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OFK 364 - Bol Vs Gunner PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 3578 p4p, 2455 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 368 p4p, 277 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 25 - 48 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dokov rushes Chan and presses him up against the cage.
Chan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chan manages to end up in side control.
Dokov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Chan blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Dokov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dokov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dokov stalling against the cage.
A short right from Dokov on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan dodges an elbow strike from Dokov.
Chan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dokov is doing well to control the position and prevent Chan from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dokov tries to kick Chan off but Chan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dokov knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dokov misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.
Chan is stalling here. Dokov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chan seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dokov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chan reaches up around Dokov's neck trying to control. But Dokov takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Chan! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Chan is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Dokov celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Doko Dokov!
Our winner, Doko Dokov, 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 Ricardo Anora (ranked 1738 p4p, 3648 weight class) and Daniel Pawlikowski (ranked 244 p4p, 416 weight class). Anora's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LXST CXNTURY - AMNESIA. Ricardo Anora 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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Anora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Daniel Pawlikowski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pawlikowski closes the distance and pushes Anora back into the cage.
Pawlikowski has Anora pressed against the cage.
Pawlikowski gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anora.
Anora decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anora is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anora not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pawlikowski slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anora gets full guard.
Anora working a defensive guard here.
Pawlikowski stopping the sweep attempt from Anora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anora working a defensive guard here.
Anora tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anora is pulling down on Pawlikowski's head to control his posture.
Anora trying to keep a closed guard but Pawlikowski is proving a slippery customer.
Pawlikowski passes Anora's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Anora is looking for a sweep. Pawlikowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pawlikowski seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Anora is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel Pawlikowski!
In defeat, Ricardo Anora stepped up to the mic, saying 'he did a really good job, he was the better fighter today, congrats to him, all the respect'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 2307 p4p, 2697 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 285 p4p, 322 weight class). Ronaldo Gomes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peramaki dodges the punch combination from Gomes.
As Gomes tries to get set, Peramaki tries to push him back and clinch up but Gomes manages to avoid the attempt.
Peramaki dips to his left and cracks Gomes with an uppercut!
Gomes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peramaki!
Peramaki tries to bench press Gomes off him but Gomes keeps the position.
Gomes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gomes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki tries to buck Gomes off but Gomes is having none of it.
Gomes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Peramaki tries to bench press Gomes off him but Gomes keeps the position.
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.
Peramaki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Peramaki looking for submissions off his back.
Gomes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Peramaki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gomes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomes has gone for a leg lock! Peramaki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gomes's guard.
Peramaki advances to half guard.
Gomes tries to roll over but Peramaki keeps him under control.
Gomes keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gomes is defending against the submission attempts here by Peramaki.
Peramaki is trying for a kimura here. Gomes looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Peramaki wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kimmo Peramaki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 3097 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Chief Walker (ranked 361 p4p, 229 weight class). Chief Walker acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Porfirigo.
Walker gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Porfirigo tries to free his leg and advance position but Walker is retaining full guard.
Porfirigo gets to his feet. Walker looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Porfirigo's head backwards.
 It looks like Tayaen Porfirigo has been cut.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Porfirigo, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porfirigo looking for a takedown.
Porfirigo blocking some punches.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Porfirigo.
Walker tries for a takedown but Porfirigo manages to get underhooks.
Walker throws a punch but it's blocked by Porfirigo.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Walker throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Walker throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Porfirigo tumbling to the canvas!
 Porfirigo is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are working up against the cage. Porfirigo manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Porfirigo backwards.
Walker stops a takedown attempt from Porfirigo.
Walker lands a left hand.
Porfirigo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Porfirigo is looking to take a break and control but Walker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Porfirigo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walker's head.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
Porfirigo trying to control from half guard but Walker is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to stand back up but Porfirigo manages to pass into side control.
