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OFK 338 - Bol vs Highwind PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vahid Gangster (ranked 2775 p4p, 22362 weight class) and Muggy Mugshot (ranked 126 p4p, 213 weight class). Gangster comes into the arena with 2Pac - The Warriors Way blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vahid Gangster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muggy Mugshot!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gangster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mugshot lands with a straight right. Gangster didn't see that one coming.
Mugshot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mugshot misses with a hook
and Mugshot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Muggy Mugshot has been cut.
Mugshot throws a nice looking combination but Gangster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mugshot has managed to clinch.
Gangster takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mugshot keeps control of Gangster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gangster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mugshot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gangster is out of range.
Gangster throws a good cross that connects.
Mugshot tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gangster counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gangster throws a looping overhand right but Mugshot ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangster misses with a hook.
Mugshot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mugshot takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mugshot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gangster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mugshot clinches up with Gangster and pushes him back against the cage.
Mugshot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mugshot pushes Gangster up against the cage in a clinch.
Gangster avoiding damage as Mugshot throws knees to the body.
Mugshot keeps control of Gangster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mugshot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gangster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gangster.
That has opened up Muggy Mugshot's cut even more.
Mugshot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gangster counters with a nice right hand that sends Mugshot toppling to the canvas! Mugshot scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gangster finish him?!
The cut above Muggy Mugshot's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mugshot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mugshot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gangster.
Gangster throwing a counter right hand but Mugshot manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangster avoids the head kick by Mugshot.
Mugshot just manages to avoid a counter high kick from Gangster.
Mugshot with the inside leg kick.
Mugshot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mugshot throws a lazy uppercut
and Gangster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gangster stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mugshot.
Mugshot lands a head kick!
Mugshot throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gangster counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Mugshot to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Gangster!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vahid Gangster!
Vahid Gangster spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 3554 p4p, 3534 weight class) and Dexter Krampus (ranked 454 p4p, 449 weight class). Carlos Gomez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus wants to clinch.
Gomez misses the shot to the body.
Krampus throws a fast counter high kick but Gomez manages to duck under it in time.
Carlos Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gomez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gomez digs a good hook to Krampus's body.
Krampus shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gomez wants to control but Krampus is keeping busy.
Krampus is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gomez reverses the position - he's now on top in Krampus's guard.
Krampus pulls Gomez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Krampus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Krampus is keeping the position.
Krampus is pulling down on Gomez's head. It's preventing any offense from Gomez, at least for the moment.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krampus wants to stand but Gomez is controlling the position.
Krampus wants to sweep but no luck.
Krampus pulls Gomez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gomez wants to pass the guard but Krampus is keeping the position.
Gomez slips nicely into half guard.
Krampus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Krampus tries to kick Gomez off but Gomez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krampus tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Krampus trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Krampus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Krampus trying to control from the bottom.
Gomez takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Krampus is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.
Krampus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Krampus is looking to control Gomez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krampus avoid being mounted?
Krampus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus is trying is best to control the position here.
Krampus regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krampus pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Krampus is on top in guard.
Gomez looking to control.
Gomez keeping moving, preventing Krampus from controlling successfully.
Krampus postures up.
Krampus wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus stands up over Gomez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krampus stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Krampus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gomez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gomez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krampus must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomez being controlled here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Krampus controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gomez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomez misses the jab.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Krampus avoids them all with ease.
Gomez lands a glancing blow to the side of Krampus's head.
Krampus moves out of range as Gomez strikes.
Gomez looks to land a right hand but Krampus moved out of range.
Gomez misses with a wild body shot.
Krampus wants to slow Gomez down by chopping away at his legs.
Gomez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krampus.
Krampus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gomez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gomez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krampus connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Krampus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Krampus.
Krampus clinches.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Krampus.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krampus.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Krampus tries to pull guard but Gomez won't allow it.
Gomez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gomez blocking some punches.
Krampus lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Krampus.
Gomez lands with a left to the head.
Krampus lands a shoulder strike.
 Gomez is rocked!
Krampus pulls guard.
Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krampus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gomez seems to have got his legs back now.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Krampus keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus has his hands on Gomez's head, controlling the position.
Gomez trying to control but Krampus is working from the bottom.
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!
Krampus controlling Gomez's posture.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Krampus keeps moving.
Gomez is really struggling to control Krampus but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krampus keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Gomez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Gomez throws a jab when Krampus was well out of range.
