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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Cudlitz (ranked 3624 p4p, 1938 weight class) and Tom Dancer (ranked 422 p4p, 242 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Cudlitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dancer!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dancer throws a sloppy head kick and Cudlitz moves out of range easily.
Dancer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
 It looks like Michael Cudlitz has been cut.
Cudlitz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cudlitz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dancer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dancer connects with a leg kick.
Cudlitz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dancer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Cudlitz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cudlitz shoots for a takedown but Dancer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dancer misses with an uppercut.
Cudlitz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dancer sprawls and moves away.
Tom Dancer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dancer throws a leg kick
and Cudlitz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cudlitz won't allow Dancer to get back to his feet.
Dancer has his feet on Cudlitz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dancer lands a glancing blow to the side of Cudlitz's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dancer.
Cudlitz misses with a takedown attempt - Dancer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cudlitz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dancer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dancer with a jab.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
Dancer feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cudlitz sprawling to the canvas! Cudlitz rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dancer finish him?!
 Cudlitz is rocked!
Michael Cudlitz's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dancer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dancer wants it to stay on the feet.
Dancer appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Dancer.
Cudlitz throws a big counter combination but Dancer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dancer misses with a head kick.
Dancer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cudlitz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cudlitz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dancer. Dancer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dancer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Cudlitz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dancer throws a shot to the body.
Cudlitz seems to have got his legs back now.
Cudlitz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dancer as he jumps to the side.
Dancer sends Cudlitz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dancer is motioning to the referee to let Cudlitz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Dancer throws a monster overhand right that drops Cudlitz! Dancer follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Dancer!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Tom Dancer waved his t-shirt featuring NARCOS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond King (ranked 3136 p4p, 2404 weight class) and Pete Os (ranked 454 p4p, 359 weight class). Raymond King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pete Os's chin.
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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 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Os!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a sloppy head kick and Os moves out of range easily.
Os looks like he wants to counter punch here.
King throws a wild body kick that Os sees coming a mile off.
King goes for a double leg but Os avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Os continues to drive forward.
Os breaks the clinch.
King throws a right and a left that Os avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Os! But no joy.
King lands a head kick!
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Os, as that shot connected.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - King looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Os scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Os throws a big shot that misses.
King looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
King scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King scores with a head kick.
Os avoids the head kick by King.
Nice uppercut lands for Os. That snapped King's head back.
Os comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Os as he connects with a hook.
King misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Os! But no joy.
Os has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Os misses the jab.
Os fails to land with a series of punches.
Os throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Os moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Os scores with a three punch combo!
King takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Os avoids the head kick by King.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King moves out of range as Os strikes.
Os throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Os loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King slips a straight right by Os.
Os tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Os throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by King.
King moves out of range as Os strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King ducks under a wild hook from Os.
King throws a shot from downtown. Os moves away and avoids it.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Os.
King throws a head kick but Os moves out of range.
Os swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Os throws a hook but King blocks it.
King misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King tries to clinch there but Os circles away.
King misses with the combination.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King tries to clinch up but Os circles away and keeps his distance.
Os scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
Os lands an overhand right.
Os might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Os misses with a series of wild punches.
Os fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pete Os is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King closes the distance and clinches.
Os breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Os!
King doesn't manage to clinch there - Os circles away.
King staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from King.
King blocks a jab.
King throws a head kick but Os moves out of range.
Os misses with a looping right.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Os.
King takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from King does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Os misses.
Sloppy strikes from Os. Those never looked like landing.
Os is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A left lands for Os.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King throws a right hand that Os ducks under and follows up with a left that Os also avoids with ease.
Os throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Os. That snapped King's head back.
Os throws a hook but King blocks it.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Os.
Decent striking displayed by Os there.
Some wild striking there from Os.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
King misses with a wild combination.
Os looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Os with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King tries a head kick but it misses.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Os.
A head kick misses from King.
Os blocks a head kick by King.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Os dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good shot there by Os.
Os lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circling - Os throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Os throws out the jab.
King throws a head kick but Os moves out of range.
King fails to land with a series of punches.
Os lunges at King with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by King's hand.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Os manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Os slips under a jab.
Os has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King slips under a jab from Os.
King dodges the punch combination from Os.
King throws a head kick that misses.
Os has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King throws a head kick but Os moves out of range.
King moves away from the strike by Os.
Os changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Os misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Os missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Os dodges the punch combination from King.
Os connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Os connects with a looping right hand.
Os scores with a nice strike.
King throws a series of punches but Os moves out of range.
Os with a jab.
Os darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Os jabs King to the body, keeping him at a distance.
King with a poor takedown
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Os fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
King tries a head kick but it misses.
Raymond King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Os slaps away a takedown attempt from King, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Os swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Os connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
King misses with a head kick.
King pushes Os up against the cage in a clinch.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Os.
Os lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Os breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King misses with a two punch combination.
King tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Os with a jab.
Os displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King throws a head kick but Os moves out of range.
Os unleashes a big counter combination but King bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Os slips a jab and a cross from King.
Os waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Os counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Os feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pete Os seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Os catches King with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Os lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King throws a sloppy head kick and Os moves out of range easily.
King throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Os.
Os scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Os on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
King moves out of range as Os strikes.
Os scores with a jab. King acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
King is rocked!