Walker bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Walker shoots for a double leg takedown but Porfirigo sprawls well. He's pushed Walker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Porfirigo clinches up against the cage.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porfirigo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Walker tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Porfirigo manages to move to mount!
Porfirigo tries to control but Walker wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Porfirigo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Walker wants to try and get back to his feet.
Walker is squirming around, avoiding Porfirigo's attempts to control the action.
Porfirigo moves to take his opponent's back.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Walker defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Porfirigo's arms.
Walker is trying to get back to his feet but Porfirigo has full control of the position and if anything, Walker has just worked his way into a worse spot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo throwing sloppy strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porfirigo has his opponent's back but Walker is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Porfirigo.
Porfirigo drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Porfirigo is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Porfirigo lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is looking to stand up but Porfirigo isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tayaen Porfirigo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Porfirigo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Walker thinking.
Porfirigo moves away from the strike by Walker.
Porfirigo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Porfirigo slips under a jab from Walker.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chief Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Porfirigo counters with a single leg into guard. Walker didn't expect that.
Walker wants to get back to his feet but Porfirigo passes into half guard.
Porfirigo prevents Walker from standing back up.
Porfirigo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Porfirigo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Porfirigo is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Porfirigo to get the leverage.
Porfirigo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Walker is trying to stand.
Walker is refusing to be controlled, as Porfirigo sits in half guard.
Walker is defending against the submission attempts here by Porfirigo.
Porfirigo trying to control the action but Walker is working from the bottom.
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.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Porfirigo is controlling him
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Porfirigo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Porfirigo fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Porfirigo shoots in.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Porfirigo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Porfirigo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Porfirigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Porfirigo blocking some punches.
Porfirigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porfirigo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porfirigo jumps guard but Walker stands there with Porfirigo around his waist. Porfirigo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Porfirigo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker gets underhooks to prevent Porfirigo's takedown attempt.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Porfirigo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porfirigo tries to pull guard but Walker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Porfirigo blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porfirigo blocks an uppercut.
Porfirigo takes a shot to the head.
Walker working aggressively here.
Porfirigo blocks an uppercut.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Porfirigo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tayaen Porfirigo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Porfirigo misses with a body shot.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Porfirigo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Porfirigo has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Porfirigo.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Walker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Porfirigo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Porfirigo manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porfirigo throws a sloppy head kick and Walker moves out of range easily.
Porfirigo feints and as Walker raises his hands in defense, Porfirigo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Walker wants to stand up but Porfirigo is controlling him.
Walker has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Porfirigo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A shot to the liver by Porfirigo. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Porfirigo.
Walker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but Porfirigo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porfirigo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
Walker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Porfirigo avoids it really well and circles away.
Walker misses with a right hand
and Porfirigo counters with a nice uppercut.
Walker throws a leg kick but Porfirigo moved away.
The fighters circling - Walker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
Oh Porfirigo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Porfirigo counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a jab when Porfirigo was well out of range.
Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Porfirigo blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Porfirigo seems to have got his legs back now.
Porfirigo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Porfirigo blocking some punches.
Porfirigo tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tayaen Porfirigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Porfirigo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Porfirigo moves forwards but Walker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker misses the jab.
Porfirigo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Walker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Porfirigo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Porfirigo! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Porfirigo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chief Walker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Porfirigo tries to clinch up.
Porfirigo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tayaen Porfirigo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chief Walker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Walker winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chief Walker!
Chief Walker took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Tayaen Porfirigo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Now, I will kill myself...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vadius Highwind (ranked 907 p4p, 1711 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 139 p4p, 240 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vadius Highwind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Dudeson catches Highwind right on the button with a cross.
Highwind slips under a jab from Dudeson.
Dude Dudeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highwind looks to throw the jab but Dudeson is out of range.
Highwind looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Highwind throws a hook but Dudeson avoids it easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Highwind.
Dudeson throws a head kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Dudeson.
Dudeson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudeson with a poor takedown
and Highwind counters with a stiff right hand.
