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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronimus Roidrage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sloppy McSlopperson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roidrage is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Ronimus Roidrage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sloppy McSlopperson's chin.
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193 cm
22
203 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good wrestler
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ronimus Roidrage! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sloppy McSlopperson! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roidrage gets tackled into the cage by McSlopperson. McSlopperson maintains the clinch. Roidrage is breathing heavily. Roidrage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McSlopperson's efforts to push away. McSlopperson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Roidrage walks away with a smile on his face. McSlopperson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
McSlopperson dives in and scores a takedown into Roidrage's guard. McSlopperson throws a big right hand that misses. Roidrage being controlled here, momentarily.
McSlopperson gets to his feet - Roidrage follows without any prompting.
McSlopperson shoots in and gets a takedown into Roidrage's guard.
McSlopperson gets to his feet - Roidrage follows without any prompting.
McSlopperson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roidrage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
McSlopperson gets to his feet. Roidrage looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! McSlopperson throws a head kick that misses.
McSlopperson moves into the clinch. McSlopperson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McSlopperson is trying to break the clinch but Roidrage has him pressed against the cage.
McSlopperson jumps into guard, dragging Roidrage to the mat.
Roidrage trying to control but McSlopperson is working from the bottom. McSlopperson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Roidrage blocking the ground and pound attempt from McSlopperson. McSlopperson is looking to advance position but Roidrage won't allow it.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. McSlopperson uses his free foot to push down on Roidrage's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Roidrage. McSlopperson lands a big elbow. McSlopperson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. McSlopperson controlling the pace for now.
McSlopperson is working for a guillotine from mount but Roidrage frees his head quite easily.
McSlopperson looking to control and managing it successfully.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. McSlopperson landing strikes from the mount and Roidrage is in trouble! McSlopperson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. McSlopperson working away from the top, dropping strikes. McSlopperson landing strikes from the mount and Roidrage is in trouble! McSlopperson looking to control and managing it successfully. 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. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McSlopperson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
McSlopperson closes the distance and pushes Roidrage back into the cage. McSlopperson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roidrage has him pressed against the cage. McSlopperson looking for a takedown.
McSlopperson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. McSlopperson looking to sweep here. No luck so far. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. McSlopperson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Roidrage manages to get himself to full guard.
McSlopperson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloppy McSlopperson dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Roidrage tries to keep at a distance but McSlopperson has taken the fight into the clinch. McSlopperson is trying to break the clinch but Roidrage is controlling him. McSlopperson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Roidrage just stands there and leans against the cage. Roidrage avoiding damage as McSlopperson throws knees to the body.
Roidrage is trying to force a seperation but McSlopperson has the dominant position.
McSlopperson pulls guard. McSlopperson pulls Roidrage in to control the position. McSlopperson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McSlopperson wriggles free and stands up.
McSlopperson forces Roidrage back against the cage and clinches. McSlopperson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Roidrage gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McSlopperson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McSlopperson tries to score a body lock takedown but Roidrage shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Ronimus Roidrage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sloppy McSlopperson.
McSlopperson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Roidrage can't fight it off and eventually McSlopperson manages to take the fight to the floor. Roidrage looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Roidrage throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
 That's one minute gone in the round. McSlopperson showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Roidrage will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Roidrage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McSlopperson gets to his feet - Roidrage follows without any prompting.
 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.
McSlopperson gets a takedown into half guard. Sloppy McSlopperson has got the better of the ground game so far. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McSlopperson lands a nice short elbow. McSlopperson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McSlopperson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Roidrage has managed to free his arm - good work. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McSlopperson stands up out of the half guard.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roidrage tries to keep at a distance but McSlopperson has taken the fight into the clinch. McSlopperson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McSlopperson just leaning against Roidrage, taking a breather. McSlopperson is trying to push Roidrage away but Roidrage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. McSlopperson is trying to force a seperation but Roidrage has the dominant position.
McSlopperson jumps into guard, dragging Roidrage to the mat.