Gomez misses with a body shot.
Gomez throws a jab when Krampus was well out of range.
Krampus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gomez defends well and Krampus ends up having to push Gomez into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gomez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krampus slips a straight right by Gomez.
Gomez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Krampus blocks a low kick nicely.
Krampus wants to counter the offense by Gomez and move into the clinch position.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krampus can do to turn this around?
Krampus has managed to clinch.
Krampus scores with a shot to the side of Gomez's head.
Krampus pushes Gomez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Krampus gets control of Gomez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Krampus will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Krampus keeps moving.
Gomez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gomez being controlled here momentarily.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez won't allow Krampus to sweep him here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krampus pulls Gomez in close to his closed guard and prevents Gomez from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gomez trying to control but Krampus is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
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 Carlos Gomez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Gomez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Krampus lands a high kick!
Krampus slips under a jab.
Krampus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krampus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Krampus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krampus closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krampus lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krampus jumps guard but Gomez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gomez has Krampus pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus trying to stall but Gomez improves his position.
Krampus scores with a hook to the body.
Krampus works on Gomez's body with a couple of short punches.
Krampus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gomez after a bit of a struggle.
Krampus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus misses with a punch to the body.
Gomez has Krampus pushed against the cage.
Krampus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gomez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomez.
Krampus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krampus.
Krampus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krampus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Krampus misses with the head strike.
Krampus tries to work over Gomez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gomez pulls guard effortlessly.
Krampus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
Krampus wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krampus is aware though and is defending well.
Gomez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gomez is trying to control the position but Krampus postures up.
Krampus works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gomez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krampus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gomez is trying to get back to full guard.
Krampus performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Krampus wants to pass to mount but Gomez is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus slows the pace down in half guard.
Krampus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krampus prevents Gomez from improving his position.
Gomez manages to get to full guard.
Gomez looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Krampus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gomez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Krampus has Gomez in his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gomez trying to control but Krampus is working from the bottom.
Krampus has control of Gomez's left arm, preventing Gomez from doing any damage.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Krampus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomez controlling from the top position.
Krampus has his hands on Gomez's head, controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Krampus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gomez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Gomez!
Our winner, Carlos Gomez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amaru Kawiwasulu (ranked 2282 p4p, 4559 weight class) and Mark Arkinson (ranked 109 p4p, 184 weight class). Arkinson has chosen Breaking Benjamin - So cold as his entrance music. Amaru Kawiwasulu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Amaru Kawiwasulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkinson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arkinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kawiwasulu circles away quickly and effectively.
Kawiwasulu avoids the body shot from Arkinson.
Arkinson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawiwasulu wants to land a leg kick but Arkinson is out of range.
Arkinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Kawiwasulu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kawiwasulu fails with the takedown.
Arkinson jabs Kawiwasulu right on the nose. Kawiwasulu blinks but takes it well.
Kawiwasulu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arkinson throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Kawiwasulu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kawiwasulu fails with the takedown.
Kawiwasulu has Arkinson up against the cage in a clinch.
Arkinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kawiwasulu is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arkinson is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amaru Kawiwasulu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Kawiwasulu.
Arkinson looks winded!
Kawiwasulu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arkinson's elbow.
Kawiwasulu has been working on his balance at Alpha Brasil, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Arkinson.
Kawiwasulu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu tries a knee to the head but Arkinson blocks it.
Kawiwasulu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kawiwasulu is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kawiwasulu looking for a takedown.
Arkinson is trying to break the clinch but Kawiwasulu is controlling him.
Kawiwasulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arkinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Arkinson stops a takedown attempt from Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arkinson prevents the takedown attempt.
Kawiwasulu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawiwasulu works on Arkinson's body with a couple of short punches.
Kawiwasulu tries to score a body lock takedown but Arkinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arkinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kawiwasulu tries to work over Arkinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kawiwasulu lands a shoulder strike.
Kawiwasulu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arkinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arkinson is trying to force a seperation but Kawiwasulu has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arkinson is trying to break free.
Kawiwasulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawiwasulu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arkinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kawiwasulu is trying to drag Arkinson to the mat but Arkinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kawiwasulu has Arkinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Arkinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kawiwasulu tries for a takedown but Arkinson manages to get underhooks.
Kawiwasulu tries to score a body lock takedown but Arkinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook that snaps the head of Arkinson backwards.
