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4K.35 : The 5th King Rd 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Laineen Kasperi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilles De Rais (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laineen Kasperi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Laineen Kasperi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gilles De Rais!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasperi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
De Rais slips under a jab from Kasperi.
De Rais tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kasperi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten De Rais somewhat.
Kasperi lands the left hand.
Laineen Kasperi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasperi fails to land the takedown.
No luck for De Rais with that takedown attempt.
Kasperi shoots for a double leg takedown but De Rais sprawls well. He's pushed Kasperi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Laineen Kasperi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasperi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? De Rais is fending him off so far but Kasperi persists. Nope, De Rais circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasperi throws a lazy right hand but De Rais sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasperi scores with a hook to the body. De Rais takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Rais misses with a takedown attempt - Kasperi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
De Rais shoots in for a takedown but Kasperi shows good takedown defense.
De Rais looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasperi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Rais slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Kasperi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasperi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasperi tries to close the distance and clinch but De Rais swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Rais shoots in for a double leg but Kasperi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kasperi has De Rais up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasperi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rais uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasperi.
De Rais shoots in and drives through. Kasperi sprawls well.
Kasperi throws a jab when De Rais was well out of range.
Kasperi swings widly with a right hand
and De Rais counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kasperi misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kasperi stuffs the takedown.
Kasperi looks to land a combination. De Rais sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasperi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasperi throws a hook to the side of De Rais's head but De Rais sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Rais is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kasperi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for De Rais.
De Rais displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasperi throws out the jab.
Kasperi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasperi throws a jab but it's blocked by De Rais.
Kasperi misses the body punch
and De Rais counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kasperi closes the distance and pushes De Rais back into the cage.
De Rais tries to pull guard but Kasperi holds him up against the cage and eventually De Rais drops back down to his feet.
Kasperi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Rais slips a straight right by Kasperi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rais has managed to clinch.
Kasperi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. De Rais's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kasperi swings wildly with an uppercut but De Rais uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasperi drags the fight down to the ground.
De Rais would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasperi is looking for a triangle but De Rais pushes his legs off easily.
Kasperi lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for De Rais!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasperi wants to control the pace but De Rais is squirming around nicely.
De Rais really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kasperi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kasperi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of De Rais's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Rais is looking to get to half guard.
Kasperi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasperi thowing shots but they're missing.
De Rais wants to hold on but Kasperi pushes him away.
Kasperi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kasperi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. De Rais can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kasperi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… De Rais turns into him and now he's in Kasperi's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Rais stopping the sweep attempt from Kasperi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laineen Kasperi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kasperi loads up on a big right hand but De Rais slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Rais. Kasperi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kasperi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laineen Kasperi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasperi throws a looping overhand right but De Rais ducks down to avoid it.
Kasperi moves in looking to clinch but De Rais pushes him off.
De Rais tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kasperi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasperi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Rais shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice takedown defense from De Rais. No joy for Kasperi on that attempt.
Kasperi swats away the attempt to clinch by De Rais.
Kasperi catches De Rais with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gilles De Rais is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Rais is breathing heavily.
De Rais moves in looking to clinch but Kasperi pushes him off.
Kasperi with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Rais tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kasperi moves in looking to clinch but De Rais pushes him off.
De Rais ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasperi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Rais moves away.
Kasperi with a hook.
De Rais dives in and grabs Kasperi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kasperi pushes down on De Rais's head and hops out.
Kasperi wants to clinch up but De Rais keeps it at a distance.
De Rais shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kasperi pinned against the cage. Kasperi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Laineen Kasperi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gilles De Rais.
Kasperi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasperi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
De Rais keeping moving, preventing Kasperi from controlling successfully.
Kasperi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasperi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! De Rais is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! De Rais has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Rais trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasperi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasperi has his hands on De Rais's head, controlling the position.
Kasperi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Rais wants to pass the guard but Kasperi is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Rais gets to his feet. Kasperi looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kasperi throws a body punch but De Rais moves out of range.
Kasperi connects with the punch.
Kasperi tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Rais swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasperi throws a hook but De Rais avoids it easily.
Kasperi lands with a right hand.