Roidrage being controlled here momentarily. McSlopperson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. McSlopperson wants to sweep here but Roidrage controlling him for the moment.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. McSlopperson pulls Roidrage in close to prevent any damage. McSlopperson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. McSlopperson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. McSlopperson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Roidrage defending well though. Roidrage has hold of McSlopperson's hands but McSlopperson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. McSlopperson performing his best blanket impression for a moment. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sloppy McSlopperson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

McSlopperson rushes Roidrage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. McSlopperson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McSlopperson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. McSlopperson trying to control but Roidrage is working from the bottom. McSlopperson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
 Sloppy McSlopperson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. McSlopperson wants to clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. McSlopperson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roidrage gets caught napping as McSlopperson dives in and scores a takedown. Roidrage manages to retain guard.
McSlopperson gets to his feet. Roidrage looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! McSlopperson throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Ronimus Roidrage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McSlopperson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. McSlopperson thows a huge punch but Roidrage dodges it nicely.
McSlopperson controlling the action here. McSlopperson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. McSlopperson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. McSlopperson thows a huge punch but Roidrage dodges it nicely.
McSlopperson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Roidrage to stand up.
McSlopperson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Roidrage looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. This has been an exciting period of action! McSlopperson working the ground and pound from side control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. McSlopperson taking a breather here. McSlopperson working away. McSlopperson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Roidrage! Ronimus Roidrage has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! McSlopperson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Roidrage is in a horrible position here. McSlopperson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Roidrage blocking the ground and pound.
 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. McSlopperson controlling from mount. McSlopperson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. McSlopperson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. McSlopperson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roidrage hang on? McSlopperson breaks from Roidrage's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! Sloppy McSlopperson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well McSlopperson 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 25:30 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 25:30 Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sloppy McSlopperson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Saeng Arthit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramoan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saeng Arthit could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramoan Silva's chin.
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147 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saeng Arthit! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramoan Silva! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arthit.
Arthit moves into the clinch. Arthit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arthit breaks from the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown and Arthit counters with a lovely straight right hand! Arthit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control. Silva looks gassed! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Arthit is not content to let Silva control the position. Silva in side control, throwing shots but Arthit defends. Arthit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Arthit is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Arthit throws Silva to one side and escapes! Arthit scores with a head kick.
 It looks like Ramoan Silva has been cut. Arthit lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 Silva is rocked! Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arthit can pounce on him.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthit darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. Arthit crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage. Arthit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Knees to the body from Arthit.
Arthit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arthit breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Arthit throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arthit darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage. Arthit creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses. Arthit unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arthit breaks the clinch.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head. Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Arthit finish him? Arthit lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily. Silva seems to have recovered his senses. Arthit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arthit can pounce on him.
Arthit connects with a high kick.
Arthit lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Arthit takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 That has opened up Ramoan Silva's cut even more.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Arthit connects with a right that clearly hurt Silva. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Arthit proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Silva collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saeng Arthit!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Gerbe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Azad Naja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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143 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Gerbe! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azad Naja! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Naja checks a leg kick. Naja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Naja gets a takedown into half guard.
Naja is trying to work for a kimura but Gerbe is defending well.
Naja in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gerbe tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Naja!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Azad Naja!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Bianchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moby - Porcelain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Bianchi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dino Kramer! The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bianchi. Kramer tries to bum rush Bianchi with a series of wild strikes but Bianchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Bianchi swinging wildly here.
Bianchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kramer. Kramer with a jab. Kramer throws out a powerful jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kramer throws a right and a left that Bianchi avoids nicely. A combination from Kramer does no damage.
Kramer lands a left and a right that sends Bianchi crashing to the canvas! Kramer dives into mount looking to finish!
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing. Bianchi moves to clinch but Kramer breaks away and Kramer counters with a straight right hand. Bianchi is looking to land body kicks. Kramer misses with a wild body shot. Bianchi motions for Kramer to come forward. Bianchi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kramer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bianchi counters with a lovely straight right hand! Bianchi misses with a head kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kramer cracks Bianchi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. BAM! Kramer delivers a spinning backfist that drops Bianchi like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dino Kramer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Benny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King comes to the cage accompanied by Closing Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai King! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugh Benny! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! King misses with a hook
and Benny counters with a stiff right hand. King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. King moves forwards but Benny connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nikolai King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice body punch from King. The fighters circling - Benny throws out the jab but it was never going to land. King lands with a good body shot. Benny misses with a wild combination.
King rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Benny misses with a series of wild punches.
King punishes Benny's body with a nice straight punch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Benny swinging wildly here.
King defending well as Benny loads up on a big left hand. King getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A jab from King does it's job there. Benny throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it. King misses with a right hand and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. King lands a nice shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. King lands a nice hook to Benny's body. Benny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. King throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King cracks Benny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. King throws an off balance right hand
and Benny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. King lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. A low kick from Benny misses and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Donk. King catches Benny right on the button with a cross. Good shot there by King. King looks to throw a body kick and Benny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King has closed the distance and engaged Benny in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benny.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Benny takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. This has been an exciting period of action! King punishes Benny's body with a nice straight punch. King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benny. King does a little dance to reset his feet. Benny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Benny throws a left and a right that both miss
and King counters with a head kick.
 Benny is rocked! King drops Benny with a huge uppercut! Benny drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. King is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai King!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Per Svensson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Per Svensson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Sagat! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Svensson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sagat but Sagat pushes him off and we're back to square one. Svensson throws a leg kick that is checked and Sagat counters with a series of strikes. Svensson will be more careful next time no doubt. Svensson throws a leg kick and Sagat counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Svensson tries to clinch there but Sagat circles away.
Svensson avoids a kick to the body.
Sagat misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Svensson.
An inside leg kick from Sagat misses. Svensson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Sagat counters with an inside leg kick. Sagat feints and then cracks Svensson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svensson down. A clash of legs there as Sagat blocks the low kick. Sagat fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Per Svensson has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Svensson misses with a leg kick and Sagat counters with a head kick. That will keep Svensson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! A head kick from Sagat lands but Svensson takes it in his stride.
Svensson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Still in the clinch, Sagat scores with a nice short uppercut. Sagat landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sagat. Sagat lands a body shot in the clinch.
Svensson is breathing heavily. Sagat misses with a knee strike.
Svensson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sagat looks to land a body kick but Svensson moved away. Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Svensson throws a leg kick but Sagat moved away. Svensson fails to land with a series of punches.
Svensson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Svensson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sagat fakes the leg kick and cracks Svensson in the body. Sagat lands a head kick!
Sagat moves into the clinch. Sagat lands a shoulder strike. Sagat throws a punch but it's blocked by Svensson.
Sagat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Sagat misses with a double jab.
Sagat scores with a nice right hand.
Sagat uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Svensson has time to react. Sagat looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Sagat misses with a head kick.
John Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Crunch! Sagat slams his shin into Svensson's torso. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sagat feints and then cracks Svensson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Svensson down.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Svensson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Svensson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Svensson throws a leg kick enabling Sagat to counter with a crisp jab. Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Sagat lands a glancing blow to the side of Svensson's head.
 Svensson is rocked! Svensson blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Oh Svensson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Svensson looks to clinch and Sagat counters with a nice kick to the body. Svensson seems to have got his legs back now. Svensson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Svensson there as he acknowledges the shot. Sagat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Svensson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�. Nice cross by Sagat. No joy there for Sagat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sagat scores with a kick to the midsection. Svensson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sagat closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Svensson! Sagat dives in looking to finish! Svensson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Sagat!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Rolling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Melbrooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rolling's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jose Aldo - Can�t Be Stopped . Melbrooks has chosen Motorhead - Smiling like a killer as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Rolling! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Melbrooks! The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Melbrooks moves into range and connects with a jab. Melbrooks lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rolling takes a step back to recover. John Melbrooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Rolling checks a leg kick. Melbrooks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rolling counters by moving into the clinch. Melbrooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolling avoids it. Melbrooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolling avoids it. Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A head punch blocked on the inside by Melbrooks. Melbrooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Rolling shrugs off. Rolling leaning his opponent against the cage. Melbrooks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Melbrooks trying to land knees to the body.
Rolling blocks an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Rolling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melbrookss head. Melbrooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rolling lands with a left to the head. Melbrooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rolling has a couple of punches blocked by Melbrooks.
Rolling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Melbrookss head. Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Melbrooks's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Melbrooks trying to land knees to the body.
Melbrooks throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rolling blocks it with crossed arms. A right hand to the body from Rolling.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A short left from Rolling. Rolling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melbrooks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rolling backwards. Rolling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Rolling lands a body punch in the clinch. Melbrooks avoiding damage as Rolling throws knees to the body.