Os lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Os uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
A jab lands there for Os.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Os drops King with a naaaaasty hook - King is in real trouble here! Os dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Os!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Scott (ranked 2646 p4p, 2272 weight class) and Robert Lee (ranked 398 p4p, 343 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, David Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert Lee!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Scott wants to control but Lee is keeping busy.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Scott is working away.
Scott is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
Lee controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Scott is just riding it out for now. Lee eventually gives up the hold.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Scott is looking to control Lee's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Scott avoid being mounted?
Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Scott is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Scott doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lee.
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.
Scott works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Scott is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Scott is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lee defends well.
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee passes into half guard.
Lee works his way into side control.
Scott is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Scott will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Scott is looking to reverse the position.
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.
Lee working away.
Scott prevents Lee from improving position.
Lee tries for a kimura but Scott is defending well.
Scott is looking for a sweep.
Scott wants to control but Lee postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Scott tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Scott is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Scott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Scott looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Scott has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Lee escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Lee!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott prevents Lee from improving position.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the action but Scott is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott is trying to improve his position.
Scott is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Scott knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Scott can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Scott has escaped the position, nice work there.
Scott avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Scott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lee trying to control the position but Scott is working away.
Scott sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Scott avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lee.
Lee keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lee is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Scott as he works his way to full guard.
Lee is pushing down on Scott's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scott is fighting to maintain full guard but Lee has managed to sneak the leg through.
Scott works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Robert Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee throws a big elbow that misses.
Lee passes into half guard.
Scott is trying to maintain the position but Lee is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scott wants to control but Lee passes into side.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Lee 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!
Lee misses with a double jab.
Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scott tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in Scott's guard.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Scott is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Scott throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lee uses it to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scott keeps working.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Scott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Scott wants to control but Lee postures up.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Scott is avoiding damage well.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
Scott tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Scott!
Lee has control of Scott's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Scott regains control of the situation pretty easily.
David Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lee is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Scott is in real trouble.
Lee looking for the choke but no joy.
Scott trying to control the hands but Lee won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is looking for the choke from the back position but Scott is controlling his hands well.
Scott is trying to control the position but Lee manages to sink in the RNC - Scott is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Robert Lee!
Robert Lee gave a mention to Furnace Performance 🔥 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Gonzalez (ranked 1827 p4p, 1602 weight class) and Kenichi Misahawa (ranked 284 p4p, 246 weight class). Gonzalez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice In Chains - Bleed The Freak. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 1, fighting out of London, Kenichi Misahawa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez avoids the head kick by Misahawa.
Gonzalez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Misahawa misses
letting Gonzalez counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Kenichi Misahawa has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gonzalez.
Misahawa is looking to clinch.
Nice jab there from Misahawa.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Misahawa.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Misahawa moves away.
Misahawa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gonzalez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Misahawa's head backwards.
Misahawa misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Misahawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gonzalez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Misahawa! Gonzalez lets Misahawa back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Misahawa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Misahawa.
Misahawa is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gonzalez.
A big left from Misahawa misses.
Misahawa throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez scores with a counter punch that sends Misahawa to the canvas! Gonzalez smells blood - he's punishing Misahawa with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Misahawa has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miguel Gonzalez!
A relieved looking Miguel Gonzalez 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 1315 p4p, 656 weight class) and Koos Van Asch (ranked 92 p4p, 45 weight class). Kock comes to the cage accompanied by I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. Koos Van Asch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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17 - 10 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class 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 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Koos Van Asch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Kock looks to land a left hand but Van Asch moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Van Asch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Asch 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.
Van Asch thows a left - swing and a miss!
A head kick misses from Kock.
Kock lands a body shot.
Van Asch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kock moves away.
A nice leg kick from Kock, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kock has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Asch is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Asch scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock lands with a good body shot.
A low kick lands for Van Asch.
A low kick lands for Van Asch.
Kock misses with a low kick.
Van Asch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kock misses with a kick to the body.
Kock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Asch misses with a hook to the body
enabling Kock to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kock. That's going to slow Van Asch down.
Van Asch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Asch wants it to stay on the feet.
Van Asch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Asch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kock throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Van Asch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Asch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Kock.
Kock misses with a few strikes there.
Kock moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Van Asch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Batang Kock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Asch misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Asch manages to avoid it.
Van Asch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Asch walks into a stiff left hand from Kock.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kock.
Van Asch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Kock misses.
Van Asch fails to land with a series of punches.
A shot to the liver by Kock. Beautiful body shot.
Kock throws a hook but Van Asch avoids it easily.
Van Asch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Asch throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Asch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kock lands the left hand.
Kock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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!
Van Asch walks into a straight right hand from Kock.
Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock looks to land a body kick but Van Asch moved away.
No luck for Kock with that takedown attempt.
Van Asch throws a lazy uppercut
and Kock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Asch throws a solid leg kick but Kock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Asch.
Kock was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Asch scores with a jab. Kock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Asch but Van Asch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Asch misses with a looping left.
It looked like Kock wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Asch misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kock checks a leg kick.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Van Asch.
Kock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Asch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kock really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Asch looks to land a right hand but Kock moved out of range.
Van Asch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Asch wants to land a leg kick but Kock is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch scores with a jab. Kock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koos Van Asch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kock misses with a double jab.
As Kock backs off Van Asch throws a huge counter combo but Kock manages to avoid it all.
Kock feints and then cracks Van Asch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Asch down.
Kock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kock swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Asch moves out of range as Kock throws a body kick.