Highwind lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dudeson backs up against the cage.
Highwind scores with a punch to the head.
 Dudeson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highwind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dudeson.
Dudeson is still on wobbly legs! Can Highwind finish him?
Dudeson tries to land a front kick but Highwind steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dudeson has his takedown stuffed
and Highwind counters with a huge right that knocks Dudeson out cold! Highwind is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vadius Highwind!
In his post fight interview, Vadius Highwind started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Dude Dudeson stepped up to the mic, saying 'What can I say, im still the king between the sheets. Ladies hit me up 904-The-Dude!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Quigley (ranked 686 p4p, 693 weight class) and Minato Tokugawa (ranked 108 p4p, 109 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Matthew Quigley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Minato Tokugawa!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tokugawa wants to clinch up but Quigley keeps it at a distance.
Quigley is looking for a counter combo.
Tokugawa 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.
Tokugawa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quigley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tokugawas head.
Tokugawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quigley's elbow.
Quigley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tokugawa takes a shot to the head.
Quigley takes a shot to the head.
Tokugawa misses with some punches.
Quigley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tokugawa blocks a body shot from Quigley.
Quigley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quigley misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tokugawa tries a body shot but Quigley blocks it.
Tokugawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tokugawa misses with a body punch.
Quigley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tokugawa's elbow.
Quigley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Quigley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Tokugawa.
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.
Tokugawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quigley backwards.
Tokugawa lands a nice shot to the body.
Quigley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tokugawa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quigley backwards.
Tokugawa prevents a body shot from Quigley.
Tokugawa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Quigley fails to land.
Tokugawa working aggressively here.
Quigley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tokugawa blocks a jab.
Quigley misses with a lunging right hand
and Tokugawa counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Matthew Quigley has been cut.
Tokugawa misses with a looping right.
Quigley misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tokugawa! But no joy.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Quigley.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quigley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Tokugawa counter with a right hand.
Tokugawa loads up on a big right hand but Quigley slips the punch.
Quigley has a takedown stuffed.
Tokugawa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quigley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tokugawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Quigley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Quigley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tokugawa slips under a jab from Quigley.
Quigley misses with an uppercut.
Quigley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tokugawa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tokugawa slips under a jab.
Quigley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tokugawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tokugawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quigley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tokugawa lands a big right hand that sends Quigley crashing to the mat! Tokugawa stays standing though and waves Quigley back to his feet!
Quigley is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tokugawa closes the distance and clinches.
Tokugawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quigley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quigley tries to work over Tokugawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Tokugawa.
Quigley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tokugawa lands with a right to the head.
Tokugawa gets through Quigley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands a nice uppercut.
Quigley blocks a body shot from Tokugawa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Minato Tokugawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Quigley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tokugawa misses with a hook.
Quigley missing with a left hand there. Tokugawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quigley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa scores with a jab to the body.
Tokugawa throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Quigley stumbling backwards into the cage! Quigley bounces back off the cage towards Tokugawa, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Tokugawa lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Tokugawa celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Minato Tokugawa!
During a confident post fight interview, Minato Tokugawa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 339 p4p, 851 weight class) and Saul Goodman (ranked 48 p4p, 96 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saul Goodman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goodman fails to land with a series of punches.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Sparr misses with a punch on the inside.
Sparr prevents a body shot from Goodman.
Goodman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sparr pushes Goodman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goodman misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Goodman.
Goodman prevents the takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sparr is working for takedown but Goodman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Goodman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sparr after a bit of a struggle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr struggles to land a body shot inside as Goodman controls his hands.
Goodman lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Roger Sparr has been cut.
Goodman lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Goodman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sparr's defenses.
Goodman 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.
Goodman gets underhooks to prevent Sparr's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Sparr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sparr up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sparr lands a right hand.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Goodman lands with a short shot to the head.
Sparr misses with some punches.
Goodman struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparr controls his hands.