De Rais steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasperi.
Kasperi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck De Rais on the side of the head.
Kasperi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Rais is rocked!
De Rais looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kasperi lands a right hand from hell, dropping De Rais. Kasperi pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Laineen Kasperi!
As Laineen Kasperi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am The Fifth King!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timo Tykki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk De Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Kaizer has chosen Jedi Mind Tricks / Heavy Metal Kings as his entrance music. Dirk De Kaizer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Tykki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dirk De Kaizer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Kaizer scores with a nice head shot.
A punch combination from De Kaizer misses.
Tykki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Kaizer.
Tykki punishes De Kaizer's body with a nice straight punch.
Tykki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
De Kaizer avoids the body shot from Tykki.
De Kaizer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tykki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Kaizer.
De Kaizer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tykki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tykki slips under a jab.
Tykki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tykki swings for the body but De Kaizer moves out of range.
De Kaizer looks to score with a jab to the body but Tykki is just out of range.
De Kaizer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Kaizer scores with a punch to the head.
De Kaizer throws a body punch but Tykki moves out of range.
Tykki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tykki throws a hook to the side of De Kaizer's head but De Kaizer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tykki slips a straight right by De Kaizer.
Tykki fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops De Kaizer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! De Kaizer looks to clinch but Tykki throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! De Kaizer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Timo Tykki!
After the big win, Timo Tykki made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Only 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joferi Lyytinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joferi Lyytinen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Harbor's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joferi Lyytinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harbor takes a swing at Lyytinen's ribcage but misses.
Lyytinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Harbor.
Lyytinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harbor.
Lyytinen tries to clinch but Harbor moves out of range.
Lyytinen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lyytinen lands a right hook to the body.
Harbor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyytinen at a distance.
Lyytinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lyytinen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harbor throws an off balance right hand
and Lyytinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like James Harbor has been cut.
Lyytinen throws out a loose jab but Harbor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyytinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Harbor.
Lyytinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harbor.
Lyytinen looks to land a combination but Harbor avoids it well.
Nice sprawl there from Lyytinen as Harbor shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyytinen.
Lyytinen throws a series of punches but Harbor avoids them all with ease.
Lyytinen misses with a straight right.
Harbor staying out of range there.
Lyytinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harbor.
Harbor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Lyytinen misses.
Joferi Lyytinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyytinen looks to land a combination but Harbor avoids it well.
Harbor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Harbor works Lyytinen's body with a nice hook.
Harbor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harbor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lyytinen rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harbor moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Lyytinen.
Lyytinen misses with a straight left.
Harbor misses with a straight left.
Harbor misses with a wild body shot.
Lyytinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Harbor.
Harbor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harbor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lyytinen swings for the body but Harbor moves out of range.
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Lyytinen is out of range.
Lyytinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyytinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Harbor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyytinen tries to clinch there but Harbor circles away.
Harbor throws a right hand that misses
and Lyytinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyytinen wants to clinch.
Harbor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Harbor moves out of range as Lyytinen strikes.
Harbor looks to throw the jab but Lyytinen is out of range.
Harbor throws a jab but it's blocked by Lyytinen.
Lyytinen throws a big shot that misses.
Lyytinen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harbor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyytinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harbor under the eye.
Harbor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyytinen.
Lyytinen tries to close the distance and clinch but Harbor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyytinen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harbor lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyytinen looks to land a left hand but Harbor moved out of range nicely.
Lyytinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harbor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harbor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice shot by Harbor.
Harbor throws a hook but Lyytinen avoids it easily.
Joferi Lyytinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyytinen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joferi Lyytinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harbor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lyytinen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lyytinen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harbor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harbor in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lyytinen is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Harbor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nena Apina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jouko Kosti (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nena Apina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jouko Kosti!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosti scores with a push kick.
Apina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kosti displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Apina.
Jouko Kosti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kosti.
Kosti misses with an uppercut. Apina saw that one coming.
Apina moves away from the strike by Kosti.
Apina clinches up with Kosti and pushes him back against the cage.
Apina managing to block the knees to the body from Kosti.
Apina has picked Kosti up - he's going for a ride! Apina dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Apina is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Apina prevents Kosti from standing back up.
