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V.O.G 36 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Mt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FrAn CrO (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CrO is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem - Not Afraid. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Mt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, FrAn CrO!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mt lands a big head kick that sends CrO tumbling to the mat! Mt takes a step backwards and waves CrO back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like FrAn CrO 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!
CrO takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
CrO looks gassed!
Look low, kick high! Mt uses the oldest trick in the book to send CrO tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Mt is absolutely delighted - when CrO wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dave Mt!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Vorobei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Second Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy has chosen New York as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maksim Vorobei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Second Boy!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Boy showed some decent athleticism there.
Boy is looking to advance position but Vorobei won't allow it.
Boy passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vorobei!
Boy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vorobei tries to hold on but Boy postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Second Boy hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Vorobei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Boy!
Boy working to try and regain half guard.
Vorobei wants to control the pace but Boy is squirming around nicely.
Boy is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy regains half guard.
Boy is not content to let Vorobei control the position.
Boy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Boy.
Boy is looking to sinch up a triangle. Vorobei throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Boy's body to avoid the submission. Boy has instead reached around Vorobei's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Boy arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Second Boy!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kolesnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Grand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolesnikov comes to the cage accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Young. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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315 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Kolesnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Grand!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grand scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Grand working the ground and pound.
Grand trying to control the position but Kolesnikov is working away.
Grand controls the position.
Grand trying to control the action but Kolesnikov is working from the bottom.
Kolesnikov taking a bit of punishment here - Grand scoring with strikes.
Grand decides to stand back up. Grand steps back and let's Kolesnikov get back to his feet.
James Grand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grand gets caught napping as Kolesnikov dives in and scores a takedown. Grand manages to retain guard.
Grand has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kolesnikov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Grand has tightened it up now! Kolesnikov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Grand!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasyl Kondor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romanov comes to the cage accompanied by hollywood undead- undead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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305 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maksim Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasyl Kondor!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Romanov.
Kondor is trying to work for a sweep but Romanov has mounted him!
Kondor can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov cracks Kondor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Vasyl Kondor has been cut.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kondor keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kondor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kondor is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Romanov! Kondor is hurt baaadly! Romanov is firing away with more strikes - Kondor is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maksim Romanov!
Maksim Romanov very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Statham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Statham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kisuke Urahara!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Urahara.
Statham misses with a kick to the body.
Statham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Urahara.
Urahara avoids the head kick by Statham.
Urahara thows a body shot but no joy.
Statham throws a head kick but Urahara moves out of range.
Statham throws a leg kick which misses Urahara's front leg but catches the back leg as Urahara tries to avoid it.
Statham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Statham missing with a left hand there. Urahara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Urahara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Urahara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Urahara fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Statham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Urahara misses with a low kick.
Urahara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Statham tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Statham lands with an overhand left.
Urahara checks a low kick from Statham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara lands with a nice combination. Statham backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jason Statham has been cut.
Statham throws a head kick that misses.
Statham is breathing heavily.
Urahara lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That kick from Urahara tenderised Statham's leg. Statham is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Urahara.
Nice body punch from Urahara.
Statham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urahara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Urahara.
Urahara lands a nice knee to the body.
Urahara lands an elbow inside that Statham shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urahara.
Urahara digs a right hand into Statham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Statham's gas tank.
Urahara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Urahara.
Urahara is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara lands an elbow inside.
Urahara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urahara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Urahara lands a good knee to the midsection. Statham won't want to take too many of those.
Urahara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Urahara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Statham.
A body shot lands from Urahara.
The referee is keeping an eye on Urahara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Urahara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Statham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Urahara.
Urahara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Urahara lands an elbow that stopped Statham in his tracks for a moment.
Urahara landing knees to the body.
Statham takes a knee to the side of the body.
Urahara scores with a knee to the head.
Urahara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Urahara scores with a shoulder strike.
A bit of stalling here from Urahara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Urahara.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urahara.
Urahara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Statham's efforts to push away.
A knee to the head by Urahara.
Urahara with a knee to the head.
Urahara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Urahara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Urahara - that landed with a thud.
Statham takes a shot to the head.
Urahara lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urahara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Statham or not.
Urahara lands a left hand.
Urahara lands an elbow inside that Statham shrugs off.
Urahara scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Urahara.