Sparr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A nice left hand lands by Goodman.
Sparr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Sparr on the inside.
Sparr blocks a body shot from Goodman.
Sparr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working aggressively here.
Sparr can't get the takedown.
Goodman blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Goodman as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Goodman.
Sparr is breathing heavily.
Sparr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Goodman.
Sparr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Goodman manages to break the clinch.
Sparr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Sparr.
Sparr lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Sparr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goodman goes for a double leg but Sparr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sparr continues to drive forward.
Sparr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodman.
Goodman misses with a left hand
and Sparr counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Goodman is looking for a sweep. Sparr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparr is looking to advance position but Goodman won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sparr is working away from the top position though.
Sparr moves nicely into side control.
Sparr working the ground and pound but Goodman is defending the strikes.
Sparr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A lull in the action here.
Goodman wants to control but Sparr postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sparr grinds an elbow into Goodman's temple.
Sparr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Goodman managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sparr.
Sparr lands a few punches from side control.
Goodman parries the strikes from Sparr easily there. Sparr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goodman to escape.
Sparr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Goodman stops Sparr from passing to mount.
Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Goodman to see if he's OK.
Sparr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Goodman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Goodman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sparr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sparr tries to counter with a takedown but Goodman is quick to defend against it.
Sparr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodman throws out the jab.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Goodman tries to clinch up.
Saul Goodman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sparr lands a nice looking body shot.
Goodman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sparr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Sparr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodman misses with a looping right.
Goodman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman digs a good body shot into Sparr's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Sparr.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Goodman avoids it well and moves away.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman moves into the clinch.
Saul Goodman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goodman stalling in the clinch but Sparr improves position.
Sparr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sparr lands a hook that snaps the head of Goodman backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sparr.
Sparr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparr is looking for a takedown.
Goodman tries a knee to the head but Sparr blocks it.
Sparr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Goodman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sparr checks a leg kick.
Sparr works the jab nicely.
Goodman misses with a combination
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown. Goodman fights it but they end up in guard.
Sparr looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.
Goodman stopping the sweep attempt from Sparr.
Goodman wants to pass the guard but Sparr is keeping the position.
Sparr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sparr is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparr controlling Goodman's posture.
Sparr wants to sweep here but Goodman controlling him for the moment.
Sparr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Goodman defends well.
That's four 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sparr holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goodman tries to clinch but Sparr is having none of it.
Sparr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sparr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sparr postures up and lands a big shot to Goodman's brow.
Sparr scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Goodman has wrist control.
Goodman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
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.
A lazy left from Goodman finds it's target.
Goodman misses with a body shot.
Goodman is looking to score with low kicks.
Goodman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Sparr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparr moves out of range of the body kick from Goodman.
Goodman moves in looking to clinch but Sparr pushes him off.
Sparr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Goodman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sparr throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Goodman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goodman is defended easily by Sparr.
Nice takedown defense from Goodman. No joy for Sparr on that attempt.
Goodman tries to clinch
and Sparr counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sparr.
Sparr distracts Goodman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sparr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sparr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sparr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Goodman's head.
Sparr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Sparr pushing down on Goodman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
Sparr lands with a punch from half guard.
Sparr seems to be working for a kimura but Goodman defends the submission attempt.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Goodman tries to roll over but Sparr keeps him under control.
Goodman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goodman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sparr's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sparr's back!
Goodman has good solid back control here.
A lull in the action here.
Sparr tries to escape but Goodman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Sparr holding on to Goodman's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Sparr trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has the hooks in. Sparr is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Sparr trying to control the hands but Goodman won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Roger Sparr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sparr avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Sparr lands a lovely overhand right.
Sparr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sparr throws a jab but it's blocked by Goodman.
Goodman with a nice cross.
Goodman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Goodman throws a leg kick
and Sparr counters with a single leg into guard. Goodman didn't expect that.