Kosti has hold of Apina's hands but Apina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apina throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kosti wants to get back to his feet.
Apina perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Apina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Apina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Apina lands a nice short elbow.
Apina stalling.
Apina working the head and body with strikes.
Apina has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Apina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kosti really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Apina throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Apina controlling the action here.
Apina thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kosti's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosti keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Apina wants to control but Kosti is keeping him busy.
Apina missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Apina wants to control but Kosti is keeping him busy.
Apina looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apina looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Apina trying to pass the guard but Kosti defending well.
Kosti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Apina.
Apina is keen to just control but Kosti is a slippery customer.
Kosti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Apina.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kosti won't allow Apina to pass to mount.
Kosti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Apina.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kosti is trying to stand back up but Apina is controlling him
Apina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Apina seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Apina trying to control the action but Kosti is working from the bottom.
Apina drops an elbow to the side of Kosti's head.
Apina working over Kosti with some ground and pound. Kosti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Apina winds up and cracks Kosti with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Apina trying to control from half guard but Kosti is working away.
Apina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Apina is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Apina thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apina tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kosti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Apina working Kosti over with strikes.
Kosti wants to get back to full guard.
Apina not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kosti is looking for a sweep. Apina is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Apina is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Apina wants to work for an arm triangle but Kosti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kosti looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nena Apina dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Apina rushes Kosti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Apina avoiding damage as Kosti throws knees to the body.
Kosti is trying to maintain a safe position but Apina gets an underhook and turns Kosti into the cage.
Apina gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Apina throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kosti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Apina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Apina in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Apina throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Apina tries to free his leg and advance position but Kosti is retaining full guard.
Kosti is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Apina is controlling him.
Apina wants to control from the top but Kosti keeps moving.
Apina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apina is looking to work some ground and pound but Kosti has wrist control.
Kosti working a defensive guard here.
Apina is looking to work some ground and pound but Kosti has wrist control.
Apina thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Apina throws a big elbow that misses.
Apina stops Kosti from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kosti can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Apina accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Apina cracks Kosti with a solid left hand.
Kosti can't keep his opponent in guard - Apina advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Apina lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kosti is trying to stand.
Kosti on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Apina working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apina seems to be working for a kimura but Kosti defends the submission attempt.
Kosti is in trouble now - Apina has advanced to mount!
Apina scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Apina landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nena Apina overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Apina working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kosti is rocked!
Apina content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Kosti that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kosti is still in real trouble! Can Apina finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apina softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Kosti is out cold! Apina jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nena Apina!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulus Herzog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paulus Herzog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werkka Easterlund!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Easterlund throws a shot from downtown. Herzog moves away and avoids it.
Herzog fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Easterlund scores with a shot to the body.
Easterlund throws a series of punches but Herzog moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Herzog lands an impressive looking overhand right. Easterlund doesn't seem phased though.
Easterlund throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Herzog on the side of the head.
Easterlund misses the jab.
Easterlund connects with a body shot that sends Herzog's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Easterlund.
Easterlund misses the jab.
Easterlund throws out a loose jab but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Herzog misses.
Herzog moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easterlund throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Herzog lands a really nice looking cross but Easterlund seems unphased.
Herzog takes a swing at Easterlund's ribcage but misses.
Herzog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Easterlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Easterlund lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Easterlund.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herzog scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Herzog swings for the body but Easterlund moves out of range.
Easterlund walks into a stiff left hand from Herzog.
Easterlund swinging wildly here.
Herzog pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Herzog with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Easterlund catches Herzog right on the button with a cross.
Herzog walks into a jab.
Nice shot lands for Easterlund.
Easterlund takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Easterlund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herzog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzog misses with a looping left.
Easterlund tries to bum rush Herzog with a series of wild strikes but Herzog uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Easterlund takes a swing at Herzog's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Herzog.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Easterlund misses with an uppercut. Herzog saw that one coming.
Easterlund misses with a double jab.
Easterlund lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Herzog at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund throws a combination. Herzog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The fighters circle momentarily. Easterlund darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Easterlund scores with a four punch combination!
