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V.O.G 67 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Palmares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Palmares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rodrigo Palmares!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmares looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blaze!
Palmares dominating with strikes here.
Palmares controlling from mount.
Blaze is bucking up trying to escape but Palmares cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palmares cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmares throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Blaze has his hands clasped together but Palmares breaks the hold and Blaze is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Palmares!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Palmares!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fast Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Fast Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neno Pejovsky!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dude throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Pejovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Fast Dude has been cut.
A punch combination from Dude misses.
Dude will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Dude got wobbled bad by a big combination! Pejovsky presses forward with punches and knees until Dude stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Dude closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neno Pejovsky!
Neno Pejovsky bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diesel Kreedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslambekdov Saidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kreedy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't Stop. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diesel Kreedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aslambekdov Saidov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saidov misses with a body shot.
Saidov fails with a takedown attempt.
Kreedy pushes Saidov away with a front kick.
Kreedy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Aslambekdov Saidov has been cut.
Kreedy jabs Saidov right on the nose. Saidov blinks but takes it well.
Kreedy shoots in and bounces Saidov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Saidov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kreedy uses it to pass to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreedy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreedy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Saidov wants to get back to his feet but Kreedy drags him back down.
Kreedy controlling the position.
Kreedy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kreedy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Saidov down.
Kreedy grinds an elbow into Saidov's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreedy grinds an elbow into Saidov's temple.
Kreedy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Saidov is rocked!
Kreedy landing a few strikes.
Saidov is still in real trouble! Can Kreedy finish him?
Saidov is trying to get back to half guard.
Kreedy cracks Saidov with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kreedy immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Saidov is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kreedy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diesel Kreedy!
Diesel Kreedy 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 Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojciech Sakrucki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakrucki has chosen Kochana Polsko as his entrance music. Rony Jaa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wojciech Sakrucki's chin.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wojciech Sakrucki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakrucki swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Jaa throws a leg kick but Sakrucki moved away.
Jaa throws out a leg kick but Sakrucki moves out of range and Jaa only half commits.
Sakrucki stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jaa.
Sakrucki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Sakrucki. Sakrucki gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakrucki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Rony Jaa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jaa closes the distance but Sakrucki moves to the side
and Sakrucki counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakrucki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakrucki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jaa moves into the clinch.
Sakrucki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch but Sakrucki keeps him there for the moment.
Jaa working hard to break the clinch.
Jaa is trying to force a seperation but Sakrucki has the dominant position.
Sakrucki manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sakrucki keeping moving, preventing Jaa from controlling successfully.
Sakrucki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jaa manages to get himself to full guard.
Jaa keeping full guard, as Sakrucki tries to pass.
Sakrucki wants to control from the top but Jaa keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sakrucki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakrucki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sakrucki cracks Jaa with a big right hand but Jaa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakrucki trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
Sakrucki throws a strike aimed at the side of Jaa's head but Jaa avoids it well.
Sakrucki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakrucki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sakrucki working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa taking a bit of punishment here - Sakrucki scoring with strikes.
Sakrucki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakrucki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakrucki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Sakrucki.
Jaa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakrucki on the ground.
Sakrucki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sakrucki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki lands a nice forearm strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakrucki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sakrucki lands a nice forearm strike.
Sakrucki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sakrucki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jaa to see if he's OK.
Sakrucki trying to control the action but Jaa is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakrucki is trying to get an arm triangle but Jaa is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wojciech Sakrucki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rony Jaa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jaa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakrucki finds it's way round the side to connect with Jaa's head.
Rony Jaa's cut is getting worse.
Jaa fails to land with a series of punches.
Sakrucki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jaa lands a high kick!
Sakrucki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaa.
Sakrucki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jaa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa throws a head kick but Sakrucki moves out of range.
Sakrucki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sakrucki is defended easily by Jaa.
Wojciech Sakrucki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sakrucki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jaa.
Rony Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa throws a sloppy head kick and Sakrucki moves out of range easily.
Sakrucki throws a body punch but Jaa moves out of range.
Sakrucki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakrucki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sakrucki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jaa can pounce on him.
Sakrucki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wojciech Sakrucki.
Jaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Sakrucki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakrucki fails with the takedown.
Sakrucki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a nice head kick!
Sakrucki blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakrucki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sakrucki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sakrucki breaks from Jaa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jaa tries to hold on but Sakrucki pushes him away.
Jaa wants to try and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakrucki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sakrucki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jaa is looking to escape.
Sakrucki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rony Jaa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakrucki with shots to the head and body - Jaa looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jeez, Rony Jaa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rony Jaa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wojciech Sakrucki!