Sparr looking to sit in guard and control but Goodman gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sparr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goodman defends it easily.
Sparr 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.
Sparr looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparr, not yet.
Sparr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sparr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Goodman wants to control from the top but Sparr keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goodman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sparr looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparr, not yet.
Sparr managing to control the position.
Goodman postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Goodman misses
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Goodman!
Goodman gets back to half guard.
Sparr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Goodman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sparr throwing shots but Goodman is blocking nicely.
Goodman regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sparr.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sparr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparr passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr is putting a hurting on Goodman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sparr lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Goodman down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparr trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom.
Goodman is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr working the ground and pound.
Sparr is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Sparr had his way with Saul Goodman in that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Sparr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sparr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Goodman is fending him off so far but Sparr persists. Nope, Goodman circles away and we're back to standing.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Sparr avoids the body shot from Goodman.
Goodman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sparr counters with a shoot takedown. Goodman fights it but they end up in guard.
Goodman keeping full guard, as Sparr tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparr controlling from the top position.
Sparr stopping the sweep attempt from Goodman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman has momentary wrist control but Sparr slips an elbow through the middle.
Goodman keeping moving, preventing Sparr from controlling successfully.
Sparr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sparr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sparr looking to pass the guard.
Sparr throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two 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.
Sparr lands with an uppercut that bounces Goodman off the cage and back into range.
Sparr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Goodman tries to clinch up but Sparr circles away and keeps his distance.
Sparr misses with a looping left.
Goodman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Goodman!
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
Sparr is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
Goodman defending against the ground and pound.
Sparr in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sparr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman is trying to control Sparr's posture but Sparr avoids it.
Sparr lands a nice forearm strike.
Goodman parries the strikes from Sparr easily there. Sparr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Goodman to escape.
Goodman tries to bench press Sparr off him but Sparr keeps the position.
Sparr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sparr is working Goodman over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr working the ground and pound but Goodman is defending the strikes.
Sparr thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparr working the ground and pound from side control.
Goodman is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Goodman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Saul Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sparr trying to control the action but Goodman is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparr working the head and body with strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Sparr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sparr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Sparr!
Roger Sparr is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Roger Sparr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Biden (ranked 197 p4p, 1542 weight class) and White Rain (ranked 14 p4p, 109 weight class). Biden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Side to Side. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Biden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, White Rain!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain looks to score with a jab to the body but Biden is just out of range.
Biden appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rain drives through and clinches with Biden against the cage.
Rain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Biden misses with a punch to the body.
Rain avoiding damage as Biden throws knees to the body.
Rain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Biden up against the cage.
Rain lands a hook that snaps the head of Biden backwards.
Biden prevents a body shot from Rain.
A head punch on the inside from Biden fails to land.
Biden manages to break the clinch.
Rain throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Biden back to the cage. Rain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Good exchange - Biden coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Biden's shoulder, as Biden tries to avoid the shot.
Biden throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Biden takes one to the side of the head.
Biden throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Biden staying out of range there.
It looked like Biden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rain blocks a low kick nicely.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Biden thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Biden's hands.
Biden uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
An inside leg kick lands from Rain.
Biden takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rain lands with a hook. Biden tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Biden takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Biden with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rain to score with a decent uppercut.
Rain misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Rain, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Biden in his tracks.
Rain throws the left hand but Biden avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rain. Biden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Biden takes one to the chin there.
Rain misses with a low kick.
Biden throws a big counter combination but Rain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Biden throws a good cross that connects.
 It looks like White Rain has been cut.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Biden is looking to clinch but Rain is avoiding it.
Biden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right from Rain on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Biden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biden tries a knee to the head but Rain blocks it.
Rain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rain scores with a shot to the side of Biden's head.
Rain lands a body punch.
Rain jumps guard but Biden turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Biden.
Biden landing knees to the body.
Rain taking a breather.
Rain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Rain.
Rain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Biden up against the cage.
