into Szabolcs's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Szabolcs's gas tank.
Murray lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Murray.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Szabolcs takes a shot to the head.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murray lands a body shot.
Murray struggles to land a body shot inside as Szabolcs controls his hands.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A bit of stalling here from Murray.
Murray misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Szabolcs's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szabolcs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szabolcs tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murray's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Szabolcs fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Szabolcs misses with some punches.
Murray lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Szabolcs backwards.
Szabolcs lands a hook that snaps the head of Murray backwards.
Szabolcs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murray lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murray is stalling here.
Szabolcs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murray throws a head punch that misses.
Szabolcs blocking some punches.
Murray scores with a shoulder strike.
Szabolcs has a couple of punches blocked by Murray.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Murray comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murray has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Murray!
A victorious Lee Murray thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Violence (ranked 2141 p4p, 5454 weight class) and Japhet Tuhanuku (ranked 328 p4p, 578 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Japhet Tuhanuku enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tim Violence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Japhet Tuhanuku!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuhanuku takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tuhanuku shoots in for a takedown but Violence shows good takedown defense.
Tuhanuku misses with a lunging right hand
and Violence counters with a straight right hand.
Violence shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Tuhanuku takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Violence sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Tuhanuku bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tim Violence!
After the fight, Tim Violence was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislaw Wolecki (ranked 2687 p4p, 3829 weight class) and Constable Odo (ranked 298 p4p, 412 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stanislaw Wolecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Constable Odo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wolecki.
Wolecki throws a shot from downtown. Odo moves away and avoids it.
Wolecki throws an overhand right that lands on Odo's shoulder, as Odo tries to avoid the shot.
Odo slips a straight right by Wolecki.
Wolecki misses with a looping right.
Odo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wolecki misses with a lunging right hand
and Odo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Stanislaw Wolecki has been cut.
Odo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice shot lands for Wolecki.
Wolecki throws a hook but Odo blocks it.
Wolecki throws a hook but Odo blocks it.
Wolecki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Odo counters with a nice leg kick.
Odo slips a straight right by Wolecki.
Odo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wolecki is breathing heavily.
Odo lands a big right hand that sends Wolecki crashing to the mat! Odo stays standing though and waves Wolecki back to his feet!
Wolecki is rocked!
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!
Odo finds Wolecki's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Wolecki flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Odo lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Wolecki will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Constable Odo!
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