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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aj Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena comes to the cage accompanied by you cant see me . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aj Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cena.
Cena tries for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Cena throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cena tries to stand but Diaz is controlling his head.
Cena thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Diaz sneaks out the side door and pushes Cena away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cena misses with a takedown attempt - Diaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Diaz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cena wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cena avoiding damage as Diaz throws knees to the body.
Diaz working Cena over with knees to the body.
Cena jumps guard but Diaz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cena takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
Cena wants to break the clinch but can't.
Diaz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cena is trying to drag Diaz to the mat but Diaz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cena. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cena fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diaz landing knees to the head.
Cena takes a knee right on the jaw!
Diaz working Cena over with knees to the body.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cena.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diaz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Diaz.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cena has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz closes the distance and pushes Cena back into the cage.
Diaz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz pushes Cena up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Diaz.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cena's defenses.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz lands a high kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Cena crumples to the floor! Diaz milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aj Diaz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Noons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KJ Noons!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noons shoots in looking for a takedown. Rahman tries to sprawl out of it but Noons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rahman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rahman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rahman connects with a crisp jab.
Carlos Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman lands a body shot.
Noons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rahman swivels and escapes.
Noons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Rahman cracks Noons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman dances in with a quick combination. Noons is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Rahman snaps Noons's head back. Noons stumbles backwards against the cage. Rahman steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Noons's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Noons just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Rahman!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Carlos Rahman waved his t-shirt featuring Gilop®'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Volodya Dikiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Volodya Dikiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Omar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omar ducks under a wild hook from Dikiy.
Omar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dikiy.
Dikiy lands a nice shot that snaps Omar's head back.
It looks like Don Omar has been cut.
Omar throws a right and a left that Dikiy avoids nicely.
Omar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dikiy.
Dikiy clinches with his opponent.
Dikiy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dikiy has had enough of the clinch but Omar keeps him there for the moment.
Omar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dikiy won't allow it.
Omar prevents Dikiy from breaking the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dikiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Omar is trying to push Dikiy away but Dikiy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dikiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dikiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Omar won't allow it.
Dikiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dikiy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dikiy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omar's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikiy is trying to push Omar away but Omar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dikiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dikiy tries to circle away but Omar has him pinned against the cage.
Dikiy breaks from the clinch.
Dikiy moves into the clinch.
Omar is looking to break free of the clinch but Dikiy has double underhooks.
Dikiy has had enough of the clinch but Omar keeps him there for the moment.
Dikiy working hard to break the clinch.
Omar wants to break free but Dikiy has control.
Dikiy tries to break the clinch but Omar is controlling the position.
Dikiy working hard to break the clinch.
Dikiy tries to circle away but Omar has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Omar prevents Dikiy from breaking the clinch.
Omar prevents Dikiy from breaking the clinch.
Dikiy keeps control of Omar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dikiy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omar has him pressed against the cage.
Omar can't break the clinch.
Dikiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Omar is trying to break the clinch but Dikiy has him pressed against the cage.
Dikiy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dikiy throws the left hand but Omar avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Omar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dikiy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Omar throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Omar does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Dikiy misses.
No joy there for Omar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dikiy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Omar.
No joy there for Dikiy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dikiy looks to throw the jab but Omar is out of range.
Omar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dikiy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Omar.
Dikiy jabs Omar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Omar looks gassed!
Dikiy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dikiy throws a body punch but Omar moves out of range.
A left and a right from Omar both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Dikiy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Omar dodges the punch combination from Dikiy.
Dikiy throws a head kick that misses.
Dikiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Dikiy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Omar throws a right and a left that Dikiy avoids nicely.
Omar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dikiy has managed to clinch.
Dikiy is trying to force a seperation but Omar has the dominant position.
Dikiy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dikiy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dikiy tries to circle away but Omar has him pinned against the cage.
Omar wants to take the fight to the mat but Dikiy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volodya Dikiy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Omar'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.
Dikiy looks to land a left hand but Omar moved out of range nicely.
Omar throws a leg kick which misses Dikiy's front leg but catches the back leg as Dikiy tries to avoid it.
Dikiy throws a series of punches but Omar moves out of range.
Omar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dikiy throws a head kick but Omar moves out of range.
Dikiy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Omar misses with a few strikes there.
Dikiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Omar. Those never looked like landing.
Dikiy catches Omar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dikiy throws a lazy head kick
and Omar counters with a one-two to the body.
Dikiy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Omar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dikiy slips a jab and a cross from Omar.
Omar walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikiy moves forwards but Omar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Omar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Volodya Dikiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Omar throws a series of punches but Dikiy avoids them all with ease.
Dikiy misses with a body shot.
Omar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dikiy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Omar.
Omar swinging wildly here.
Omar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dikiy.
Dikiy lands a nice looking body shot.