Kawiwasulu stalling against the cage.
Kawiwasulu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kawiwasulu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arkinson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu lands with a right to the head.
A body shot lands from Kawiwasulu.
Arkinson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kawiwasulu seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arkinson can turn it around.
Kawiwasulu tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kawiwasulu scores with a shoulder strike.
Kawiwasulu misses with a knee to the head.
Kawiwasulu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Arkinson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kawiwasulu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arkinson after a bit of a struggle.
Arkinson prevents a body shot from Kawiwasulu.
Arkinson tries to break the clinch but Kawiwasulu is controlling the position.
Arkinson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kawiwasulu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kawiwasulu drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Arkinson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook that snaps the head of Arkinson backwards.
 Arkinson is rocked!
Kawiwasulu lands a shot to the body.
Arkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kawiwasulu finish him?
Kawiwasulu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arkinson avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kawiwasulu.
Kawiwasulu tries for a takedown but Arkinson manages to get underhooks.
Kawiwasulu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Arkinson or not.
A short body shot lands from Kawiwasulu as the two fighters clinch.
Kawiwasulu works on Arkinson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawiwasulu works on Arkinson's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kawiwasulu is working for takedown but Arkinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kawiwasulu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kawiwasulu tries to land knees in the clinch but Arkinson avoids the damage to the body.
Kawiwasulu tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right from Kawiwasulu on the inside.
Kawiwasulu wants a takedown but no success here.
Kawiwasulu lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu - that landed with a thud.
Kawiwasulu tries to score a body lock takedown but Arkinson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Kawiwasulu.
Arkinson is pressed up against the cage. Kawiwasulu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Arkinson down to the mat. Arkinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mark Arkinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kawiwasulu closes the distance and pushes Arkinson back into the cage.
Kawiwasulu has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arkinson after a bit of a struggle.
Arkinson is trying to break the clinch but Kawiwasulu has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kawiwasulu.
Arkinson wants to break free but Kawiwasulu has control.
Kawiwasulu scores with a shot to the side of Arkinson's head.
Kawiwasulu lands a knee to the body.
Kawiwasulu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kawiwasulu lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Arkinson to his knees! Kawiwasulu keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amaru Kawiwasulu!
Amaru Kawiwasulu decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lamberto De Mattos (ranked 1586 p4p, 2361 weight class) and Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic (ranked 84 p4p, 113 weight class). Dobrosavljevic has chosen Jadakiss - The Champ Is Here as his entrance music. 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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12 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamberto De Mattos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Mattos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Mattos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Mattos moves out of range as Dobrosavljevic strikes.
De Mattos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dobrosavljevic throws a lazy uppercut
and De Mattos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dobrosavljevic misses with a double jab.
De Mattos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
De Mattos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Mattos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Mattos throws a leg kick
and Dobrosavljevic counters with a one-two to the body.
Dobrosavljevic jabs De Mattos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dobrosavljevic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Mattos .
De Mattos scores with a leg kick.
Dobrosavljevic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Mattos misses with a wild body shot.
Dobrosavljevic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from De Mattos tenderised Dobrosavljevic's leg. Dobrosavljevic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dobrosavljevic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Mattos .
Dobrosavljevic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Mattos takes a swing at Dobrosavljevic's ribcage but misses.
Dobrosavljevic cracks De Mattos with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Dobrosavljevic has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning De Mattos to stand back up!
De Mattos is rocked!
It looks like Lamberto De Mattos has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dobrosavljevic. De Mattos does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Mattos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Mattos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobrosavljevic connects with a superb combination that knocks De Mattos out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Dobrosavljevic before he can land any more shots to the unconscious De Mattos !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic!
Aleksandar Dobrosavljevic 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Belvedere (ranked 1546 p4p, 1543 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 196 p4p, 195 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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32
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166
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richmond Belvedere!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belvedere connects with a body shot.
Chan is looking to clinch.
Belvedere dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Belvedere just misses with a punch to the body.
Chan moves into the clinch.
Chan prevents a body shot from Belvedere.
Belvedere gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Chan manages to get to full guard.
Belvedere advances to half guard.
Belvedere tries to pass to full mount but Chan defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belvedere works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belvedere goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Chan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Belvedere's guard! Nice work there by Chan!
Belvedere isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Chan stacks Belvedere on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Chan!
Belvedere is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Chan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Belvedere blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan.
Belvedere trying to hold on to Chan's head to control him but Chan postures up.