Easterlund lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Herzog throws the left hand but Easterlund avoids the punch easily.
Easterlund swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Easterlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Herzog connects with a good right hand that stumbles Easterlund. Easterlund circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Easterlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Easterlund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Easterlund lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Herzog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Easterlund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Herzog scrambles back to his feet.
Herzog scores with a punch to the head.
Herzog tries to bum rush Easterlund with a series of wild strikes but Easterlund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Herzog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Easterlund.
Easterlund cracks Herzog with an open hand slap.
Easterlund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herzog misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Easterlund.
Herzog is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Easterlund.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Easterlund lands a jab-cross combination.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Easterlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Easterlund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herzog.
Herzog throws a body punch but Easterlund moves out of range.
Herzog lands with a shot to the body.
Easterlund throws a nice looking combination but Herzog bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Easterlund slips a straight right by Herzog.
Herzog throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Easterlund on the side of the head.
Easterlund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Herzog throws a series of punches but Easterlund moves out of range.
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!
Easterlund with a hook.
Jab from Herzog.
Easterlund scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Herzog doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice defenses there by Easterlund.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herzog cracks Easterlund with an open hand slap.
Easterlund defending well as Herzog loads up on a big left hand.
Herzog slips under a jab from Easterlund.
Herzog throws an overhand right that lands on Easterlund's shoulder, as Easterlund tries to avoid the shot.
Easterlund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herzog throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Easterlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Herzog.
Easterlund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Easterlund darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Herzog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Easterlund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Herzog scrambles back to his feet.
Herzog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Easterlund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Herzog scrambles back to his feet.
Easterlund lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab by Herzog.
Easterlund is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Easterlund dodges the punch combination from Herzog.
Herzog slips under a jab.
Easterlund darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werkka Easterlund dominated that round.
That's time! Herzog's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easterlund scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Easterlund misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Easterlund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Easterlund throws out a loose jab but Herzog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herzog throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Herzog takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Easterlund thuds a left hand into Herzog's body.
Easterlund slips a jab from Herzog.
Herzog moves out of range as Easterlund throws a body kick.
Easterlund attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Herzog dodges the punch combination from Easterlund.
Easterlund fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzog manages to avoid it.
Easterlund lands a head shot.
Easterlund lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Easterlund scores with a sloppy right hand. Herzog should have avoided that one.
Herzog takes a swing at Easterlund's ribcage but misses.
Werkka Easterlund seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easterlund works the jab nicely.
Herzog takes a swing at Easterlund's ribcage but misses.
Werkka Easterlund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Herzog.
A combination from Easterlund does no damage.
Paulus Herzog is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Easterlund.
Easterlund lands a jab to Herzog's midsection.
Donk. Easterlund catches Herzog right on the button with a cross.
Easterlund takes a swing at Herzog's ribcage but misses.
Herzog thows a body shot but no joy.
Herzog closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herzog works Easterlund's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Herzog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Easterlund throws a right and a left that both miss.
Herzog walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Herzog. Easterlund does a little dance to reset his feet.
Easterlund misses the shot to the body.
Herzog thows a body shot but no joy.
Easterlund scores with a jab. Herzog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Easterlund scores with a nice strike.
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!
Herzog takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Herzog moves away from the strike by Easterlund.
Easterlund misses with a two punch combination.
Herzog slips under a jab.
Herzog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herzog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Herzog throws a body punch but Easterlund moves out of range.
Easterlund ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Easterlund takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Easterlund swinging wildly here.
Herzog cracks Easterlund with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Easterlund scores with a jab. Herzog acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Easterlund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Easterlund staying out of range there.
Easterlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herzog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Easterlund misses the target.
Easterlund misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog throws a hook to the side of Easterlund's head but Easterlund sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Herzog connects with a body shot that sends Easterlund's belly button to the back.
Herzog throws the left hand but Easterlund avoids the punch easily.
Easterlund misses with a looping right.
Easterlund moves forwards but Herzog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Herzog misses with a right hand
and Easterlund counters with a three punch combo that has Herzog backing up. Herzog nods at Easterlund to acknowledge the strikes.