Van Asch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Van Asch scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Asch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Asch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kock misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Asch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kock is looking for a counter combo.
Kock misses with a kick to the body.
Van Asch counters with a body kick.
Kock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kock swings for the body but Van Asch moves out of range.
Kock thuds his shin into the meat of Van Asch's side.
Kock feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Van Aschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Batang Kock is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Van Asch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Asch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kock!
Van Asch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Van Asch! But no joy.
Kock fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Asch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Asch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Asch.
Kock moves away from the strike by Van Asch.
Kock throws the left hand but Van Asch avoids the punch easily.
Van Asch looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Kock tries to counter with a takedown but Van Asch is quick to defend against it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kock!
Van Asch blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Van Asch misses.
Van Asch misses with a body shot.
Van Asch moves away from the strike by Kock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Asch on the side of the head.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Asch can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick from Van Asch misses.
Kock cracks Van Asch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kock throws an off balance right hand
and Van Asch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kock bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Asch's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock lands a nice looking body shot.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Asch.
Kock fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Asch just manages to avoid it.
Van Asch throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Van Asch walks into a left hand.
Kock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van Asch.
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 Batang Kock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kock cracks Van Asch with an open hand slap.
Kock swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Van Asch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kock with a body shot.
Kock fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Asch in the body.
Van Asch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Van Asch ducks under a wild hook from Kock.
A nice side step and Van Asch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Asch throws a body kick that misses.
Kock looks to throw the jab but Van Asch is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kock is looking to take a break and control but Van Asch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Asch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Asch wants to control but Kock postures up.
The strikes coming from Kock are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Asch is trying to control Kock's posture but Kock avoids it.
Van Asch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kock working the head with strikes.
Van Asch is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kock trying to control the position but Van Asch is working away.
Van Asch tries to bench press Kock off him but Kock keeps the position.
Kock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Kock.
Kock lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Van Asch down.
Kock swings around for an armbar but Van Asch sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kock's guard.
Kock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Van Asch defends it easily.
Van Asch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Asch avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kock looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Van Asch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Van Asch wants to free his trapped foot but Kock is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Asch keeps trying to improve his position.
Kock tries to get to full guard but Van Asch has control of the leg.
Koos Van Asch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Asch keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Van Asch is trying to control. Kock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kock works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kock is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Van Asch preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kock can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Asch controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Asch looking to pass the guard.
Van Asch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
Batang Kock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kock has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
A less than humble Batang Kock misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Masvidal (ranked 1002 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Diego Rios (ranked 139 p4p, 144 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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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Rios!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masvidal throws an off balance right hand
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Rios lands a head shot.
We've been told by Masvidal's head coaches at Shut Up & Train! {$1000} that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Masvidal misses with a hook
and Masvidal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rios's coach down at Alpha Brasil was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rios's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masvidal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masvidal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Masvidal fails with the takedown
and Rios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masvidal has a takedown stuffed.
Rios misses with an uppercut. Masvidal saw that one coming.
Masvidal is looking to counter punch.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Rios circles away and keeps his distance.
Rios with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masvidal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios with a nice calf kick.
Masvidal walks into a straight right hand from Rios.
Rios swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masvidal.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal slips a jab and a cross from Rios.
Rios catches Masvidal with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rios ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masvidal dives in for a single leg takedown but Rios sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Masvidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios walks into a jab.
It looks like Diego Rios has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios pushes Masvidal off looking to stand but Masvidal dives back in and keeps control.
Masvidal thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Masvidal slows the pace down in half guard.
Rios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Masvidal.
Masvidal throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rios to regain full guard.
Rios keeping moving, preventing Masvidal from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Masvidal is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Masvidal gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Masvidal there.
Rios throws a leg kick
and Masvidal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rios fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rios plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Masvidal ducks under a wild hook from Rios.
Rios staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Rios finds it's way through Masvidal's defenses.
Rios moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Masvidal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rios throws a combination that misses
letting Masvidal counter with a right hand.
Diego Rios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Masvidal.
Rios misses with a hook.
Masvidal moves out of range of the strikes.
Masvidal tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
A big left from Masvidal misses.
Rios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Rios misses the target.
Masvidal dives in and scores a takedown into Rios's guard.
Rios wriggles free and stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rios misses with an uppercut
and Masvidal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rios's guard.
Masvidal trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Masvidal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Masvidal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Masvidal prevents Rios from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal trying to control but Rios is working from the bottom.
Masvidal looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal throwing strikes from guard but Rios blocks nicely.
Rios keeping moving, preventing Masvidal from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Diego Rios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rios ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rios lands a nice looking kick to the body. Masvidal takes a step back to recover.
Diego Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut.
Rios stalks Masvidal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masvidal's face. Masvidal staggers backwards, shaken.
Masvidal connects with a nice looking jab.
Masvidal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rios as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Masvidal lands a head shot.
Masvidal walks into a jab.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masvidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masvidal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rios stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Despite the aggression on Rios's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Masvidal tries to clinch but Rios moves out of range.
Masvidal shoots in but no luck this time.
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Masvidal.
Rios lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Rios throws a low kick but Masvidal moves out of range easily.
Masvidal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a few strikes there.
Masvidal misses with a takedown attempt - Rios sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Masvidal misses with an uppercut
and Rios counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Masvidal coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Rios.
Rios lands an overhand right.
Masvidal avoids the head kick by Rios.
Masvidal lands an overhand right.