Belvedere is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Roosters Coop that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Chan trying to control the action but Belvedere is working from the bottom.
Belvedere is defending against the submission attempts here by Chan.
Chan is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan is looking to advance position but Belvedere won't allow it.
Chan trying to control from half guard but Belvedere is working away.
Chan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belvedere makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belvedere.
Chan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chan passes Belvedere's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chan thows a huge punch but Belvedere dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belvedere blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chan is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
Chan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chan trying to control from half guard but Belvedere is working away.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Belvedere looking for submissions off his back.
Chan is trying to work for a kimura but Belvedere is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belvedere is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chan pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Belvedere manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Belvedere escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Belvedere keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Belvedere.
Chan wants to control from the top but Belvedere keeps moving.
Chan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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 Richmond Belvedere will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belvedere misses with a leg kick
and Chan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belvedere won't be happy with that.
A control attempt from Belvedere but he's now mounted!
Belvedere swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Chan lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Chan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belvedere tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belvedere is looking to escape.
Belvedere is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Chan looking to control but Belvedere is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Belvedere working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Belvedere is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chan wants to control the pace but Belvedere is squirming around nicely.
Belvedere regains half guard.
Chan is looking to take a break and control but Belvedere is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Belvedere's head.
Chan is keen to just control but Belvedere is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chan prevents Belvedere from improving his position.
Jackie Chan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belvedere looking for subs from the bottom but Chan mounts him!
Chan tries to control but Belvedere wriggling away.
Chan controlling the position easily from mount.
Belvedere is trying to escape the mount.
Chan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Belvedere is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere regains half guard.
Chan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Belvedere!
Chan punishing his opponent with strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Chan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chan lands a big shot there that rocks Belvedere but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chan goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Belvedere is on top in guard.
Belvedere works over Chan with some ground and pound from guard.
Belvedere tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Chan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belvedere's guard.
Belvedere keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Belvedere had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chan defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belvedere trying to keep a closed guard but Chan is proving a slippery customer.
Belvedere keeping moving, preventing Chan from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belvedere seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie Chan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Belvedere drives through with a takedown into Chan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chan trying to keep a closed guard but Belvedere is proving a slippery customer.
Belvedere tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Chan is pulling down on Belvedere's head to control his posture.
Belvedere looking to pass the guard.
Belvedere got a little sloppy there for a moment and Chan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Belvedere has managed to get both his arms back between Chan's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan has momentary wrist control but Belvedere slips an elbow through the middle.
Chan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Chan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan controls Belvedere momentarily but Belvedere frees himself.
Chan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Belvedere from controlling successfully.
Chan wants to sweep but no luck.
Belvedere trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Belvedere punishes Chan's body with a nice straight punch.
Belvedere lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Chan.
Belvedere jabs at Chan's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere cracks Chan with a good jab.
Belvedere throws a hook but Chan avoids it easily.
Chan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Belvedere.
Chan throws a jab when Belvedere was well out of range.
A slow jab from Belvedere misses its intended target.
Chan gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Belvedere to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belvedere postures up.
Belvedere stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Chan fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Belvedere fails with a takedown attempt.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Belvedere is just out of range.
Chan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Belvedere moves into the clinch.
Belvedere pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Belvedere misses with an elbow over the top.
Chan blocks the elbow strike.
Belvedere dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Belvedere is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Belvedere avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Chan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belvedere smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belvedere throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Belvedere throws a hook to the side of Chan's head but Chan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Belvedere.
Belvedere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Belvedere tries to avoid it but Chan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Belvedere to the ground. Belvedere escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Richmond Belvedere has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackie Chan.
Chan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Belvedere throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan looks for a takedown but Belvedere sprawls well.
Chan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Belvedere tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richmond Belvedere showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Belvedere has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Quigley (ranked 663 p4p, 2049 weight class) and Jet Gunner (ranked 100 p4p, 305 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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36
197
23 - 16 - 0 |
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35
214
21 - 21 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner rushes Quigley and presses him up against the cage.
Quigley avoids the elbow strike from Gunner, against the cage.
Quigley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunner's elbow.
Quigley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Quigley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gunner throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
Gunner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quigley or not.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Quigley's brow.
Gunner told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Gunner lands with a short shot to the head.
Gunner is trying to trip Quigley. He has hold of a leg but Quigley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gunner persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Quigley wants to get back to his feet but Gunner passes 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!