Omar misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Omar does no damage.
Dikiy slips a jab and a cross from Omar.
Dikiy loads up on a big right hand but Omar slips the punch.
Dikiy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dikiy misses the target.
Omar blocks a head kick by Dikiy.
Dikiy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Omar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dikiy misses with a wild combination.
Dikiy misses with an uppercut.
Dikiy misses the shot to the body.
Omar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Omar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dikiys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Omar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dikiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Omar blocks a head kick by Dikiy.
Dikiy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Dikiy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Dikiy.
Dikiy throws a head kick that misses
and Omar counters with a big head kick but Dikiy shrugs it off.
Dikiy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Omar backs up against the cage.
Omar looks to land a combination but Dikiy avoids it well.
Omar misses with the combination.
Dikiy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Omar throws a head kick that misses.
Dikiy moves into the clinch.
Dikiy is trying to break the clinch but Omar has him pressed against the cage.
Omar prevents Dikiy from breaking the clinch.
Dikiy wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omar keeps control of Dikiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dikiy is looking to break free of the clinch but Omar has double underhooks.
Dikiy jumps guard but Omar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Omar has Dikiy pressed against the cage, preventing Dikiy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dikiy is trying to break free.
Dikiy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Omar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dikiy is trying to force a seperation but Omar has the dominant position.
Dikiy is trying to break free.
Dikiy is trying to break the clinch but Omar has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Volodya Dikiy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don Omar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Omar throws a series of strikes that have Dikiy backpedaling.
Dikiy dodges the punch combination from Omar.
Dikiy misses the shot to the body.
Omar misses with a series of wild punches.
Omar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dikiy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dikiy throws a sloppy head kick
and Omar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Omar lands with a nice combination. Dikiy backs away looking to recover.
Dikiy tries to clinch up.
Omar lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dikiy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omar lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Omar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Volodya Dikiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar staying out of range there.
Dikiy blocks a head kick by Omar.
Omar staying out of range there.
Dikiy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Omar has time to react.
Dikiy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dikiy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Omar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dikiy finds it's way round the side to connect with Omar's head.
Dikiy rushes Omar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dikiy tries to break free but Omar pushes him back against the cage.
Omar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omar has had enough of the clinch but Dikiy keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dikiy working hard to break the clinch.
Dikiy tries to break the clinch but Omar is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omar keeps control of Dikiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dikiy wants to break free but Omar has control.
Dikiy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Omar to keep the fight standing.
Dikiy tries to circle away but Omar has him pinned against the cage.
Omar is trying to break the clinch but Dikiy is controlling him.
Dikiy tries to break the clinch but Omar is controlling the position.
Dikiy tries to break free but Omar pushes him back against the cage.
Omar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Omar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Omar goes for a takedown attempt but Dikiy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dikiy.
Omar lands a high kick!
Omar tries to keep at a distance but Dikiy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Omar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dikiy's efforts to push away.
Dikiy is trying to push Omar away but Omar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Omar prevents Dikiy from breaking the clinch.
Dikiy jumps into guard, dragging Omar to the mat.
Dikiy wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dikiy swinging wildly here.
Omar lands a high kick!
Dikiy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dikiy.
Omar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dikiy.
Omar throws a nice looking combination but Dikiy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Volodya Dikiy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Omar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dikiy circles away quickly and effectively.
Dikiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Don Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dikiy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omar misses with the combination.
Omar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Volodya Dikiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dikiy 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Volodya Dikiy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mikki Basaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bla Blub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basaev comes to the cage accompanied by hollywood undead- undead. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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159 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikki Basaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bla Blub!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basaev shoots and misses
and Blub counters with a low kick, right behind Basaev 's knee.
Blub connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Basaev drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Basaev stands and throws Blub's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Basaev is looking to take a break and control but Blub is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Basaev is really struggling to control Blub but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Basaev.
Basaev is working to tighten is grip on Blub's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Blub has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Basaev is really squeezing tight and eventually Blub passes out! Basaev breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mikki Basaev!
Mikki Basaev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damien Walters!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romanov.
Walters looks to clinch
and Romanov counters with a flying knee that drops Walters! Romanov dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexandr Romanov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yura Dobko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artyom Damkovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Yura Dobko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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205 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yura Dobko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artyom Damkovski!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damkovski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jeez, both these guys look absolutely knackered already, that's not a good sign!
Damkovski seems to be looking for submissions.
Dobko is defending against the submission attempts here by Damkovski.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damkovski seems to be looking for submissions.
Dobko is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkovski is working for a submission of some sort.
Damkovski is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dobko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damkovski.
Damkovski prevents Dobko from standing back up.
Dobko is defending against the submission attempts here by Damkovski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkovski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Damkovski wants to work for an arm triangle but Dobko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobko pushes Damkovski off and gets back to his feet.