Masvidal is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rios throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Masvidal darts in looking for a takedown but Rios gets double underhooks and turns Masvidal into the cage.
Masvidal is looking for a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios is trying to push Masvidal away but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Masvidal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masvidal takes one to the chin there.
Masvidal closes the distance and clinches.
Rios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios misses with a double jab.
Masvidal swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rios lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rios defending well as Masvidal loads up on a big left hand.
Rios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masvidal was well out of range. Poor timing from Rios.
Masvidal tries to counter by clinching up but Rios breaks away and moves out of range.
Masvidal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rios. No joy for Masvidal on that attempt.
Rios is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Rios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Diego Rios's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rios scores with a head kick. Masvidal tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Masvidal clinches up with Rios and pushes him back against the cage.
Masvidal fails to pull guard.
Masvidal landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rios breaks from the clinch.
Masvidal avoids the body shot from Rios.
Rios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Masvidal clinches with his opponent.
Masvidal misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Masvidal.
Masvidal scores with a shoulder strike.
Rios has had enough of the clinch but Masvidal keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios is trying to push Masvidal away but Masvidal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Masvidal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rios gets underhooks to prevent Masvidal's takedown attempt.
Masvidal lands a shoulder strike.
Masvidal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rios throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Masvidal tries for a takedown but Rios sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Masvidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rios dodges the punch combination from Masvidal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Masvidal.
Rios punishes Masvidal's body with a nice straight punch.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A countering left hand to the body from Rios misses.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masvidal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masvidal thinks about countering with a head kick.
Masvidal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rios to score with a decent uppercut.
Rios throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rios throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Masvidal sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rios throws a combination. Masvidal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rios fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Masvidal.
Masvidal tries to clinch but Rios moves out of range.
Rios tries to keep at a distance but Masvidal has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rios's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal fails with the takedown.
Rios throws out a counter right but Masvidal avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal tries to clinch there but Rios circles away.
Masvidal throws a body punch but Rios moves out of range.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Rios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masvidal scores with a jab. Rios acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Rios misses.
Masvidal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Masvidal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masvidal shoots and misses
and Rios counters with a stiff right hand.
Rios digs a good hook to Masvidal's body.
A punch lands to the side of Masvidal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masvidal with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rios counters with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal is rocked!
Masvidal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oh Masvidal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rios manages to avoid it.
Rios looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masvidal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Masvidal falls backwards - clearly groggy! Rios dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rios!
Diego Rios 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santino Cabal (ranked 1319 p4p, 1323 weight class) and Pete Prescott (ranked 208 p4p, 209 weight class). Prescott has chosen Negative Creep - Nirvana as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santino Cabal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Prescott!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prescott looks to land a right hand but Cabal moved out of range.
Cabal keeps the fight on the outside.
Cabal scores with a nice strike.
Cabal throws a body punch but Prescott moves out of range.
Prescott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Cabal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cabal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prescott.
Cabal misses the jab.
Prescott tries to clinch but Cabal moves out of range.
Prescott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Prescott connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabal as he connects with a hook.
Cabal throws the kick towards the body but Prescott avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prescott scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Prescott gets a clinch.
I was talking to Cabal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Prescott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Prescott wants to clinch up but Cabal keeps it at a distance.
Cabal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabal connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabal motions for Prescott to come forward. Cabal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Prescott throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Prescott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cabal tries to keep at a distance but Prescott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prescott blocks a body shot from Cabal.
Prescott looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Cabal.
Prescott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Prescott tries to clinch but Cabal is having none of it.
Cabal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pete Prescott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prescott with a hook.
Cabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prescott has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Prescott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Prescott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cabal.
Prescott throws a wild body kick that Cabal sees coming a mile off.
Cabal lands a slapping body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Prescott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cabal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Prescott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cabal scores with a shot to the side of Prescott's head.
Cabal swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott can't break the clinch.
Cabal misses with a punch to the body.
Cabal has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Prescott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cabal keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Prescott misses its intended target.
A big right from Prescott misses.
Cabal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Prescott lands a glancing blow to the side of Cabal's head.
Prescott has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cabal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cabal lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cabal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Prescott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Prescott darts in and clinches Cabal up against the cage.
Cabal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cabal fails to land.
Prescott takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabal.
Prescott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prescott is stalling here.
Prescott is trying to break the clinch but Cabal has him pressed against the cage.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Prescott on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prescott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prescott fails with a takedown attempt.
Cabal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Prescott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prescott clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott tries to break the clinch but Cabal is controlling the position.
Cabal misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cabal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Prescotts head.
Prescott is trying to break the clinch but Cabal has him pressed against the cage.
Cabal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good work by Prescott as he checks the leg kick.
Prescott moves out of range of the strikes.
Prescott looks to land a right hand but Cabal moved out of range.
Prescott connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cabal misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabal throws out a loose jab but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott closes the distance and pushes Cabal back into the cage.
Prescott tries to circle away but Cabal has him pinned 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 Santino Cabal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cabal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Prescott lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cabal ducks under a wild hook from Prescott.
Cabal throws an off balance right hand
and Prescott counters with a nice body shot.
Prescott cracks Cabal with a good jab.
Prescott connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cabal momentarily.
A big left from Prescott misses.
As Prescott backs away, Cabal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cabal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabal slips a straight right by Prescott.
Cabal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prescott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prescott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Prescott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prescott throws a poor cross that misses
and Cabal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prescott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prescott listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott throws a jab but it's blocked by Cabal.