Gunner stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner passes to full mount!
Quigley tries to reverse the position but Gunner maintains control.
Gunner lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gunner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gunner misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gunner tries to control but Quigley wriggling away.
Gunner controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gunner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quigley is bucking up trying to escape but Gunner cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gunner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gunner wants to control the pace but Quigley is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner controlling from the full mount.
Quigley is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gunner controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Gunner might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gunner lands a big shot there that rocks Quigley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Quigley is trying to stand.
Gunner trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunner scoring with strikes but Quigley is staying in there.
Gunner lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunner wants to control but instead Quigley manages to regain half guard.
Gunner is trying to control the action in half guard but Quigley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gunner wants to pass to mount but Quigley is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunner misses with a head kick.
Quigley seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gunner throws an overhand right that lands on Quigley's shoulder, as Quigley tries to avoid the shot.
Gunner throws a head kick that half lands.
Quigley throws a body shot but no joy.
Quigley lands with a cross.
Quigley missing with a left hand there. Gunner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gunner.
Gunner tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gunner has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Quigley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gunner on the ground.
Quigley is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quigley regains half guard.
Gunner trying to control the action but Quigley is working from the bottom.
Gunner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gunner is pressing down on Quigley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Quigley is holding on for now.
Quigley is defending against the submission attempts here by Gunner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gunner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gunner thows a huge punch but Quigley dodges it nicely.
Gunner moves into full mount! Quigley won't be happy about that!
Gunner scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gunner lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner breaks from Quigley's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gunner controlling the pace for now.
Gunner punching from mount but Quigley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Quigley holds on, trying desperately to control.
Gunner trying to control but Quigley is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gunner controlling the position easily from mount.
Gunner trying to control but Quigley is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gunner looking for a guillotine from mount but Quigley is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A slow jab from Quigley misses its intended target.
Gunner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunner lands an overhand right.
Matthew Quigley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunner scores with a three punch combo!
A big left from Quigley misses.
Gunner lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A big right from Gunner misses.
Gunner is looking to clinch but Quigley is avoiding it.
Gunner has his takedown stuffed
and Gunner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gunner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quigley counters with a right hand to the body.
Gunner drives through and clinches with Quigley against the cage.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Quigley controls his hands.
Gunner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunner is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Quigley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner misses with a body punch.
Quigley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunner's elbow.
Quigley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunner throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunner throws an elbow that misses.
Quigley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Matthew Quigley has been cut.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Quigley fails to land.
Quigley misses with a punch on the inside.
Quigley taking a breather.
Gunner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quigley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunner lands a slapping body shot.
Quigley throws the left hand but Gunner avoids the punch easily.
Quigley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunner.
Matthew Quigley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Quigley napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Quigley has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gunner but great work by Quigley.
Quigley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Quigley is looking to take a break and control but Gunner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gunner pushes Quigley away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Quigley gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gunner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Gunner is not content to let Quigley control the position.
Gunner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Quigley asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quigley stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Quigley gets tackled into the cage by Gunner. Gunner maintains the clinch.
Quigley misses with a punch to the body.
Quigley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunners head.
Gunner lands an elbow inside.
Quigley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gunner prevents a body shot from Quigley.
Gunner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Quigley's defenses.
Gunner is working Quigley over against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quigley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
Jet Gunner is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quigley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunner throws an elbow but it misses.
Gunner throws an elbow that misses.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunner.
Gunner throws an elbow but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quigley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quigley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gunner's elbow.
Quigley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quigley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Quigley misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jet Gunner.
Well Gunner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Gunner!
Our winner, Jet Gunner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Minato Tokugawa (ranked 879 p4p, 1519 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 129 p4p, 240 weight class). Naulakko has chosen Amon Amarth - First Kill as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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202
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213
33 - 21 - 0 |
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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 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Naulakko misses the target.
Tokugawa rushes Naulakko and presses him up against the cage.
Naulakko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tokugawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Naulakko breaks the clinch.
Tokugawa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Naulakko scores with a nice strike.
Naulakko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tokugawa.
Pertti Naulakko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naulakko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tokugawa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Naulakko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tokugawa throws a jab but it's blocked by Naulakko.
Naulakko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Naulakko.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Naulakko manages to avoid it.
Naulakko misses with a hook. Tokugawa ducked under it nicely.