A relieved looking Wojciech Sakrucki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Berg's entrance music is Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. A fine choice. Alexander Berg could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Greg Page's chin.
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207 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Greg Page!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Page shoots and misses
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Page fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Berg forces Page back against the cage and clinches.
Page being controlled against the cage.
Page jumps guard but Berg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexander Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Page.
A short right from Berg.
Page ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Page no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.
Page is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Page is looking for a triangle here but Berg uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page tries to bench press Berg off him but Berg keeps the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page prevents Berg from improving position.
Page tries to improve position but can't.
Page is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Page tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Berg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Berg tries for a kimura but Page is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page tries to buck Berg off but Berg is having none of it.
Page is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Berg is looking to take a break and control but Page is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Berg working the body and head with strikes.
It looks like Greg Page has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Berg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Page is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Berg is just riding it out for now. Page eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Page prevents Berg from standing back up.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Berg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Page wants to pass the guard but Berg is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page looking for a submission but Berg manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Berg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Page defends well.
Berg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Page's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Berg misses with the combination.
Berg rushes Page and presses him up against the cage.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg holds him up against the cage and eventually Page drops back down to his feet.
Page is trying to pull guard but Berg has him pressed against the cage.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alexander Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Page.
Page jumps guard but Berg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg won't allow it.
Page tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Berg smiles and moves away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Berg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Berg counters with a one-two to the body.
A good leg kick by Berg.
Page tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Berg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berg lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Page gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
Page shoots and misses
and Berg counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page moves forwards but Berg connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That has opened up Greg Page's cut even more.
Page tries to keep at a distance but Berg has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Berg.
Berg stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg won't allow it.
Berg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Berg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Page jumps guard but Berg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page is trying to pull guard but Berg has him pressed against the cage.
Berg stalling.
Page fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berg scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Berg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg won't allow it.
Page is trying to pull guard but Berg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg holds him up against the cage and eventually Page drops back down to his feet.
Berg lands a nice uppercut.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg won't allow it.
Page jumps guard but Berg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Page is breathing heavily.
Page fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Page jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berg walks away with a smile on his face. Page gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Berg.
Berg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page wants to clinch but Berg slips to the side
and Berg counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Page dodges the punch combination from Berg.
Berg lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Berg catches Page right on the button with a cross.
Berg scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Berg throws a jab but it's blocked by Page.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Page momentarily.
Berg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Berg dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Greg Page's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Page misses with a takedown attempt
and Berg counters with a straight right hand.
Page misses with a takedown
and Berg counters with a nice uppercut.
Page gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Page with a lazy takedown attempt
and Berg counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Alexander Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg Page.
Page closes the distance but Berg moves to the side
and Berg counters with a solid body kick.
Berg catches Page with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Berg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Page takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Berg connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg stalling the fight.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg holds him up against the cage and eventually Page drops back down to his feet.
Page tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Berg just stands there and leans against the cage.
Page is trying to pull guard but Berg has him pressed against the cage.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Page is trying to pull guard but Berg turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Page fails to pull guard.
Berg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Page is defending well for now.
Page fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berg lands a nice shot to the body.
Page on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Berg lands a left hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Page fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Berg.
Berg has Page pushed against the cage.
Page tries to pull guard but Berg won't allow it.
Berg has Page pressed against the cage.
Berg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Page backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berg walks away with a smile on his face. Page gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berg jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alexander Berg is winning the standup battle so far.
A shot to the liver by Berg. Beautiful body shot.
Berg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Page on the side of the head.
A combination from Berg does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg connects with a single shot there.
A right-left combo lands from Berg.
Page gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Page.
Berg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Page shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Berg counter with a right hand.
Page showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berg.
Berg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Page can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berg scores with a nice strike.
Page's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Berg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Page scrambles back to his feet.
The cut above Greg Page's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Berg works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Page steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Berg. That one must have hurt.
Page gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Berg counters by moving into the clinch.
Greg Page has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Page tries to work over Berg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander Berg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Berg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Berg!
Our winner, Alexander Berg, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milka CroCow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying CroCow's choice of entrance music: Ratatat - Loud Pipes. This should be fireworks!
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23
212 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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26
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Milka CroCow!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroCow looks to land a right hand but Romanov moved out of range.
Romanov cracks CroCow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Romanov with a jab.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
CroCow misses with a few strikes there.
Romanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Romanov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romanov wants it to stay on the feet.
Romanov slips a jab from CroCow.
Romanov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. CroCow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romanov gets caught napping as CroCow dives in and scores a takedown. Romanov manages to retain guard.
Romanov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
CroCow is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Romanov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Romanov has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
CroCow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romanov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CroCow working a defensive guard here.