Easterlund lands with a shot to the body.
Herzog takes a swing at Easterlund's ribcage but misses.
Herzog avoids a punch combination nicely.
Easterlund keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Easterlund throws a hook but Herzog avoids it easily.
Easterlund moves into range and connects with a jab.
Herzog misses with a looping right.
Herzog swings for the body but Easterlund moves out of range.
Herzog takes a jab right on the kisser.
Easterlund throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herzog misses with a few strikes there.
Easterlund avoids the body shot from Herzog.
Easterlund lands a nice hook to Herzog's body. Herzog takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Herzog swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Easterlund counter with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Easterlund.
Easterlund throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herzog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Easterlund misses with a looping right.
Easterlund throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Herzog.
A punch combination from Herzog misses.
Easterlund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Herzog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Herzog as he connects with a hook.
Herzog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Herzog staying out of range there.
Herzog thows a body shot but no joy.
Easterlund scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Easterlund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werkka Easterlund 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!
Easterlund misses the jab.
Easterlund misses with an uppercut
and Herzog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Easterlund defending well as Herzog loads up on a big left hand.
Easterlund moves away from the strike by Herzog.
Easterlund rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herzog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzog waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Easterlund.
Herzog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Herzog comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Herzog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Easterlund falls off balance throwing a combination
and Herzog counters with a left and a right that stings Easterlund.
Herzog on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Herzog's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Easterlund connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Herzog scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Easterlund misses the target.
Herzog tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Easterlund was well out of range. Poor timing from Herzog.
Easterlund uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Herzog.
Herzog slips a jab and a cross from Easterlund.
Easterlund moves out of range as Herzog strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Easterlund has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Easterlund there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herzog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Easterlund throws out the jab.
Herzog showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Easterlund.
Some wild striking there from Herzog.
Easterlund pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Easterlund lands a glancing blow to the side of Herzog's head.
Easterlund looks to throw the jab but Herzog is out of range.
Easterlund punishes Herzog's body with a nice straight punch.
Easterlund misses with an uppercut.
Herzog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Easterlund.
Easterlund misses with a looping right.
Easterlund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Easterlund takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Easterlund misses with the combination.
Herzog moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herzog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Easterlund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzog misses with a two punch combination.
Easterlund looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Herzog rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Easterlund moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzog lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Easterlund circles away quickly and effectively.
Easterlund takes a swing at Herzog's ribcage but misses.
Easterlund listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Easterlund cracks a nice hook into Herzog's ribs.
Easterlund defending well as Herzog loads up on a big left hand.
Herzog looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Easterlund misses with a lunging right hand
and Herzog counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herzog jabs at Easterlund's body.
Herzog throws a jab but it's blocked by Easterlund.
Easterlund tries to move into range but Herzog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Herzog swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Herzog dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Easterlund throws a hook but Herzog blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herzog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Easterlund misses.
Herzog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Easterlund moves away.
Easterlund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Herzog circles away quickly and effectively.
Easterlund throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Easterlund misses with a straight left.
Herzog misses with a series of wild punches.
Easterlund throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Easterlund throws a series of punches but Herzog avoids them all with ease.
Easterlund throws a shot from downtown. Herzog moves away and avoids it.
Easterlund dodges the punch combination from Herzog.
Herzog throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Easterlund sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Herzog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Herzog misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easterlund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Easterlund avoids the body shot from Herzog.
Paulus Herzog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Easterlund.
Herzog takes a jab right on the kisser.
A looping hook to the body misses from Easterlund. Herzog does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Herzog finds it's way through Easterlund's defenses.
Herzog dodges the punch combination from Easterlund.
Easterlund with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Werkka Easterlund is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herzog lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Easterlund moves into range and connects with a jab.
Herzog misses with a looping right.
Easterlund fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Easterlund staying out of range there.
Easterlund throws a right hand that Herzog ducks under and follows up with a left that Herzog also avoids with ease.
Herzog takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Herzog connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Werkka Easterlund.
Well Easterlund has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werkka Easterlund!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavosen Heska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavosen Heska will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Nate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavosen Heska!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nate does it's job there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Heska, as that shot connected.