Naulakko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tokugawa lands with a hook. Naulakko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naulakko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tokugawa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tokugawa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tokugawa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tokugawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Naulakko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Naulakko.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Naulakko swings widly with a right hand
and Tokugawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Tokugawa feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Naulakko crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Minato Tokugawa!
A very excited looking Minato Tokugawa 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boytsov (ranked 972 p4p, 969 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 149 p4p, 148 weight class). Boytsov comes to the cage accompanied by AMAZING. 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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dmitry Boytsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boytsov shoots for a takedown but Dudeson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boytsov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dudeson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dudeson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Boytsov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A head kick from Dudeson lands but Boytsov takes it in his stride.
Boytsov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dudeson feints the counter takedown.
Dudeson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Boytsov to the ground. Dudeson is now in Boytsov's guard.
Dudeson passes into half guard.
Dudeson wants to take a breather but Boytsov is having none of it.
Dudeson winds up and cracks Boytsov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boytsov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dudeson pulls his head out easily.
Boytsov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dudeson drops an elbow to the side of Boytsov's head.
Boytsov is looking to improve his position.
Boytsov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson is trying to control the action in half guard but Boytsov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boytsov actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dudeson in particular looking to stall.
Boytsov looking for submissions off his back.
Dudeson working Boytsov over with strikes.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Boytsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dudeson not doing much here.
Boytsov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dudeson is trying to control the action in half guard but Boytsov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Boytsov gets back to full guard.
Dudeson postures up in Boytsov's guard and throws a big left but Boytsov blocks it.
Boytsov trying to control the position.
Boytsov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dudeson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Boytsov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dudeson working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Dudeson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boytsov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dudeson's guard.
Dudeson looking for a sweep. Not yet Dudeson, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson is adopting a defensive guard.
Boytsov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dudeson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dudeson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dudeson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boytsov wants to control from the top but Dudeson keeps moving.
Dudeson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boytsov is one step ahead there.
Boytsov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Boytsov trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dudeson wants to sweep here but Boytsov controlling him for the moment.
Boytsov wants to pass the guard but Dudeson is keeping the position.
Boytsov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dudeson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boytsov is fighting to break Dudeson's control of his arms but Dudeson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boytsov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dudeson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dudeson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dudeson!
Boytsov tries to buck Dudeson off but Dudeson is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudeson lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dudeson connects with the punch.
Dudeson lands a jab.
Boytsov misses with the combination.
Boytsov avoids the head kick by Dudeson.
Dudeson dives in and scores a takedown into Boytsov's guard.
Boytsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dudeson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boytsov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dudeson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dudeson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dudeson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dudeson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dudeson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dudeson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boytsov controls Dudeson momentarily but Dudeson frees himself.
Boytsov keeping full guard, as Dudeson tries to pass.
Dudeson trying to control but Boytsov is working from the bottom.
Boytsov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dudeson defends well.
Boytsov keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Boytsov has his foot on Dudeson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dudeson works his way back into a safe position though.
Boytsov looking for a guillotine here but Dudeson defends easily.
Dude Dudeson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dudeson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dudeson connects with a couple of short punches.
Boytsov keeping moving, preventing Dudeson from controlling successfully.
Dudeson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boytsov's head.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boytsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boytsov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dudeson defends well.
Dudeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boytsov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boytsov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boytsov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dudeson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dudeson keeping moving, preventing Boytsov from controlling successfully.
Boytsov is fighting to break Dudeson's control of his arms but Dudeson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Boytsov trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
Dudeson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boytsov wants to pass the guard but Dudeson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson keeping moving, preventing Boytsov from controlling successfully.
Dudeson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Boytsov is one step ahead there.
Boytsov trying to control but Dudeson is working from the bottom.
Dudeson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boytsov looking to pass the guard.
Boytsov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boytsov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Boytsov has gone for a leg lock! Dudeson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Boytsov's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dudeson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Boytsov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dudeson is trying to get back to full guard.
Dudeson is trying to maintain the position but Boytsov is very close to passing his half guard.
Boytsov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dudeson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boytsov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boytsov's back!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boytsov rolls, trying to escape but Dudeson keeps control of the position.
Dudeson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Boytsov to escape the position.
Dudeson controls the position.
Boytsov turns into Dudeson and is now in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson is trying to keep Boytsov in close.
Dudeson has control of Boytsov's left arm, preventing Boytsov from doing any damage.