Rolling lands a right hand. Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Melbrooks lands a nice elbow. Rolling lands an elbow inside that Melbrooks shrugs off. A head punch on the inside from Rolling fails to land. Melbrooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolling avoids the damage to the body. Melbrooks doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rolling dodges an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow. Melbrooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rolling avoids the elbow strike from Melbrooks, against the cage.
Melbrooks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rolling has him pressed against the cage. Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Melbrooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Melbrooks throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks. Melbrooks dodges an elbow strike from Rolling.
Rolling misses with a body punch.
Rolling has a couple of punches blocked by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks avoiding damage as Rolling throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks scores a nice knee to the body.
Melbrooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Rolling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rolling stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rolling blocks the elbow strike.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Melbrooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melbrooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rolling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rolling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melbrooks takes a shot to the head. Rolling lands a nice uppercut.
Melbrooks breaks from the clinch.
That kick from Melbrooks tenderised Rolling's leg. Rolling is trying to keep his angry face on. Melbrooks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rolling. That did some damage! Melbrooks keeps Rolling at a distance using the push kick. A good leg kick by Melbrooks. Melbrooks thumps Rolling with a low kick. Melbrooks throws a nice outside leg kick. Rolling takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Melbrooks.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Melbrooks cracks Rolling with an open hand slap. Melbrooks turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Melbrooks connects with a nice looking jab.
Melbrooks fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Melbrooks misses with a body kick. Melbrooks throws a leg kick that is checked and Rolling counters with a big head kick but Melbrooks shrugs it off. Melbrooks misses the shot to the body. Melbrooks misses with a kick to the body.
Rolling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melbrooks. Melbrooks swinging wildly here.
Rolling avoids the head kick by Melbrooks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolling clinches with his opponent.
Rolling avoids the elbow strike from Melbrooks, against the cage.
Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Rolling digs a right hand underneath Melbrooks's ribcage. Melbrooks let out a lung full of air as it connected. Rolling misses with a knee to the head. Rolling throws a head punch that misses. Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Melbrooks looking to throw knees to the head but Rolling is blocking nicely.
Rolling lands a right hand. Melbrooks prevents a body shot from Rolling. Rolling blocks an elbow strike. Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses. Melbrooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolling is defending well for now. Rolling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Melbrooks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rolling's brow. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Melbrooks as Rolling tries to tie him up. Rolling dodges an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Rolling is looking to control Melbrooks's arms but Melbrooks gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rolling has his back to the cage. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Rolling shrugs off. Melbrooks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Rolling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rolling controlling the action here for a moment.
Rolling is breathing heavily. Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Melbrooks will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rolling has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rolling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melbrooks blocks it with crossed arms. Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses. Rolling takes an elbow to the forehead. Rolling managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rolling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Melbrooks blocks an uppercut.
Rolling misses with the head strike.
Melbrooks blocks the elbow strike.
Melbrooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolling won't want to take too many of those. Rolling dodges an elbow strike from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks blocking some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks. Melbrooks misses with an elbow over the top. Rolling throws a punch but it's blocked by Melbrooks. Rolling avoids a wild elbow strike from Melbrooks. Melbrooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rolling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Melbrooks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rolling or not. Melbrooks landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Rolling using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Melbrooks has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Melbrooks landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Melbrooks. Melbrooks working Rolling over with knees to the body. Rolling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside. Rolling avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rolling is defending well for now.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Melbrooks lands a nice elbow. Melbrooks lands a nice knee to the body. Melbrooks blocking some punches.
Rolling avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Rolling is leaning against Melbrooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rolling avoids a wild elbow strike from Melbrooks. Rolling blocks an elbow strike. John Melbrooks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Rolling throws a knee to the head but misses.
Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Rolling in his tracks for a moment. Rolling avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Melbrooks working some nice short punches in the clinch. Rolling working aggressively here.
Rolling avoids a wild elbow strike from Melbrooks. Rolling avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Melbrooks is working Rolling over against the cage. Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Rolling in his tracks for a moment. Rolling has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Melbrooks lands a hook that snaps the head of Rolling backwards. Rolling misses with the head strike.
Melbrooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. A nice left hand lands by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow. A head punch blocked on the inside by Melbrooks. Rolling takes an elbow to the temple. Melbrooks missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rolling throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Melbrooks blocks it with crossed arms. Rolling takes an elbow to the temple. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Rolling shrugs off. Rolling takes an elbow to the forehead. Melbrooks unloads a knee to the mid-section. Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Melbrooks lands a nice knee to the body. A short body shot lands from Melbrooks as the two fighters clinch.
Melbrooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolling avoids the damage to the body. Melbrooks throws an elbow that misses.
Melbrooks throws a punch but it's blocked by Rolling. Rolling misses with the head strike.
Rolling on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right from Rolling on the inside. Rolling stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Rolling scores with a shot to the side of Melbrooks's head. Rolling tries to work over Melbrooks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rolling swings wildly with an uppercut but Melbrooks uses good head movement to avoid it. Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Rolling in his tracks for a moment. A head punch blocked on the inside by Melbrooks. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside.
Melbrooks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Rolling on the wrong end of a nice jab. Melbrooks lands a head kick. Rolling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Melbrooks thows a leg kick but Rolling checks it and Rolling counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Melbrooks is lucky that one didn't land flush. Melbrooks connects with a leg kick. Rolling looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Melbrooks tries a head kick but it misses.
Melbrooks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rolling's sensitive parts. Melbrooks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Melbrooks lands with a cross. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Melbrooks. David Rolling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A lazy body kick from Melbrooks
and Rolling counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rolling. Melbrooks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Melbrooks swings wildly with an uppercut but Rolling uses good head movement to avoid it. Rolling has a couple of punches blocked by Melbrooks.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Rolling looking to stall.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Rolling 's eye. A short uppercut from Melbrooks. Melbrooks creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Rolling avoiding damage as Melbrooks throws knees to the body.
Rolling throws a head punch that misses. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Melbrooks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. With the fighters up against the cage, Melbrooks throws an elbow but misses. Melbrooks misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Melbrooks. Rolling is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Rolling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Rolling in his tracks for a moment. Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Rolling 's eye. Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Rolling 's eye. A short body shot lands from Rolling as the two fighters clinch.
Melbrooks lands a shot to the body. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Rolling shrugs off. Melbrooks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Melbrooks trying to land knees to the body.
Rolling takes an elbow to the forehead. Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Rolling in his tracks for a moment. Melbrooks lands a body punch in the clinch. Melbrooks utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Rolling is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Rolling takes an elbow to the temple. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
John Melbrooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Rolling's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Melbrooks feints and then cracks Rolling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rolling down. Melbrooks lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melbrooks takes a swing at Rolling's ribcage but misses. Melbrooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Melbrooks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Melbrooks swings for the body but Rolling moves out of range.
Melbrooks throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rolling's head. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Melbrooks throws a jab when Rolling was well out of range. Melbrooks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Melbrooks misses with a wild body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Melbrooks throws a leg kick but Rolling sees it coming and checks it nicely. Melbrooks plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rolling clinches. Rolling misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolling. Rolling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Rolling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A nice left hand lands by Melbrooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Rolling scores with a hook to the body. A head punch on the inside from Rolling fails to land. Rolling is leaning against Melbrooks and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Rolling swings wildly with an uppercut but Melbrooks uses good head movement to avoid it. Rolling throws a punch but it's blocked by Melbrooks. Rolling lands a nice uppercut. Rolling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Melbrooks lands with a light punch inside. Rolling managing to block the knees to the body from Melbrooks.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Rolling looking to throw knees to the head but Melbrooks is blocking nicely.
Melbrooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Melbrooks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Melbrooks throws an elbow that misses.
Melbrooks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Rolling scores with an uppercut up the middle. Rolling misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melbrooks. Melbrooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Melbrooks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Melbrooks comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Melbrooks looks to throw an elbow but misses. Melbrooks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Melbrooks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolling avoids it. Rolling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rolling misses with a short punch on the inside. Rolling slowing the pace effectively. Rolling takes a knee to the side of the body. Rolling takes an elbow to the forehead. Melbrooks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolling blocks an elbow strike. A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks. Rolling misses with a punch to the body.