Urahara has Statham pressed against the cage.
Urahara lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Urahara.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Urahara.
Urahara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Urahara.
Urahara unloads a knee to the mid-section. Statham lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Urahara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Urahara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urahara.
Urahara gets through Statham's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urahara is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Urahara is struggling to control the position.
Urahara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Urahara lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Urahara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Urahara.
Urahara utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Urahara putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Statham in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kisuke Urahara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Statham's cut.
That's time! Statham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Urahara lands a nice shot to the body.
Urahara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Statham's calf.
Urahara pushes Statham up against the cage in a clinch.
Urahara using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urahara lands a knee to the head.
Urahara unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Urahara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urahara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Urahara.
Kisuke Urahara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Urahara slows down the pace here.
Urahara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Statham takes a knee right on the jaw!
Statham is rocked!
Urahara landing knees to the head.
Oh Statham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Urahara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urahara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Statham takes a shot to the head.
Urahara landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Urahara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Statham.
Urahara lands a big knee to the head and Statham goes down! Urahara pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kisuke Urahara!
Our winner, Kisuke Urahara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John O Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John O Carroll has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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286 lbs
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261 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John O Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Hua!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hua is looking to clinch.
Hua wants to clinch.
A combination from O Carroll does no damage.
O Carroll misses the shot to the body.
Hua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Carroll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hua moves out of range as O Carroll strikes.
O Carroll throws a left that rocks Hua and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! O Carroll dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Hua regain composure!
It looks like General Hua has been cut.
O Carroll could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Carroll cracks Hua with a big elbow.
Hua wants to get back to his feet but O Carroll drags him back down.
O Carroll throwing strikes but Hua manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
O Carroll is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua has control of an arm but O Carroll manages to advance to Hua's back!
O Carroll throws strikes from the back but Hua rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Hua.
O Carroll wants to pass the guard but Hua is keeping the position.
O Carroll throws a strike but Hua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua gets to his feet. O Carroll looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hua doesn't manage to clinch there - O Carroll circles away.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Carroll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt.
O Carroll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hua tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Carroll swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hua avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hua wants to clinch up but O Carroll keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll misses with a straight left.
General Hua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Carroll throws a head kick that misses
and Hua moves into the clinch.
Hua landing knees to the head.
It looks like John O Carroll has been cut.
Hua using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
O Carroll misses with a punch on the inside.
O Carroll misses with the head strike.
O Carroll takes a knee right on the jaw!
O Carroll is breathing heavily.
Hua manages to break the clinch.
Hua closes the distance and pushes O Carroll back into the cage.
Hua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Carroll thows a leg kick but Hua checks it
and Hua moves into the clinch.
Hua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from O Carroll misses its intended target.
O Carroll misses with a combination
and Hua counters by moving into the clinch.
Hua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hua tries to clinch but O Carroll moves out of range.
O Carroll tries to land a front kick but Hua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good exchange - O Carroll coming out on top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
O Carroll misses with a wild body shot.
O Carroll keeps the fight on the outside.
O Carroll misses with the combination.
O Carroll throws an overhand right that lands on Hua's shoulder, as Hua tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John O Carroll will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hua connects with a knee to the head.
O Carroll misses with some punches.
O Carroll is looking to break free of the clinch but Hua has double underhooks.
Hua scores with a knee to the head.
Hua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hua tries to clinch but O Carroll moves out of range.
Hua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Carroll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Knees in the clinch landing for Hua.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Carroll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hua is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hua is looking to clinch but O Carroll is avoiding it.
Hua wants to clinch.
Hua gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hua scores with a knee to the head.
John O Carroll's cut is getting worse.
Hua comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hua breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hua looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John O Carroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Hua rushes O Carroll and presses him up against the cage.
Hua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John O Carroll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Carroll throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hua moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua scores with a knee to the head.
John O Carroll's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hua breaks the clinch.
Hua moves in looking to clinch but O Carroll pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hua tries to clinch but O Carroll is having none of it.
O Carroll looks to land a left hand but Hua moved out of range nicely.
Hua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Carroll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hua rushes O Carroll and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hua's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hua tries to clinch up.
Hua tries to clinch there but O Carroll circles away.
Hua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
O Carroll tries to land a leg kick but Hua saw it coming and moves away.