Prescott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cabal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cabal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cabal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prescott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prescott fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabal is looking to counter the offense by Prescott and move into the clinch.
Prescott avoids the head kick by Cabal.
Prescott rushes Cabal and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
Prescott wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cabal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prescott wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cabal keeps control of Prescott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prescott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cabal.
Prescott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabal.
Prescott wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Prescott gets through Cabal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pete Prescott seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Prescott takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prescott breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabal scores with the left hand. Prescott knows he should have avoided that one.
Prescott slips under a jab.
Santino Cabal is winning the standup battle so far.
Cabal throws a sloppy head kick and Prescott moves out of range easily.
Prescott looks to throw the jab but Cabal is out of range.
Prescott moves out of range of the strikes.
Cabal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cabal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Prescott circles away quickly and effectively.
Prescott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cabal walks into a stiff left hand from Prescott.
Prescott clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Prescott.
Cabal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Cabal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prescott has managed to clinch.
Cabal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a looping left.
Cabal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cabal lands a head kick!
Cabal swings for the body but Prescott moves out of range.
Prescott might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cabal throws a big shot that misses.
Prescott moves into range and clinches up with Cabal.
Prescott has had enough of the clinch but Cabal keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Cabal to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cabal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cabal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prescott escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cabal feints and then cracks Prescott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Prescott down.
Prescott keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Prescott - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal motions for Prescott to come forward. Cabal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prescott clobbers Cabal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cabal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prescott misses with a hook. Cabal ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Cabal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabal scores with a nice strike.
Prescott scores with a three punch combo!
Cabal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cabal throws a body shot but no joy.
Prescott throws a leg kick but Cabal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cabal throws the kick towards the body but Prescott avoids it.
Prescott closes the distance and pushes Cabal back into the cage.
Prescott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabal scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Prescott misses with a straight right.
Jab by Cabal.
Prescott rushes Cabal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Pete Prescott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Cabal tries to keep at a distance but Prescott has taken the fight into the clinch.
Prescott tries to break the clinch but Cabal is controlling the position.
Cabal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cabal blocking some punches.
Cabal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cabal lands a shot to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Cabal.
Cabal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabal pushes Prescott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prescott struggles to land a body shot inside as Cabal controls his hands.
Prescott is trying to break the clinch but Cabal is controlling him.
Prescott has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cabal lands with a light punch inside.
Cabal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott rushes Cabal and presses him up against the cage.
Prescott breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cabal misses with an uppercut
and Prescott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prescott lands a jab.
Cabal throws a shot from downtown. Prescott moves away and avoids it.
Cabal attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Prescott finds it's way through Cabal's defenses.
A big right from Cabal misses.
Cabal misses the body punch
and Prescott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabal stuns Prescott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cabal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Prescott.
Prescott tries to clinch up but Cabal circles away and keeps his distance.
Prescott will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cabal throws a hook but Prescott avoids it easily.
Prescott wants to clinch.
As Prescott backs away, Cabal returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescott misses with a left hand
and Cabal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prescott manages to avoid it.
Cabal throws a hook but Prescott avoids it easily.
Prescott drives through and clinches with Cabal against the cage.
Cabal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott looking to stall.
Cabal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Prescott or not.
Prescott leaning against his opponent.
Prescott is trying to push Cabal away but Cabal has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Cabal.
Prescott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cabal lands with a right to the head.
Cabal pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cabal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Prescott blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabal misses with some punches.
Cabal breaks the clinch.
Cabal moves out of range of the strikes.
Prescott lands with a right hand.
Prescott checks a leg kick.
Prescott throws a looping overhand right but Cabal ducks down to avoid it.
Cabal lands with a straight right. Prescott didn't see that one coming.
Cabal loads up on a big right hand but Prescott slips the punch.
Prescott misses with an uppercut. Cabal saw that one coming.
Prescott darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Prescott uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabal.
Prescott moves away from the strike by Cabal.
Cabal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabal misses with a body shot.
Prescott tries to clinch but Cabal moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cabal misses its target.
Prescott looks to land a right hand but Cabal moved out of range.
Cabal swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Prescott.
Prescott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cabal manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabal ducks under a wild hook from Prescott.
Cabal is looking to counter punch.
Prescott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabal.
It seemed like Prescott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Prescott tries to clinch but Cabal moves out of range.
Prescott tries to close the distance and clinch but Cabal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prescott tries to clinch but Cabal is having none of it.
Prescott moves out of range of the strikes.
Prescott connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cabal. Cabal circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cabal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cabal gets in close and tags Prescott with a short punch that almost sends Prescott to the mat! Oh Prescott is in big trouble! He turns his back on Cabal, trying to create some distance but Cabal rushes him, striking wildly and Prescott goes down! The referee tackles Cabal into the cage to end the fight! Cabal is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Santino Cabal!
Santino Cabal 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Cuntmara (ranked 651 p4p, 556 weight class) and Lewis Pendragon (ranked 60 p4p, 46 weight class). Cuntmara comes to the cage accompanied by $$ Hoes mad $$. 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 32 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibrahim Cuntmara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lewis Pendragon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuntmara looks to score with a jab to the body but Pendragon is just out of range.
Cuntmara misses with a kick to the body.
Cuntmara lands a jab to the nose.
Cuntmara cracks Pendragon with a good jab.
Ibrahim Cuntmara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pendragon loads up on a big right hand but Cuntmara slips the punch.