Rolling blocks an elbow strike. Melbrooks pushes off an throws an elbow but Rolling leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Rolling blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Rolling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rolling tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Melbrooks. Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Melbrooks lands an elbow inside that Rolling shrugs off. Melbrooks lands an uppercut. John Melbrooks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolling. Melbrooks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rolling misses with some punches.
Melbrooks lands a damaging elbow. Rolling lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rolling tries a knee to the head but Melbrooks blocks it.
Melbrooks lands an elbow that stopped Rolling in his tracks for a moment. Rolling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Melbrooks's elbow. Rolling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Rolling tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Melbrooks lands an elbow just above Rolling 's eye. Melbrooks lands a nice uppercut. David Rolling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Rolling swings wildly with an uppercut but Melbrooks uses good head movement to avoid it. Rolling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolling with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Melbrooks lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Rolling is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Melbrooks is keeping busy. Melbrooks tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolling avoids the damage to the body. Rolling throws a punch but it's blocked by Melbrooks. Rolling swings wildly with an uppercut but Melbrooks uses good head movement to avoid it. With the fighters up against the cage, Rolling throws an elbow but misses. Rolling lands a hook to the side of the head. Rolling throws a punch but it's blocked by Melbrooks. Melbrooks lands a good knee to the midsection. Rolling won't want to take too many of those. Rolling working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Melbrooks. Rolling working Melbrooks over with knees to the body. Melbrooks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rolling's defenses. Rolling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melbrooks blocks the elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Rolling.
And that's the end of the fight! John Melbrooks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Melbrooks 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Melbrooks!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuch kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Seger - Turn the Page. The key to victory for Ledil Kuch has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragos Ilie! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Good leg kick by Kuch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ilie misses with a wild body shot. Ilie fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Kuch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuch tries to clinch there but Ilie circles away.
Ilie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kuch leaves Ilie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Ledil Kuch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Ilie.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ilie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ilie shoots in looking for a takedown but Kuch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ilie's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Ilie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Ilie swings widly with a right hand
and Kuch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Ilie takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuch tries to clinch but Ilie moves out of range.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kuch works the jab nicely. Ilie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kuch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Ilie. Kuch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ilie. Ilie thows a body shot but no joy.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ilie misses with a hook to the body
and Kuch counters with a low kick, right behind Ilie 's knee. Ilie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kuch finds it's way round the side to connect with Ilie's head. A chopping leg kick lands by Kuch. Ilie shoots and misses and Kuch counters with a nice body shot. Ilie shoots in looking for a takedown. Kuch tries to sprawl out of it but Ilie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kuch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Ilie looks gassed! Ilie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Kuch counters with a good low kick that Ilie was not able to check.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Ilie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kuch tries to avoid it but Ilie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kuch to the ground. Kuch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Kuch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kuch. Kuch misses with an uppercut. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kuch.
Ilie fails with a takedown attempt. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round. That's time! Kuch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ilie throws a poor cross that misses
and Kuch counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuch cracks Ilie with an open hand slap. Ilie misses with a body punch
and Kuch counters with a lovely straight right hand! Ilie checks a leg kick. Ilie shoots in and drives through. Kuch sprawls well. Kuch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilie.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ilie shoots in for a takedown but Kuch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Ilie misses with a hook to the body
and Kuch counters with a thumping low kick. Ilie doesn't succeed with the takedown and Ilie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Ledil Kuch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Ilie. Ilie is breathing heavily. Ilie misses with a shot to the body and Kuch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ilie thinking. Kuch fails with an attempt to clinch.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ilie misses with a right hand and Kuch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kuch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Ilie swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kuch counters with a nice body shot. Ilie swings and misses with a shot to the body and Kuch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ilie is defended easily by Kuch. Kuch lands a nice looking body shot.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ilie misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Ilie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kuch is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ilie. Kuch throws a leg kick but Ilie moved away. Kuch tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ilie is able to avoid easily. Ilie fails with a takedown attempt. Ledil Kuch is winning the standup battle so far.
 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. Ilie shoots in for a double leg but Kuch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Dragos Ilie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ilie moves forwards but Kuch connects with a nice, crisp jab. Ilie misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuch counters with a good low kick that Ilie was not able to check. Kuch misses with a series of wild punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Ilie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ilie somewhat. Ilie shoots in for a takedown but Kuch shows good takedown defense. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kuch throws a shot to the body.