Boytsov wants to control from the top but Dudeson keeps moving.
Boytsov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dudeson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Boytsov has Dudeson in his guard.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boytsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dudeson postures up and lands a big shot to Boytsov's brow.
Dudeson works over Boytsov with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dudeson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boytsov is looking for a triangle but Dudeson pushes his legs off easily.
Dudeson wants to control from the top but Boytsov keeps moving.
Dudeson won't allow Boytsov to sweep him here.
Dudeson landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Boytsov is on top in guard.
Dudeson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boytsov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boytsov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dudeson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Boytsov, into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dudeson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boytsov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boytsov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dudeson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Boytsov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boytsov looking to control.
That's four 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.
Dudeson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Boytsov looking for a guillotine here but Dudeson defends easily.
Dudeson scoring with some ground and pound.
Dude Dudeson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dudeson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudeson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dmitry Boytsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dudeson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dude Dudeson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dudeson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dude Dudeson!
Post fight, Dude Dudeson stared into the camera and said 'I gave this guys wife a three knuckler just the other night. So this was kinda awkward, props to him for showing up, and my apologies for ruining your weekend.'.
The defeated Dmitry Boytsov had this to say: 'fast '.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willy Mataitai (ranked 651 p4p, 236 weight class) and Haruki Johnson (ranked 97 p4p, 38 weight class). Haruki Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Willy Mataitai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haruki Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mataitai.
Mataitai looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Mataitai with a nice cross.
It looks like Haruki Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mataitai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Mataitai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mataitai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
A short uppercut from Mataitai.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mataitai lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mataitai lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mataitai controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Mataitai blocks an uppercut.
Johnson blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mataitai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Mataitai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Johnson can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai 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.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson pushes Mataitai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Mataitai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Mataitai.
Johnson lands a left hand.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Mataitai.
Mataitai lands a body shot.
Johnson looks winded!
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!
Mataitai can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Mataitai.
Mataitai pushes Johnson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mataitai scores with a shoulder strike.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Mataitai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That has opened up Haruki Johnson's cut even more.
Mataitai works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mataitai.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Mataitai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Mataitai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mataitai.
Mataitai works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Mataitai.
Mataitai tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Mataitai back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Mataitai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Mataitai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mataitai misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai working aggressively here.
Mataitai lands an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Mataitai.
The cut above Haruki Johnson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mataitai throws a head punch that misses.
Mataitai struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mataitai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Mataitai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mataitai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Johnson trying to stall but Mataitai improves his position.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Mataitai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mataitai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Mataitai.
Johnson tries to work over Mataitai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Mataitai working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Mataitai controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Mataitai.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mataitai throws an elbow but misses.
Mataitai controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Mataitai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mataitai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Mataitai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Mataitai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haruki Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Mataitai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Mataitai slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Mataitai thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mataitai throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Mataitai checks the leg kick.
Oooooh!!! Johnson has knocked Mataitai down with a huge combo! Johnson steps away and waves a wobbly Mataitai back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mataitai is rocked!
It looks like Willy Mataitai has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mataitai leaves his chin hanging out and Johnson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Mataitai crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haruki Johnson!
Haruki Johnson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Willy Mataitai had this to say: 'Back to the gym.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 222 p4p, 378 weight class) and Vadius Highwind (ranked 33 p4p, 57 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yar Bol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadius Highwind!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bol fails to land with a series of punches.
Highwind smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Highwind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bol throws out the jab.
Highwind uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bol.
It seemed like Highwind was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Highwind darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Yar Bol has been cut.
Bol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Highwind under the eye.
We've been informed that Highwind 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.
Bol throws a leg kick
and Highwind counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Highwind.
Bol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Bol. Those never looked like landing.
Highwind throws a right and a left that Bol avoids nicely.
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!
Bol throws out a powerful jab.
Yar Bol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Highwind.
Bol looks to land a left hand but Highwind moved out of range nicely.
Bol misses with an uppercut. Highwind saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bol.
A big left from Highwind misses.
Bol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Highwind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bol digs a good body shot into Highwind's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bol.
Bol dips to his left and cracks Highwind with an uppercut!
Highwind is rocked!
Bol throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Highwind is still on wobbly legs! Can Bol finish him?
Highwind looks winded!
Highwind leaves his chin hanging out and Bol seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Highwind crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yar Bol!
Yar Bol retains his light heavyweight title!
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