Pendragon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cuntmara throws a lazy uppercut
and Pendragon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon misses the jab.
Pendragon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cuntmara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pendragon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cuntmara moves out of range of the leg kick from Pendragon.
Pendragon misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut there from Pendragon.
Pendragon throws a head kick but Cuntmara moves out of range.
Cuntmara throws a jab when Pendragon was well out of range.
Cuntmara looks to throw the jab but Pendragon is out of range.
Cuntmara throws a jab but it's blocked by Pendragon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Pendragon.
Pendragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pendragon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara lands a jab.
Pendragon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cuntmara dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pendragon. That did some damage!
Cuntmara throws an overhand right that lands on Pendragon's shoulder, as Pendragon tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Cuntmara misses.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Pendragon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Donk. Pendragon catches Cuntmara right on the button with a cross.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Cuntmara tries to bum rush Pendragon with a series of wild strikes but Pendragon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cuntmara throws a body shot but no joy.
Pendragon connects with an inside leg kick.
Pendragon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Pendragon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pendragon looks to throw the jab but Cuntmara is out of range.
Cuntmara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pendragon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pendragon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cuntmara.
A jab from Cuntmara misses.
Cuntmara swings widly with a right hand
and Pendragon counters with a straight right hand.
Pendragon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pendragon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pendragon lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Ibrahim Cuntmara has been cut.
Cuntmara tries to move into range but Pendragon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cuntmara throws a right hand that misses
and Pendragon counters with a stiff right hand.
Pendragon misses with the body kick
and Cuntmara counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pendragon thinking.
Pendragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Cuntmara swings for the body but Pendragon moves out of range.
Cuntmara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pendragon can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cuntmara. That's going to slow Pendragon down.
Pendragon moves away from the strike by Cuntmara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cuntmara moves out of range as Pendragon strikes.
Cuntmara misses with an uppercut
and Pendragon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pendragon throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pendragon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cuntmara connects with a single shot there.
Cuntmara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pendragon.
Cuntmara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pendragon moves away.
Cuntmara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cuntmara misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pendragon clobbers Cuntmara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pendragon connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Cuntmara there.
Pendragon throws an off balance right hand
and Cuntmara counters with a right hand to the body.
Cuntmara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cuntmara is looking to slow Pendragon down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuntmara is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pendragon.
Cuntmara slips a jab and a cross from Pendragon.
Cuntmara throws the left hand but Pendragon avoids the punch easily.
Cuntmara misses with a straight left.
Pendragon misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Cuntmara.
Pendragon throws a hook but Cuntmara blocks it.
Cuntmara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pendragon.
Pendragon appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pendragon throws a nice head kick!
Cuntmara is rocked!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pendragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Cuntmara.
Cuntmara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Pendragon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pendragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cuntmara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cuntmara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cuntmara throws a leg kick
and Pendragon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Cuntmara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pendragon fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cuntmara to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cuntmara looks to clinch but Pendragon throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cuntmara taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lewis Pendragon!
Ibrahim Cuntmara was interviewed post fight and said 'I blame The Stepdads for this defeat ,especially Alex K.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nakachi Tadageru (ranked 228 p4p, 225 weight class) and Lars Kay (ranked 25 p4p, 24 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nakachi Tadageru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lars Kay!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay throws out a loose jab but Tadageru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tadageru drops his hands momentarily and Kay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tadageru moves in looking to clinch but Kay pushes him off.
It seemed like Kay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tadageru is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tadageru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tadageru tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Kay to counter with a crisp jab.
Tadageru shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tadageru was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kay is trying to improve his position.
Kay keeps trying to improve his position.
Kay takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tadageru scores with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tadageru scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tadageru takes a little break here. Kay wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kay is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tadageru moves into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kay takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tadageru connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kay tries to reverse the position but Tadageru maintains control.
Kay 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.
Tadageru is landing with some decent strikes but Kay is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tadageru lands a big shot there that rocks Kay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tadageru wants to control the pace but Kay is squirming around nicely.
Tadageru putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tadageru trying to control but he's not successful this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tadageru lands a nice shot to the head.
Kay is looking to get to half guard.
Tadageru pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tadageru with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tadageru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kay's face.
Kay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tadageru working the ground and pound effectively.
BOOM! Tadageru connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kay is rocked!
Tadageru working Kay over with strikes here.
Kay is still in real trouble! Can Tadageru finish him?
Tadageru connects with a bit shot that sees Kay covering up! More strikes from Tadageru and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Tadageru is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakachi Tadageru!
A very excited looking Nakachi Tadageru 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.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 48 p4p, 170 weight class) and Michal Materlak (ranked 7 p4p, 26 weight class). Materlak has chosen Marzenia as his entrance music. Michal Materlak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michal Materlak!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kentas defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Kentas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kentas swings for the body but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak feints a counter leg kick.
Materlak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kentas.
Materlak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Materlak takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kentas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Materlak manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Kentas. Those never looked like landing.
Materlak misses with a head kick.
Materlak misses with a hook.
Kentas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Materlak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kentas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Kentas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been informed that Materlak has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas is looking for a counter combo.
Kentas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kentas moves away from the strike by Materlak.
Kentas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Materlak at a distance.
Kentas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Kentas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kentas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Materlak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kentas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kentas.
Kentas is looking to wear down Materlak with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Materlak misses with a wild body shot.
Materlak misses with an uppercut. Kentas saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Kentas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Materlak doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kentas misses the target.
