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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Svend Haraldsson (ranked 2064 p4p, 263 weight class) and Vincent Volaju (ranked 1573 p4p, 211 weight class). Volaju is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $uicideboy$ - A Death in the Ocean Would Be Beautiful. Vincent Volaju has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Svend Haraldsson's chin.
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Svend Haraldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Vincent Volaju!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Haraldsson misses.
Volaju was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haraldsson avoids a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Volaju.
Volaju avoids the body shot from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that misses.
Volaju cracks the inside of Haraldsson's front leg.
Haraldsson throws a head kick but Volaju moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Volaju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Volaju counters with a body kick.
Volaju takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volaju with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vincent Volaju seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volaju throws a front kick aimed at Haraldsson's knee but Haraldsson avoids it well.
Haraldsson throwing a counter right hand but Volaju manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Volaju scores with a push kick.
Volaju tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Volaju looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Volaju checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Volaju.
A slapping body kick lands there for Volaju.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Haraldsson off balance momentarily.
Volaju is looking to slow Haraldsson down with leg kicks.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Haraldsson off balance momentarily.
Volaju lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Volaju misses with an attempted mid kick.
Haraldsson misses with a hook. Volaju ducked under it nicely.
Volaju wants to slow Haraldsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Volaju throws a head kick but Haraldsson moves out of range.
Volaju on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Vincent Volaju has been cut.
Volaju throws a body kick that misses.
Haraldsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Haraldsson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Volaju's head.
Haraldsson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Volaju lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Haraldsson 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.
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!
Volaju throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson lands with a cross.
Volaju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volaju keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Haraldsson delivers a nice body kick.
Volaju pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haraldsson is out of range and Volaju settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Volaju, right into the meat.
Haraldsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Volaju wants to slow Haraldsson down by chopping away at his legs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
Volaju tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Volaju tries a quick counter leg kick but Haraldsson is wise to it.
Haraldsson blocks a head kick by Volaju.
A little feinted left hand from Haraldsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haraldsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Volaju lands a front kick.
Haraldsson throws a lazy right hand but Volaju sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Volaju throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Volaju fakes the leg kick and cracks Haraldsson in the body.
Volaju bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volaju throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haraldsson.
Volaju connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Haraldsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Volaju if he has to take too many more of those.
Volaju tries to score with a low kick but Haraldsson moves his leg out of the way.
Volaju lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haraldsson's sensitive parts.
Volaju throws the kick towards the body but Haraldsson avoids it.
Haraldsson throwing a counter right hand but Volaju manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volaju sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volaju flicks out a counter leg kick but Haraldsson steps away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Volaju scores with a spinning back kick!
Volaju takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Haraldsson misses its intended target.
Haraldsson tries to land a leg kick but Volaju saw it coming and moves away.
Volaju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haraldsson.
Volaju lands a leg kick that knocks Haraldsson off balance momentarily.
Haraldsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volaju lands with a thumping leg kick.
Volaju doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haraldsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A telegraphed right hand from Haraldsson misses the target.
A low kick from Haraldsson misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick but Volaju sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Volaju looks to throw a body kick
and Haraldsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Haraldsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Volaju moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Volaju dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Volaju's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volaju uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haraldsson.
Volaju tries to land a leg kick but Haraldsson saw it coming and moves away.
Haraldsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Volaju is out of range and Haraldsson settles back down.
Volaju tries a quick counter leg kick but Haraldsson is wise to it.
Volaju fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Haraldsson blocks a head kick by Volaju.
Nice uppercut there from Haraldsson.
Volaju slips a straight right by Haraldsson.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick
and Volaju finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haraldsson blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haraldsson lands with a kick to the temple. Volaju shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Volaju ducks under a wild hook from Haraldsson.
Volaju only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Haraldsson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Volaju buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Volaju!
Volaju slips a jab from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Volaju looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haraldsson lands a really nice looking cross but Volaju seems unphased.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Haraldsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Haraldsson misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volaju. That's going to slow Haraldsson down.
Haraldsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Haraldsson looks to throw the jab but Volaju is out of range.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
Volaju has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volaju wants to land a leg kick but Haraldsson is out of range.
Haraldsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haraldsson cracks Volaju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Haraldsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volaju chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haraldsson checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Haraldsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Volaju moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Volaju throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Haraldsson cracks Volaju with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Haraldsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haraldsson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Volaju takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Volaju looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Haraldsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Volaju doesn't seem bothered though.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Haraldsson lands a slapping body shot.
Haraldsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Volaju.
Volaju drops his hands momentarily and Haraldsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Volaju looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haraldsson scores with a nice strike.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson moved away.
Volaju is looking to slow Haraldsson down with leg kicks.
Haraldsson swings for the body but Volaju moves out of range.
Volaju throws a big counter head kick but Haraldsson avoids it with no problem.
Volaju throws a body kick that misses.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Haraldsson misses its intended target.
Volaju appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Volaju checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vincent Volaju seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haraldsson blocks the body kick.
Nice cross by Haraldsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volaju misses with a body kick.
It looked like Haraldsson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Volaju.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Haraldsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Volaju misses with a low kick.
Haraldsson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Volaju looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Volaju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haraldsson scores with a jab to the head.
Volaju throws a low kick but Haraldsson avoids it.
Volaju misses with a low kick.
Volaju throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volaju walks into a jab.
Haraldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Haraldsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Volaju makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Haraldsson really felt that one!
Haraldsson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Volaju scoring well with a low kick there.
Volaju scores with a spinning back kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vincent Volaju will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vincent Volaju's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Volaju throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Volaju.
Haraldsson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Volaju bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Volaju thows a body kick. Haraldsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Volaju with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Volaju fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haraldsson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Volaju throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Volaju throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Volaju buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haraldsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Volaju throws the kick towards the body but Haraldsson avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Volaju.
Haraldsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Volaju manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haraldsson misses the jab.
Haraldsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
Volaju looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
Volaju misses with a kick to the body.
Haraldsson's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Volaju connects with a solid leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Haraldsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Volaju.
Haraldsson throws a looping overhand right but Volaju ducks down to avoid it.
Haraldsson takes a swing at Volaju's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haraldsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Haraldsson throws a hook but Volaju avoids it easily.
Volaju looks for the body kick but Haraldsson saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volaju moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Haraldsson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Volaju checks it well.
Volaju steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Haraldsson.
Haraldsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haraldsson throws a leg kick which misses Volaju's front leg but catches the back leg as Volaju tries to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Volaju.
Volaju throws a leg kick
and Haraldsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Volaju.
Haraldsson throws an off balance right hand
and Volaju counters with a thumping low kick.
Haraldsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Haraldsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Haraldsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
Volaju ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haraldsson checks the leg kick.
Haraldsson tries to counter by clinching up but Volaju breaks away and moves out of range.
Haraldsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haraldsson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That has opened up Vincent Volaju's cut even more.
Decent striking displayed by Haraldsson there.
Volaju tries to land a leg kick but Haraldsson saw it coming and moves away.
Volaju fakes the leg kick and cracks Haraldsson in the body.
Volaju connects with a solid leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Haraldsson.
Haraldsson looks for the body kick but Volaju saw that one coming.
Volaju counters with a body kick.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson checks it.
Volaju throws a low kick but it's checked well by Haraldsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volaju throws a leg kick but Haraldsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haraldsson throws a sloppy head kick and Volaju moves out of range easily.
Haraldsson checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volaju lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haraldsson takes a step back to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Volaju.
Haraldsson throws a body punch but Volaju moves out of range.
Haraldsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Volaju lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Volaju throws the kick towards the body but Haraldsson avoids it.
Haraldsson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haraldsson throws an off balance right hand
and Volaju counters with a nice leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Volaju.
Svend Haraldsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volaju throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Volaju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volaju 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Volaju!
Vincent Volaju thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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