O Carroll is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Hua's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hua looks to clinch
and O Carroll counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Carroll throws a right and a left that Hua avoids nicely.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - O Carroll throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hua tries to clinch up but O Carroll circles away and keeps his distance.
Hua is looking to clinch but O Carroll is avoiding it.
Hua is looking to clinch but O Carroll is avoiding it.
O Carroll circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Carroll connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hua fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Carroll throws a right hand that misses
and Hua moves into the clinch.
Hua breaks from the clinch.
Hua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Carroll manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Carroll keeps the fight on the outside.
O Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
O Carroll swats away the attempt to clinch by Hua.
O Carroll throws a chopping leg kick but Hua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from O Carroll misses the target.
O Carroll throws a looping overhand right but Hua ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hua tries to clinch but O Carroll is having none of it.
Hua tries to clinch there but O Carroll circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hua tries to clinch there but O Carroll circles away.
A jab from O Carroll misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
General Hua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hua is looking to clinch.
Hua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hua wants to clinch up but O Carroll keeps it at a distance.
O Carroll misses with a right hand
and Hua counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hua.
O Carroll misses with some punches.
Hua blocks an uppercut.
O Carroll looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hua putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Carroll in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
O Carroll takes an elbow to the temple.
Hua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John O Carroll's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). General Hua!
General Hua decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fast Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fast Dude is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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24
210 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fast Dude!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude loads up on a big right hand but Ji slips the punch.
Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ji manages to avoid it.
Dude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ji fails with a takedown attempt.
Ji takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Jiga Ji has been cut.
Dude throws the left hand but Ji avoids the punch easily.
Dude throws a right hand that Ji ducks under and follows up with a left that Ji also avoids with ease.
Dude throws a looping overhand right but Ji ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Dude, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dude misses with a wild combination.
Ji has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dude finds it's way round the side to connect with Ji's head.
Dude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ji bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dude's head backwards.
Dude swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ji counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dude throws a combination that misses
and Ji counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dude thinking.
Dude tries to bum rush Ji with a series of wild strikes but Ji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ji shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dude as he jumps to the side.
Ji shoots in for a takedown but Dude shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jiga Ji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dude is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ji.
Dude jabs Ji to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ji lands with a good body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ji.
Ji tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dude throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ji is trying to work for a kimura but Dude is defending well.
Dude is refusing to be controlled, as Ji sits in half guard.
Dude trying to control but Ji postures up.
Dude is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ji 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.
Dude is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dude has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dude is looking for a sweep. Ji is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dude manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dude preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ji trying to control but Dude is working from the bottom.
Dude wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ji preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ji is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dude slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dude looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ji is one step ahead there.
Dude working a defensive guard here.
Dude trying to strike off his back.
Ji pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dude is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ji has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dude is proving hard to escape from.
Dude is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ji has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dude is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fast Dude will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jiga Ji's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dude throws a right hand that misses
and Ji counters with a single leg into guard. Dude didn't expect that.
Dude striking off his back but it's not causing Ji any problems.
Dude can't keep his opponent in guard - Ji advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jiga Ji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dude avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ji.
Dude is looking to improve his position.
Ji thows a huge punch but Dude dodges it nicely.
Ji is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dude flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ji moves nicely into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji is working to tighten is grip on Dude's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Dude has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ji is really squeezing tight and eventually Dude passes out! Ji breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jiga Ji!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksey Markov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes into the arena with Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia blaring out of the sound system. Maxi Rodriguez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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212 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maxi Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markov throws a looping overhand right but Rodriguez ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rodriguez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Markov has had enough of the clinch but Rodriguez keeps him there for the moment.
Rodriguez wants a takedown.
Markov tries to circle away but Rodriguez has him pinned against the cage.
Markov tries a body shot but Rodriguez blocks it.
Rodriguez keeps control of Markov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Markov is trying to break the clinch but Rodriguez is controlling him.
Markov breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Markov. Those never looked like landing.
Markov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markov throws a series of punches but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Markov fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez throws a right hand that Markov ducks under and follows up with a left that Markov also avoids with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Rodriguez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Markov is looking to clinch.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Markov.
Markov moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Markov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rodriguez back to the cage. Markov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Markov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rodriguez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markov misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Markov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Markov has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Markov is defending well.