Biden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Biden after a bit of a struggle.
Biden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rain lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biden working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biden throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rain looks winded!
Biden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rain backwards.
Biden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Biden is working Rain over against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rain blocks a body shot from Biden.
Biden lands with a right to the head.
Biden misses with a knee strike.
Rain tries to work over Biden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Biden.
A hook to the body from Biden.
Rain can't find room to land a body shot as Biden controls the action.
Rain is struggling to control the position.
Biden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Biden using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Biden.
Rain is looking to control Biden's arms but Biden gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rain has his back to the cage.
Biden working Rain over with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but White Rain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on White Rain's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rain swings widly with a right hand
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Biden checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Biden has Rain up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain blocks a body shot from Biden.
Rain misses with a punch on the inside.
Rain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Biden's elbow.
Biden misses with some punches.
Rain is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Biden can't find room to land a body shot as Rain controls the action.
Biden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Biden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biden lands a leg kick that knocks Rain off balance momentarily.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Biden moves away and avoids it.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Biden moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain swats away the attempt to clinch by Biden.
White Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biden swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain throws out a counter right but Biden avoids it with no problem.
Rain works over Biden's head and body with a nice combination.
Biden misses with a body shot.
Rain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Biden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rain misses with an uppercut
and Biden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Biden moves into the clinch successfully.
Rain blocking some punches.
Biden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rain works on Biden's body with a couple of short punches.
Biden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rain misses with a hook
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Biden on the side of the head.
White Rain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biden takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rain throws a chopping leg kick but Biden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Rain throws a hook but Biden avoids it easily.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Biden is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Biden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Biden is looking to counter punch.
Rain lunges at Biden with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Biden's hand.
Rain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rain scores with a jab. Biden acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rain throws a jab when Biden was well out of range.
Rain misses with a leg kick.
Rain tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Biden misses its target.
An inside leg kick lands from Rain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Biden counters with a straight right hand.
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rain wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Biden needs to keep his hands up - Rain had a free shot at his head there.
Rain with the inside leg kick.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Biden.
Biden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rain's head backwards.
Biden tries to clinch but Rain is having none of it.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Biden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rain misses with a leg kick
and Biden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain is rocked!
That has opened up White Rain's cut even more.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biden slips a jab from Rain.
Rain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Biden keeps the fight on the outside.
Rain throws out a loose jab but Biden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Biden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Rain misses
and Biden counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rain's knee momentarily.
Rain is breathing heavily.
Rain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A low kick lands for Biden.
Biden is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Rain hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Biden!
A very excited looking Joe Biden 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yar Bol (ranked 82 p4p, 399 weight class) and Jet Gunner (ranked 13 p4p, 69 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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 23 - 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 25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner throws a head kick that misses.
Gunner throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunner, as that shot connected.
Bol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunner.
It looks like Jet Gunner has been cut.
Bol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunner digs a good hook to Bol's body.
Gunner lands a high kick!
Gunner swings for the body but Bol moves out of range.
A big right from Gunner misses.
A swing and a miss from Gunner.
Bol misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunner lands with a kick to the temple. Bol shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bol throws a jab when Gunner was well out of range.
Gunner takes one to the chin there.
Gunner throws a series of punches but Bol moves out of range.
Bol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunner moves away.
Bol moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromGunner.
Bol lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bol sends Gunner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bol is motioning to the referee to let Gunner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gunner is rocked!
Gunner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bol was covering up waiting for the punch and Gunner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bol pushes Gunner off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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 a shot from downtown. Gunner moves away and avoids it.
Bol takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gunner moves out of range as Bol strikes.
A head kick misses from Gunner.
Gunner throws a head kick but Bol moves out of range.
Bol appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bol lands the left hand.
Gunner closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Bol counter with a right hand.
Gunner is still on wobbly legs! Can Bol finish him?
Gunner gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bol points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gunner wakes up just in time to hear Bol thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 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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