Kentas throws a leg kick
and Kentas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kentas connects with the punch.
Kentas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Kentas backing away here, and Materlak unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kentas slips a jab and a cross from Materlak.
Materlak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kentas ducks under a wild hook from Materlak.
Materlak misses with a hook. Kentas ducked under it nicely.
Kentas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas throws out a loose jab but Materlak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Materlak blocks a jab.
Materlak lands with a nice body punch.
Kentas misses with a body punch
enabling Materlak to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Kentas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas throws out a powerful jab.
Materlak has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Materlak there as he acknowledges the shot.
Materlak throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kentas slips a jab from Materlak.
Kentas throws a combination that misses
and Materlak counters with a right hand to the body.
A combination from Materlak does no damage.
Kentas throws a body shot but no joy.
Kentas misses with a low kick as Materlak jumps back.
Kentas dips to his left and cracks Materlak with an uppercut!
Kentas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kentas defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Materlak is looking to chop away at Kentas's legs.
Kentas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Materlak counters with a straight right hand.
Kentas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Materlak lands with an overhand left.
Kentas throws an overhand right that lands on Materlak's shoulder, as Materlak tries to avoid the shot.
Kentas cracks Materlak with an open hand slap.
Materlak lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Materlak. Beautiful body shot.
Materlak misses with a body punch
and Kentas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kentas defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Kentas attempts a counter takedown but Materlak avoids it well and moves away.
Kentas closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Materlak quickly recovers to half guard.
Materlak desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Well, if Kentas 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.
Kentas is looking to take a break and control but Materlak is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kentas is working for a submission of some sort.
Kentas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kentas is looking for a kimura here.
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 Rimtas Kentas will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kentas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Materlak.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kentas.
Jab by Materlak.
Kentas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Materlak pinned against the cage. Materlak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Materlak looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Materlak connects with a body shot.
Materlak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kentas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas slips a straight right by Materlak.
Kentas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kentas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materlak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kentas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Materlak! But no joy.
Kentas misses with a straight right.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
Materlak slips a straight right by Kentas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Kentas.
Kentas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kentas dives in for a single leg takedown but Materlak sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Materlak softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kentas.
Kentas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Materlak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Materlak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kentas backwards.
Materlak blocks a body shot from Kentas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kentas.
Materlak breaks from the clinch.
Kentas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Materlak.
Jab from Materlak.
Kentas blocks a jab.
Kentas throws a shot to the body.
Kentas tries to bum rush Materlak with a series of wild strikes but Materlak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kentas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Materlak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kentas throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak takes a swing at Kentas's ribcage but misses.
Kentas's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Materlak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kentas scrambles back to his feet.
Materlak checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Materlak. Kentas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kentas displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kentas staying out of range there.
Kentas throws a big counter combination but Materlak scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kentas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kentas throws a body shot but no joy.
Materlak was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rimtas Kentas is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Kentas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Materlak swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Materlak lands with a cross.
Materlak misses with a combination
and Kentas counters with a stiff right hand.
Kentas misses with a low kick as Materlak jumps back.
Kentas misses with an uppercut. Materlak saw that one coming.
Kentas blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Kentas - just one landing.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kentas looks to score with a jab to the body but Materlak is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas throws a poor cross that misses
and Materlak counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kentas lands with an overhand left.
Kentas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Materlak.
Kentas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kentas throws a hook but Materlak blocks it.
Materlak appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kentas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas tries for a takedown but Materlak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kentas takes a swing at Materlak's ribcage but misses.
Kentas throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Kentas misses with an uppercut. Materlak saw that one coming.
Kentas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materlak lands a really nice looking cross but Kentas seems unphased.
Kentas looks to throw the jab but Materlak is out of range.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materlak lands a head kick. Kentas smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kentas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Materlak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Materlak lands a nice shot to the body.
Kentas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materlak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kentas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materlak slips a straight right by Kentas.
Kentas throws a nice looking combination but Materlak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kentas blocks a jab.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Kentas takes a swing at Materlak's ribcage but misses.
Materlak throws a leg kick but Kentas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Materlak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kentas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kentas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Kentas misses the shot to the body.
Materlak feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kentass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kentas just misses with a punch to the body.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Materlak cracks Kentas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Materlak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Michal Materlak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kentas misses with a looping left.
Materlak unleashes a big counter combination but Kentas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Materlak lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Materlak coming out on top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak 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!
Materlak lands a leg kick that knocks Kentas off balance momentarily.
Kentas lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kentas lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Materlak at a distance.
Materlak walks into a stiff left hand from Kentas.
Kentas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Materlak defends it nicely.
Kentas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kentas throws a jab but it's blocked by Materlak.
Materlak staying out of range there.
Materlak throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Materlak.
Kentas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Materlak moves into full guard.
Materlak trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas trying to control the position from guard on top but Materlak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kentas is really struggling to control Materlak but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kentas passes Materlak's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Materlak is trying to get back to full guard.
Kentas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Materlak's head.
Kentas trying to mount his opponent but Materlak defends it.
Materlak tries to roll over but Kentas keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Materlak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kentas.
Materlak is staying active underneath Kentas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kentas sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kentas seems to be looking for submissions.
Kentas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Materlak has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas seems to be working for a kimura but Materlak defends the submission attempt.
Materlak works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kentas throwing strikes from guard but Materlak blocks nicely.
Kentas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kentas laying and praying for a moment but Materlak takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kentas works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kentas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Materlak has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Materlak!