CroCow wants to sweep here but Romanov controlling him for the moment.
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.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romanov stands up and waves to CroCow to follow him.
Romanov misses with a wild combination.
Romanov throws a low kick but it's checked well by CroCow.
CroCow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
CroCow lands a big head kick that sends Romanov tumbling to the mat! CroCow takes a step backwards and waves Romanov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Romanov is rocked!
It looks like Alexandr Romanov has been cut.
CroCow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romanov sprawls well. Romanov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. CroCow gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Romanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
CroCow will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milka CroCow.
CroCow blocks a head kick by Romanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov misses with a body kick.
CroCow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romanov swivels and escapes.
CroCow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Romanov counters with an outside leg kick.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
CroCow throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Romanov counters with a leg kick.
CroCow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
CroCow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
CroCow is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
CroCow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
CroCow throws a lazy head kick
and Romanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Sloppy strikes from CroCow. Those never looked like landing.
CroCow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
CroCow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a leg kick but CroCow sees it coming and moves out of range.
CroCow ducks right into an uppercut from Romanov.
Romanov scores with a push kick.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and CroCow moves out of range easily.
CroCow rushes Romanov and presses him up against the cage.
Romanov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt CroCow.
Romanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romanov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from CroCow.
Alexandr Romanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romanov.
CroCow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Milka CroCow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexandr Romanov's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Romanov keeps the fight on the outside.
Romanov lands with a hook. CroCow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
CroCow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten CroCow somewhat.
CroCow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romanov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten CroCow somewhat.
CroCow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romanov defends it nicely.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milka CroCow.
CroCow 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.
CroCow misses with a double jab
and Romanov counters with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov lands with a nice body punch.
CroCow lands a head kick!
CroCow misses with a combination
and Romanov counters with a good low kick that CroCow was not able to check.
CroCow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
CroCow throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Romanov to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Romanov keeping full guard, as CroCow tries to pass.
Romanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov keeping moving, preventing CroCow from controlling successfully.
Romanov controlling the position.
CroCow drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romanov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romanov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romanov!
CroCow can't do much from the bottom here.
Romanov decides to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroCow throws a front kick aimed at Romanov's knee but Romanov avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Romanov.
CroCow with a poor takedown
and Romanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
CroCow throws a leg kick but Romanov moved away.
CroCow tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
CroCow throws a leg kick
and Romanov counters with a thumping low kick.
Romanov throws a wild body kick that CroCow sees coming a mile off.
CroCow fails with the takedown
and Romanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
CroCow is breathing heavily.
CroCow moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
CroCow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Romanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from CroCow misses.
Romanov lands a nice leg kick that just misses CroCow's sensitive parts.
CroCow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Romanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Milka CroCow has been cut.
Romanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexandr Romanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Romanov scores with a shot to the body.
Romanov throws a quick inside leg kick.
CroCow misses with a combination
and Romanov counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good exchange - Romanov coming out on top.
CroCow misses with a low kick.
Romanov throws a head kick but CroCow moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
CroCow tries to move into range but Romanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Romanov connects with an inside leg kick.
Romanov cracks the inside of CroCow's front leg.
CroCow darts in trying to clinch
and Romanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
CroCow pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice takedown defense from Romanov. No joy for CroCow on that attempt.
Romanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov lands a lovely overhand right.
CroCow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
CroCow wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
CroCow throws a wild body kick that Romanov sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
CroCow misses with a takedown attempt
and Romanov counters with a good low kick that CroCow was not able to check.
CroCow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
CroCow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romanov moves out of range of the body kick from CroCow.
Some wild striking there from CroCow.
Romanov connects with a solid leg kick.
CroCow takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to CroCow's calf.
Romanov throws a head kick that CroCow semi-blocks.
Romanov lands a leg kick that knocks CroCow off balance momentarily.
Romanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
CroCow throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Romanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
CroCow moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romanov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
CroCow clinches with his opponent.
CroCow is trying to pull guard but Romanov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alexandr Romanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milka CroCow.
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Milka CroCow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
CroCow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
CroCow darts in trying to clinch
and CroCow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
CroCow tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
CroCow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Romanov scores with a head kick.
CroCow is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
CroCow shoots in but Romanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
CroCow checks a leg kick.
CroCow misses with a kick to the body.
A slow jab from CroCow misses its intended target.
Romanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped CroCow in his tracks.
CroCow fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romanov sprawls well initially but CroCow persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romanov is refusing to be controlled, as CroCow sits in half guard.
Romanov kicks CroCow off and gets back to his feet.
CroCow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romanov thuds his right hand into CroCow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov lands a head kick!