Markov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rodriguez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov trying to hold on to Rodriguez's head to control him but Rodriguez postures up.
Markov is trying to stand.
Rodriguez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Markov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rodriguez.
Markov is trying to stand back up but Rodriguez is controlling him
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.
Markov is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez is thwarting Markov's attempts to control the position.
Markov is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markov tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Rodriguez manages to move to mount!
Markov is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Markov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rodriguez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Markov lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Markov looks to land a combination but Rodriguez avoids it well.
Markov misses with a hook.
Rodriguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Markov circles away.
Rodriguez looks for the body kick but Markov saw that one coming.
Markov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Markov cracks Rodriguez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Markov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rodriguez walks into a jab.
Markov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markov is looking to stand up but Rodriguez isn't so interested in that idea.
Markov is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rodriguez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Markov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rodriguez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rodriguez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Markov working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez won't allow Markov to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markov.
Markov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markov.
Markov loads up on a big right hand but Rodriguez slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Markov misses the shot to the body.
Markov throws an overhand right that lands on Rodriguez's shoulder, as Rodriguez tries to avoid the shot.
Markov looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodriguez is just out of range.
Markov misses with a head kick.
Markov tries to clinch up.
Markov looks to land a right hand but Rodriguez moved out of range.
Markov looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez missing with a left hand there. Markov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Markov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Markov misses with a straight right.
Aleksey Markov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Markov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksey Markov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Markov missing with a left hand there. Rodriguez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aleksey Markov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Markov is looking to clinch but Rodriguez is avoiding it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up.
Markov misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A combination from Markov does no damage.
Markov cracks Rodriguez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Markov slaps away a takedown attempt from Rodriguez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Markov throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markov misses with an uppercut.
Markov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Markov did well to prevent Rodriguez getting side control.
Markov tries to kick Rodriguez off but Rodriguez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rodriguez is taking a breather. Markov 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.
Rodriguez works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rodriguez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rodriguez is trying to get an arm triangle but Markov is defending well.
Rodriguez happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rodriguez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Markov with the active half guard here but Rodriguez passes nicely into side control.
Markov bucks up and tries to throw Rodriguez off but instead Rodriguez has got his back!
Markov tries to escape but Rodriguez has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Markov has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Rodriguez has the hooks in. Markov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Markov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
What can Markov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Rodriguez seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Markov for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
I really don't envy Markov right now.
Maxi Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maxi Rodriguez.
I think Markov 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksey Markov!
An out of breath Aleksey Markov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Brasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Vasuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kova Vasuri will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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30
300 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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27
300 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luca Brasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kova Vasuri!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasuri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brasi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasuri, pushing him back against the cage.
Brasi drags the fight down to the ground.
Vasuri wants to stand but Brasi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Brasi is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Vasuri has his hands clasped together but Brasi extends an breaks Vasuri's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brasi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luca Brasi!
Luca Brasi retains his super heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gattuso comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
212 lbs
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21
216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Javier Gattuso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gattuso keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Orochi.
Orochi throws a low kick but Gattuso moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Gattuso 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Orochi dodges the punch combination from Gattuso.
Orochi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Gattuso misses.
Orochi checks the leg kick.
Gattuso throws a low kick, looking for Orochi's leg but Orochi calmly moves out of range.
Orochi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gattuso.
Orochi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gattuso's calf.
Orochi slips a jab and a cross from Gattuso.
Good exchange - Orochi coming out on top.
Gattuso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gattuso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doppo Orochi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orochi throws a head kick that misses.
Gattuso tries to bum rush Orochi with a series of wild strikes but Orochi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orochi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orochi leaves Gattuso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gattuso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orochi.
Orochi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice jab there from Orochi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orochi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orochi tries to bum rush Gattuso with a series of wild strikes but Gattuso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orochi lands a big head kick that sends Gattuso tumbling to the mat! Orochi takes a step backwards and waves Gattuso back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Orochi thuds his right hand into Gattuso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gattuso is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Gattuso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gattuso is breathing heavily.
Orochi scores with a spinning back kick!
Gattuso gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Orochi points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gattuso wakes up just in time to hear Orochi thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doppo Orochi!
Doppo Orochi is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Doppo Orochi, 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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