Materlak postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kentas wants to sweep here but Materlak controlling him for the moment.
Kentas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rimtas Kentas clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Materlak scores with a body shot.
Materlak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kentas throws out a loose jab but Materlak uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Materlak misses.
Materlak slips a straight right by Kentas.
Kentas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Materlak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kentas.
Materlak takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kentas loads up on a big right hand but Materlak slips the punch.
Kentas looks to score with a jab to the body but Materlak is just out of range.
Materlak jabs Kentas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kentas wants to clinch
and Materlak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kentas slips under a jab.
Kentas throws out a loose jab but Materlak uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Materlak works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kentas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Materlak as he avoids it easily.
Kentas throws a body shot but no joy.
Materlak scores with a hook to the body. Kentas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
Kentas jabs Materlak right on the nose. Materlak blinks but takes it well.
Materlak throws a leg kick but Kentas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Kentas coming out on top.
Kentas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Materlak swings for the body but Kentas moves out of range.
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kentas swings for the body but Materlak moves out of range.
Kentas throws a body shot but no joy.
Kentas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Materlak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kentas.
Materlak connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
Kentas staying out of range there.
Kentas misses with a straight left.
Materlak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kentas.
Kentas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kentas avoids the body shot from Materlak.
Kentas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kentas throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak lands a nice hook to Kentas's body. Kentas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kentas misses the body punch
and Materlak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Materlak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Materlak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kentas avoids the body shot from Materlak.
Materlak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Materlak.
Materlak thuds a left hand into Kentas's body.
Materlak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas misses with a wild body shot.
Kentas staying out of range there.
Materlak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kentas.
Materlak looks to score with a jab to the body but Kentas is just out of range.
Materlak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Materlak lands a nice hook to Kentas's body. Kentas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kentas was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Kentas lands with a hook. Materlak tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kentas defending well as Materlak loads up on a big left hand.
Materlak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kentas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Kentas misses the target.
Materlak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kentas.
Kentas throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Kentas throws a looping overhand right but Materlak ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kentas checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kentas cracks Materlak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Materlak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kentas. Materlak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Materlak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kentas at a distance.
Kentas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Materlak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kentas cracks Materlak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kentas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Materlak moves out of range of the strikes.
Kentas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Materlak misses the target.
Kentas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Materlak counters with a thumping low kick.
Kentas walks into a straight right hand from Materlak.
Kentas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Kentas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kentas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Materlak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Materlak lands with a shot to the body.
Kentas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michal Materlak dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Kentas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Materlak throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Materlak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kentas was well out of range. Poor timing from Materlak.
Kentas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Materlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kentas manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Materlak.
A decent looking cross lands there for Materlak.
Materlak dodges the punch combination from Kentas.
Materlak fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kentas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Materlak digs a good hook to Kentas's body.
Kentas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Materlak has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Materlak stalks Kentas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kentas's face. Kentas staggers backwards, shaken.
Materlak misses with an uppercut. Kentas saw that one coming.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Kentas moves away and avoids it.
Materlak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kentas manages to avoid it.
Kentas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas misses with a wild body shot.
Kentas swings for the body but Materlak moves out of range.
Materlak fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kentas checks it well.
Kentas throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Materlak lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kentas doesn't seem phased though.
Materlak keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kentas.
Kentas throws a low kick but Materlak moves out of range easily.
Kentas avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Kentas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Materlak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kentas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kentas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Materlak scores with a jab to the body.
Materlak misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materlak avoids the body shot from Kentas.
Kentas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kentas lands a jab.
Materlak throws a head kick that misses.
Kentas throws a body punch but Materlak moves out of range.
Kentas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Materlak was well out of range. Poor timing from Kentas.
Kentas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Materlak moves away.
Kentas misses with a left hand
and Kentas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Materlak takes one to the chin there.
Kentas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Materlak is able to avoid easily.
Kentas slips under a jab from Materlak.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
Materlak scores with a decent looking hook.
Kentas tries to bum rush Materlak with a series of wild strikes but Materlak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kentas misses with a hook
enabling Materlak to counter with a crisp jab.
Materlak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Materlak misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materlak misses with an uppercut. Kentas saw that one coming.
Materlak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Materlak tries to move into range but Kentas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Materlak swings for the body but Kentas moves out of range.
Kentas lands with a shot to the body.
Materlak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Materlak has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kentas misses with a lunging right hand
and Materlak counters with a left to the body.
Kentas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little jabbing left from Materlak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body punch from Materlak.
Kentas dodges the punch combination from Materlak.
Materlak lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kentas at a distance.
Kentas swings for the body but Materlak moves out of range.
Kentas throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Materlak as Kentas shoots in.
Kentas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kentas thuds a left hand into Materlak's body.
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!
Good shot there by Materlak.
Materlak throws a body punch but Kentas moves out of range.
Materlak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kentas moves away.
Kentas was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Materlak throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kentas.
Kentas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kentas throws a shot from downtown. Materlak moves away and avoids it.
Kentas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kentas on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Materlak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kentas.
Materlak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kentas throws a looping overhand right but Materlak ducks down to avoid it.
Kentas throws a right hand that Materlak ducks under and follows up with a left that Materlak also avoids with ease.
Materlak throws a shot from downtown. Kentas moves away and avoids it.
Kentas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Materlak.
Materlak lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materlak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Materlak has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Materlak!
Michal Materlak is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Michal Materlak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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