CroCow is still on wobbly legs! Can Romanov finish him?
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!
CroCow takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from CroCow.
CroCow seems to have recovered his senses.
CroCow throws a right hand that Romanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Romanov also avoids with ease.
Romanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
CroCow throws a lazy uppercut
and Romanov counters with a low kick, right behind CroCow 's knee.
Romanov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
CroCow looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Romanov throws a leg kick which misses CroCow's front leg but catches the back leg as CroCow tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Romanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Romanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Romanov!
Alexandr Romanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kisuke Urahara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Barral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romulo Barral is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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24
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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28
216 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kisuke Urahara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romulo Barral!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urahara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Barral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Urahara keeps Barral at a distance using the push kick.
Urahara cracks the inside of Barral's front leg.
Barral scores with a kick to the midsection.
Urahara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barral tries to keep at a distance but Urahara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Urahara misses with a knee to the head.
Barral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urahara stalling in the clinch.
Urahara throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Barral blocks it with crossed arms.
Urahara lands a hook that snaps the head of Barral backwards.
Urahara has Barral pressed against the cage, preventing Barral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barral.
Urahara lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
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 punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urahara tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Urahara stalling the fight.
Urahara landing knees to the head.
It looks like Romulo Barral has been cut.
Urahara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barral's efforts to push away.
Barral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urahara lands a knee to the body.
Urahara misses with an elbow over the top.
Urahara misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barral.
Urahara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Urahara with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Urahara lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barral backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Barral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urahara swings wildly with an uppercut but Barral uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urahara looking to throw knees to the head but Barral is blocking nicely.
Barral tries to circle away but Urahara has him pinned against the cage.
Urahara lands with a left to the head.
Urahara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Urahara.
Urahara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Urahara on the inside.
Urahara digs a right hand into Barral's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barral's gas tank.
Barral looks gassed!
Urahara working aggressively here.
Urahara with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Urahara missing with knees to the body.
Barral working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urahara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Urahara.
Urahara connects with a knee to the head.
Barral is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Urahara.
Urahara lands a big knee! That's hurt Barral! Oh, he's all over the place! Urahara lands another knee that sends Barral to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kisuke Urahara!
A very excited looking Kisuke Urahara made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sacha Petrovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Petrovich comes into the arena with Shunsei blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's choice of entrance music: Sinister - Leviathan. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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203 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sacha Petrovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Petrovich. No joy for Kvadratichnie Schtaniki on that attempt.
Petrovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has been cut.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a few strikes there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a body punch but Petrovich moves out of range.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks a head kick by Petrovich.
Petrovich throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki slips a straight right by Petrovich.
Petrovich darts in and clinches Kvadratichnie Schtaniki up against the cage.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it.
Petrovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids the damage to the body.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kvadratichnie Schtaniki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petrovich's brow.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Petrovich tries to throw a body punch but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it by throwing Petrovich back against the cage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrovich blocks a body shot from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Petrovich is looking to control Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's arms but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Petrovich has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to pull guard but Petrovich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrovich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrovich sprawls well. Petrovich wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets slowly back to his feet.
Sacha Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Petrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki 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.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance and clinches up with Petrovich, looking for a takedown. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki pushes Petrovich against the cage but Petrovich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrovich gets tackled into the cage by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich controlling the action here for a moment.
Petrovich misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki letting Petrovich take a breather here.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the head but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks with his arms.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrovich wants to stall.
Petrovich blocks a body shot from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Petrovich tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's elbow.
Petrovich keeps control of Kvadratichnie Schtaniki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Petrovich tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Petrovich leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to break the clinch but Petrovich is controlling him.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to stall.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has had enough of the clinch but Petrovich keeps him there for the moment.
Petrovich scores with a knee to the head.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Petrovich lands an uppercut.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovich trying to land knees to the body.
Petrovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to break free.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is trying to break the clinch but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to break free but Petrovich pushes him back against the cage.
Petrovich displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kvadratichnie Schtaniki up against the cage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Petrovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looking to stall.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrovich tries a knee to the head but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki blocks it.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrovich.
Knees to the body from Petrovich.
Petrovich lands a nice knee to the body.
Petrovich misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki can't break the clinch.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki trying to stall but Petrovich improves his position.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki can't break the clinch.
Petrovich effectively controlling the action here.
Petrovich lands a good knee to the midsection. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki won't want to take too many of those.
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 Sacha Petrovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrovich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Petrovich throws a head kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range.
Petrovich throws a jab when Kvadratichnie Schtaniki was well out of range.
Petrovich is looking to score with low kicks.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lands a slapping body shot.