Kuch with a body punch. A glancing blow. Ilie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Ilie moves out of range of the strikes. No luck with that takedown attempt from Ilie. Ledil Kuch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dragos Ilie. Kuch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kuch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Dragos Ilie has been cut. Kuch lands a really nice looking cross but Ilie seems unphased.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Ilie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Ilie dives in and grabs Kuch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kuch pushes down on Ilie's head and hops out. Kuch lands with a straight right. Ilie didn't see that one coming. Ilie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kuch is fending him off so far but Ilie persists. Nope, Kuch circles away and we're back to standing.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Ilie throws a sloppy body shot
and Kuch counters with an outside leg kick.
Kuch stuffs the takedown. Ilie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Kuch stuns Ilie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The fight stays on the outside here - Kuch looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Ilie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kuch rather than just go for the knockout.
 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. Kuch with a jab. Ilie shoots in and drives through. Kuch sprawls well. Ledil Kuch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kuch connects with a body shot that sends Ilie's belly button to the back. Kuch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Ilie shoots and misses and Kuch counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Ledil Kuch showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kuch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:25 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:25 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ledil Kuch!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Felix Voskresensky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bauer, as that shot connected.
 It looks like Felix Voskresensky has been cut. Bauer misses with a takedown attempt - Voskresensky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bauer clinches with his opponent.
Bauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Voskresensky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Bauer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bauer. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Voskresensky misses with a shot to the body and Bauer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Voskresensky shoots for a takedown but Bauer saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Bauer's corner calls for a 1-2. Bauer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 That has opened up Felix Voskresensky's cut even more.
Bauer cracks Voskresensky with a big right hand and Voskresensky goes down!
 Voskresensky is rocked! Bauer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Bauer cracks Voskresensky with a solid left hand. Bauer tries to free his leg and advance position but Voskresensky is retaining full guard. Bauer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Voskresensky looking for subs off his back but Bauer has passed one foot through into half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bauer wants to pass to mount but Voskresensky is defending the position. Bauer works his foot free and advances to mount. Voskresensky is desperately trying to improve his position but Bauer has a good base and remains in mount. Bauer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning. Bauer 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. Bauer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Voskresensky's face.
 The cut above Felix Voskresensky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Felix Voskresensky's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jack Bauer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Starks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Kilimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilimov has chosen Holy Diver by Killswitch Engage as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Igor Kilimov has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Starks! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Kilimov! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilimov gets tackled into the cage by Starks. Starks maintains the clinch. Kilimov is trying to push Starks away but Starks has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Starks keeps control of Kilimov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. A quick uppercut on the inside from Starks. Kilimov is looking to break free of the clinch but Starks has double underhooks. Good body shot from Starks.
Kilimov wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Starks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. A left hand lands to the body for Kilimov.
Kilimov looking for a takedown. Starks digs a right hand underneath Kilimov's ribcage. Kilimov let out a lung full of air as it connected. Kilimov looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Starks lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Igor Kilimov has been cut. Kilimov can't break the clinch.
Starks lands on the inside with an uppercut. Starks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Starks - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Starks.
Starks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Starks digs a right hand into Kilimov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilimov's gas tank. Starks is pushing Kilimov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. A right hand to the body from Starks.
Starks content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kilimov tries to throw a body punch but Starks avoids it by throwing Kilimov back against the cage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Starks lands with a light punch inside.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kilimov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilimov is trying to force a seperation but Starks has the dominant position. Starks lands an elbow just above Kilimov 's eye. Starks presses Kilimov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Kilimov working hard to break the clinch. Starks lands on the inside with an uppercut. Starks scores with a hook to the body. Starks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilimov backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Starks.
Starks throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilimovs head. A short right from Starks. A short right from Starks. Starks working some nice short punches in the clinch. Starks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kilimov. Starks gets through Kilimov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
 Kilimov is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Starks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Kilimov is still on wobbly legs! Can Starks finish him? Kilimov takes a shot to the head. Starks creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kilimov's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kilimov drops to his knees and Starks pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Starks! Tony Starks is the new heavyweight champion!
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