Heska throws a lazy right hand but Nate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nate takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Heska.
Nate misses with a hook.
Nate walks into a stiff left hand from Heska.
Heska throws a hook but Nate blocks it.
Nate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heska blocks a jab.
Heska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heska keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Heska lands a glancing blow to the side of Nate's head.
Heska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nate takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Heska lands with a straight right. Nate didn't see that one coming.
Nate takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heska.
Heska throws an off balance right hand
and Nate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nate takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nate misses with a body shot.
Heska scores with a jab. Nate acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Heska slips under a jab from Nate.
Nate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pavosen Heska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nate defending well as Heska loads up on a big left hand.
Heska cracks Nate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Nate.
Nate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nate.
Nate looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nate missing with a left hand there. Heska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Heska is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nate had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Heska's half guard.
Still in half guard, Nate seems content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heska is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nate scores with a couple of nice shots.
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.
Nate prevents Heska from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Nate there.
Nate slips a nice elbow through Heska's hands, connecting with Heska's forehead.
Nate controlling the action here.
Nate looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nate working the head and body with strikes.
Heska wants to get back to his feet.
Nate is taking a breather. Heska 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Heska is not content to let Nate control the position.
Nate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nate keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Heska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nate is pressing down on Heska's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heska is holding on for now.
Nate frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Heska is squirming around, avoiding Nate's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heska taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nate scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Nate cracks Heska with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nate in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nate pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Nate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Heska hang on?
Nate raining down shots from the mount!
Heska is rocked!
Nate breaks from Heska's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Heska is still in real trouble! Can Nate finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Heska is bucking up trying to escape but Nate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Nate dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Heska is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Nate moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Nate!
Yuri Nate spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Veikko Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Pong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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19
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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18
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veikko Velmu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ping Pong!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pong with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Pong. No joy for Velmu on that attempt.
Velmu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pong moves away.
Pong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velmu throws a body punch but Pong moves out of range.
Pong connects with a single shot there.
Velmu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pong's half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pong trying to hold on to Velmu's head to control him but Velmu postures up.
Velmu is looking to take a break and control but Pong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pong wants to control but Velmu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Velmu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pong gets full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velmu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Velmu stands up over Pong, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu looking to pass the guard.
Velmu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pong looking for a sweep. Not yet Pong, not yet.
Pong wants to stand and escape but Velmu is having none of it.
Velmu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Velmu throwing strikes from guard but Pong blocks nicely.
Velmu lands a couple of digs.
Velmu trying to control the position from guard on top but Pong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Velmu is really struggling to control Pong but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Velmu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pong wants to stand and escape but Velmu is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Veikko Velmu.
Pong throws a nice looking combination but Velmu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Velmu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pong's waist but Pong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Velmu off to one side.
Velmu shoots in and drives through. Pong sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Veikko Velmu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pong misses the shot to the body.
Velmu has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Velmu has time to react.
Pong forces Velmu back against the cage and clinches.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Pong.
Velmu gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Velmu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Velmu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Velmu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pong's head.
Velmu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Velmu works over Pong with some ground and pound from guard.
Velmu won't allow Pong to get back to his feet.
Pong working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Velmu.
Velmu throws a strike but Pong rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Velmu wants to sweep here but Pong controlling him for the moment.
Pong trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu trying to control the position here.
Velmu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Velmu lands a big shot there that rocks Pong but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Velmu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Pong is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pong takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pong taking shots to the head.
Velmu with good strikes from the mount here!
Pong is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velmu cracks Pong with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Veikko Velmu!
Veikko Velmu 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsuo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda has chosen Warrior Asylum by Disturbed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Katsuo Takeda enters the cage!
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28
146 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricky Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Katsuo Takeda!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda scores with a body shot.
Lee clinches.
Lee pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee lands an elbow just above Takeda 's eye.
It looks like Katsuo Takeda has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Takeda looking for a takedown.
Lee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Takeda wants to take the fight to the mat but Lee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Takeda avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Takeda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ricky Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Katsuo Takeda.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takeda blocks the elbow strike.
Takeda managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Takeda.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Takeda has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee pushes Takeda back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takeda takes an elbow to the temple.