Damkovski scores with a takedown into Dobko's guard.
Dobko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damkovski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dobko dives on top into guard.
Damkovski wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Damkovski is pulling down on Dobko's head. It's preventing any offense from Dobko, at least for the moment.
Dobko pushing down on Damkovski's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Damkovski regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dobko.
Dobko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Damkovski is keeping the position for now.
Dobko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Damkovski dives on top into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Damkovski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dobko looking to score a takedown here. Damkovski is defending well but Dobko drives through and ends up in Damkovski's guard.
Dobko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Damkovski is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Damkovski has escaped and now he's on top!
Damkovski drops back looking for a leg! Dobko is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dobko manages to kick Damkovski off! Damkovski jumps back into Dobko's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damkovski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkovski has gone for a leg lock! Dobko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Damkovski's guard.
Dobko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dobko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damkovski keeping full guard, as Dobko tries to pass.
Dobko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Damkovski looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Damkovski looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Damkovski!
Damkovski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dobko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Damkovski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Artyom Damkovski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damkovski is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dobko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Damkovski asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Damkovski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dobko, who protects the arm well.
Damkovski wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dobko, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damkovski goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dobko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Damkovski but great work by Dobko.
Damkovski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dobko is trying to get an arm triangle but Damkovski is defending well.
Damkovski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dobko has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artyom Damkovski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Dobko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dobko looking for a submission but Damkovski manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Damkovski managing to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damkovski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Damkovski trying to strike off his back.
Dobko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Damkovski wants to stand but Dobko is controlling the position.
Dobko preventing the sweep.
Dobko prevents Damkovski from getting back to his feet.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Artyom Damkovski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Damkovski tries to sprawl but Dobko drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobko is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Damkovski to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Dobko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Damkovski working a defensive guard here.
Damkovski keeping full guard, as Dobko tries to pass.
Dobko stops Damkovski from standing up.
Damkovski is trying to keep Dobko in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Artyom Damkovski hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dobko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Damkovski kicks off Dobko and gets to his feet.
Dobko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Damkovski did well to prevent Dobko getting side control.
Dobko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dobko is trying to work for a kimura but Damkovski is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dobko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Damkovski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dobko.
Damkovski makes his way to full guard, as Dobko worked for a kimura.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yura Dobko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Damkovski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artyom Damkovski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Garry Gudini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garry Gudini has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Garry Gudini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Gudini moves out of range easily.
Gudini dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Gudini darts in trying to clinch
and Penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penn.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn works over Gudini with some ground and pound from guard.
Penn forces his way into half guard.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Penn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn winds up and cracks Gudini with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn lands with a punch from half guard.
Penn is controlling the pace.
Penn drops an elbow to the side of Gudini's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gudini really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Penn working Gudini over with strikes.
Penn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gudini is rocked!
Penn drops an elbow to the side of Gudini's head.
Oh Gudini is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Penn uses his free foot to push down on Gudini's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gudini.
Gudini is breathing heavily.
Penn working Gudini over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooh a big shot lands for Penn! Gudini is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mick Penn!
Our winner, Mick Penn, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Wro Tump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mircea Mihai (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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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Wro Tump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mircea Mihai!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tump throws a sloppy head kick and Mihai moves out of range easily.
Tump throws a wild body kick that Mihai sees coming a mile off.
Mihai loads up on a big right hand but Tump slips the punch.
Wro Tump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tump looks to land a body kick but Mihai moved away.
Mihai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tump.
Tump throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mihai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mihai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tump is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mihai avoids the attempt from Tump to control.
Tump keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihai looking to control and managing it successfully.
Mihai is looking to work his way around to Tump's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tump tries to reverse the position but Mihai maintains control.
Tump is squirming around, avoiding Mihai's attempts to control the action.
Tump slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tump wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tump trying to control but Mihai postures up.
Mihai seems to be working for a kimura but Tump defends the submission attempt.
Tump is trying to maintain the position but Mihai is very close to passing his half guard.
Mihai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tump looking for submissions off his back.
Mihai is taking a breather. Tump says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Tump looking for submissions off his back.
Tump looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mihai has eaten all the pies!
Tump is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mihai pulls his head out easily.
Mihai passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tump!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mihai wants to control the pace but Tump is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tump is looking to improve his position but Mihai isn't that keen on the idea.
Mihai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tump prevents Mihai from taking his back.
Mihai prevents Tump from getting the reversal.
Mihai jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tump manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tump is pushing Mihai's head away, looking to escape. Mihai manages to hold on to the position though.
Mihai is trying to get an arm triangle but Tump is defending well.
Mihai trying to control the action but Tump is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tump gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Tump is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mihai controlling the position easily from mount.