Takeda wants the takedown. Lee is fighting it off but Takeda persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lee's guard against the cage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Takeda manages to get himself to full guard.
Lee trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Takeda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Takeda looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda working for a triangle but Lee defends it easily.
Takeda wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takeda there!
Takeda manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda has a hand on Lee's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lee takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Takeda sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Takeda wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Takeda regains full guard. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeda has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuo Takeda's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Takeda is able to avoid easily.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Takeda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Takeda gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee clobbers Takeda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Takeda connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Takeda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Takeda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lee's guard.
Takeda postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeda throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takeda cracks Lee with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Takeda's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Takeda lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Takeda throws an elbow that misses. Lee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takeda's guard. Nice move by Lee!
Takeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lee defends it easily.
Takeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee got a little sloppy there for a moment and Takeda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lee has managed to get both his arms back between Takeda's legs - danger averted.
Takeda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Takeda is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.
Takeda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Takeda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lee can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda 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.
Katsuo Takeda has got the better of the ground game so far.
Takeda wants to hit a switch here but Lee passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Takeda there!
Lee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Takeda on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeda is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuo Takeda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Katsuo Takeda's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Takeda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice jab there from Takeda.
Lee tries a head kick but it misses.
Takeda feints and as Lee raises his hands in defense, Takeda changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Takeda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takeda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takeda postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Takeda is in close to Lee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takeda throwing strikes but missing.
Takeda is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Takeda looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Takeda looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lee passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Takeda wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Lee is thwarting Takeda's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lee jumps into side control!
Takeda tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Takeda trying his best to control but Lee has mounted him.
Takeda is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Takeda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Takeda is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katsuo Takeda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Takeda 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsuo Takeda!
Katsuo Takeda made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I am happy to pull off another win. I cannot wait for my next challenge. I might take a little time off to focus on my training so I can keep up with the higher ranked guys in the division.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Purity Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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19
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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18
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purity Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorbatsov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gutz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gutz moves out of range as Gorbatsov strikes.
Gutz slips a jab from Gorbatsov.
Gorbatsov misses with a right hand
enabling Gutz to counter with a crisp jab.
Gorbatsov moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorbatsov misses with a straight right.
Gorbatsov misses with a wild combination.
Gorbatsov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gutz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Gutz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gutz trying to control but Gorbatsov is working from the bottom.
Gutz stays in close to Gorbatsov's body and controls the position.
Gutz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbatsov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Gutz has his hands clasped together but Gorbatsov extends an breaks Gutz's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gorbatsov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov!
During a confident post fight interview, Runtu-Jorma Gorbatsov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iso Fedex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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28
183 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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27
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Iso Fedex!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fedex misses with a takedown attempt
enabling The Greek to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Iso Fedex has been cut.
The Greek misses with a double jab
and Fedex counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Greek!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The Greek tries to reverse the position but Fedex maintains control.
Fedex lands a nice shot to the head.
Fedex wants to control the pace but The Greek is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedex throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Fedex raining down shots from the mount!
Fedex looking to finish with strikes here!
The Greek wants to hold on but Fedex pushes him away.
Fedex raining down shots from the mount!
The Greek avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fedex.
The Greek is in a horrible position here. Fedex smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedex throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The Greek in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fedex thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fedex with shots to the head and body - The Greek looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Greek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fedex thowing shots but they're missing.
Fedex thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns The Greek that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fedex looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Greek tries to reverse the position but Fedex maintains control.
The Greek is squirming around, avoiding Fedex's attempts to control the action.
Fedex fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedex thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Greek is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fedex with shots to the head and body - The Greek looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Greek is rocked!
The Greek wants to control but Fedex is having none of it.
Fedex thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Fedex looking to ground and pound but The Greek is blocking nicely.
Fedex misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fedex thowing shots but they're missing.
The Greek keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Greek wants to hold on but Fedex pushes him away.
Fedex is landing with some decent strikes but The Greek is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh The Greek is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedex loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have The Greek scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Fedex land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Fedex stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iso Fedex!
Iso Fedex is the new welterweight champion!
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