Mihai mounts Tump! Really nice guard pass there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tump slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihai seems to be working for a kimura but Tump defends the submission attempt.
Mihai trying to control from Tump's half guard. Tump has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mircea Mihai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tump fakes the leg kick and cracks Mihai in the body.
Tump fakes the leg kick and cracks Mihai in the body.
Tump moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tump throws a sloppy head kick and Mihai moves out of range easily.
Mihai takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tump throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big head kick from Tump and Mihai is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Mihai is rocked!
It looks like Mircea Mihai has been cut.
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!
Tump trying to control the position from guard on top but Mihai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mihai is still in real trouble! Can Tump finish him?
Mihai looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Tump is defending well. Mihai quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Tump has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Mihai celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mircea Mihai!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Waters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rampus Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waters comes to the cage accompanied by 50 Cent - Ready for War. Dwayne Waters has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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163 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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157 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dwayne Waters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rampus Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waters shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Diaz tries to hold on but Waters postures up.
Waters throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Waters controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz tries to hold on but Waters pushes him away.
Waters unloading with bombs!
Diaz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waters avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz is still in real trouble! Can Waters finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Diaz is sitting in close to Waters's body. Waters has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Diaz is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Diaz is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Waters.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dwayne Waters!
Dwayne Waters retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Riku Reipas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven de Pina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riku Reipas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
148 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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28
152 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Riku Reipas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steven de Pina!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Pina throws a jab when Reipas was well out of range.
de Pina swings for the body but Reipas moves out of range.
Reipas shoots for a takedown but de Pina saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Reipas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but de Pina manages to avoid it.
Reipas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de Pina counters with a right hand to the body.
A head kick misses from de Pina.
Reipas checks a leg kick nicely.
de Pina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reipas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Riku Reipas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reipas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling de Pina to counter with a crisp jab.
de Pina feints and then cracks Reipas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reipas down.
de Pina misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Reipas is defended easily by de Pina.
de Pina lands a nice shot that snaps Reipas's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Pina tests Reipas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reipas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reipas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and de Pina cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reipas has his takedown stuffed
and de Pina counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reipas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before de Pina can pounce on him.
de Pina darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Nice sprawl there from de Pina as Reipas shoots in.
Reipas is breathing heavily.
Reipas moves away from the strike by de Pina.
Nice uppercut there from de Pina.
Reipas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reipas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Pina scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
de Pina motions for Reipas to come forward. de Pina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reipas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reipas is rocked!
Reipas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Reipas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reipas doesn't succeed with the takedown
and de Pina counters with a stiff right hand.
Reipas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Reipas seems to have got his legs back now.
Reipas tries to clinch there but de Pina circles away.
Reipas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but de Pina avoids it really well and circles away.
Riku Reipas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! de Pina has knocked Reipas down with a huge combo! de Pina steps away and waves a wobbly Reipas back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Riku Reipas has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reipas shoots in for a takedown but de Pina shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
de Pina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from de Pina.
de Pina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reipas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
de Pina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reipas circles away quickly and effectively.
Steven de Pina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de Pina scores with a jab.
de Pina throws a jab when Reipas was well out of range.
Reipas looking to score a takedown here. de Pina is defending well but Reipas drives through and ends up in de Pina's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Reipas trying to control but de Pina is working from the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Reipas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina keeping moving, preventing Reipas from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Riku Reipas wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Reipas fails with the takedown.
de Pina slaps away a takedown attempt from Reipas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
de Pina's corner calls for a 1-2. de Pina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Reipas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reipas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
de Pina avoids the body shot from Reipas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven de Pina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riku Reipas's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Reipas looks to clinch
and de Pina counters with a head kick that drops Reipas to the mat! Reipas scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
de Pina lands a jab to the head.
Reipas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reipas lands in his opponent's guard.
Reipas trying to control but de Pina is working from the bottom.
de Pina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reipas passes de Pina's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Reipas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reipas perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reipas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Pina is staying active underneath Reipas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reipas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
de Pina is trying to maintain the position but Reipas is very close to passing his half guard.
Reipas is keen to just control but de Pina is a slippery customer.
de Pina really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reipas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
de Pina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reipas scores with a takedown into de Pina's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reipas trying to control the position from guard on top but de Pina is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Pina is trying to keep Reipas in close.
Reipas drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but de Pina manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Reipas has de Pina in his guard.
Reipas thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
de Pina got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reipas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, de Pina has managed to get both his arms back between Reipas's legs - danger averted.
de Pina trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reipas's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Pina avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
de Pina is sitting in close to Reipas's body. Reipas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! de Pina is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, de Pina is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Reipas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Riku Reipas!
Riku Reipas retains his featherweight title!
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