Petrovich scores with a one two! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses the shot to the body.
Petrovich tries to score with a low kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves his leg out of the way.
Petrovich lands a nice looking body kick.
Petrovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrovich.
Petrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrovich is fending him off so far but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki persists. Nope, Petrovich circles away and we're back to standing.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrovich.
Petrovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Petrovich on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Petrovich tries to get out of the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Petrovich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petrovich keeping moving, preventing Kvadratichnie Schtaniki from controlling successfully.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stops Petrovich from standing up.
Petrovich 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.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stands up and waves to Petrovich to follow him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses.
Sacha Petrovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrovich but Petrovich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with a nice cross.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thows a body shot but no joy.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrovich.
Sloppy strikes from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki. Those never looked like landing.
Petrovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice combination there by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with an uppercut
and Petrovich counters with a head kick. That will keep Kvadratichnie Schtaniki thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petrovich avoids the head kick by Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sacha Petrovich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrovich scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks a leg kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to bum rush Petrovich with a series of wild strikes but Petrovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrovich circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrovich fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Petrovich moves out of range as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Petrovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Petrovich is looking to slow Kvadratichnie Schtaniki down with leg kicks.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a series of punches but Petrovich avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovich throws a lazy right hand but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrovich lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Petrovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Petrovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is out of range.
Petrovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrovich misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrovich lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki will feel that in the morning.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Petrovich swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sacha Petrovich dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Petrovich!
Petrovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a nice looking combination but Petrovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Petrovich looks to throw a body kick
and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki stands up from Petrovich's guard - Kvadratichnie Schtaniki perhaps looking for a knockout.
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!
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range as Petrovich throws a body kick.
Petrovich tries to clinch up but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kvadratichnie Schtaniki crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrovich - the referee stops the clock and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrovich. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrovich throws a leg kick which misses Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to avoid it.
Petrovich misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrovich leaves Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrovich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Petrovich misses with a body kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki closes the distance and pushes Petrovich back into the cage.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now.
Petrovich blocks a body shot from Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki working hard to break the clinch.
Petrovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Petrovich is leaning against Kvadratichnie Schtaniki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Petrovich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's face.
Sacha Petrovich has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries to circle away but Petrovich has him pinned against the cage.
Petrovich misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Petrovich to work.
Petrovich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich leaning against his opponent.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovich is trying to maintain a safe position but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki gets an underhook and turns Petrovich into the cage.
Petrovich is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kvadratichnie Schtaniki is defending well for now.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoiding damage as Petrovich throws knees to the body.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Petrovich has him pressed against the cage.
Petrovich wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sacha Petrovich.
Petrovich scores with a head kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki avoids the head kick by Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a sloppy head kick and Petrovich moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a takedown attempt - Petrovich sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sacha Petrovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki.
Petrovich throws a sloppy head kick and Kvadratichnie Schtaniki moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Petrovich.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrovich.
Petrovich will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Petrovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki manages to avoid it.
Petrovich misses with a head kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki shoots in but Petrovich avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki throws a head kick that misses.
Petrovich misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrovich throws a push kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki slaps the foot to one side.
Sacha Petrovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Petrovich's calf.
Petrovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gubka Bob Kvadratichnie Schtaniki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petrovich misses with a straight left.
Petrovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kvadratichnie Schtaniki checks it well.
No luck for Kvadratichnie Schtaniki with that takedown attempt.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki tries for a takedown but Petrovich sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Petrovich can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kvadratichnie Schtaniki's sensitive parts.
Petrovich lands a jab.
Kvadratichnie Schtaniki misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sacha Petrovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrovich, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sacha Petrovich!
Sacha Petrovich made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $150 in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiga Ji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Blanket on the ground. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
214 lbs
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vit Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiga Ji!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tu misses the jab.
Tu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ji throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ji shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ji was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
Ji looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Tu is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ji slips a nice elbow through Tu's hands, connecting with Tu's forehead.
Tu manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tu wants to sweep here but Ji controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ji doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ji manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ji forces his way into half guard.
Tu gets back to full guard.
Ji working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tu is on top in guard.
Ji keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Tu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tu passes Ji's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ji is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tu pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji manages to get to full guard.
Tu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ji's guard.
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!
Tu working Ji over with strikes.
It looks like Jiga Ji has been cut.
Ji tries to roll over but Tu keeps him under control.
Tu trying to pass the guard but Ji defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tu passes to side control.
Ji struggling a bit here.
Ji tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tu scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ji to see if he's OK.
Ji stops Tu from passing to mount.
Tu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That has opened up Jiga Ji's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tu off and has taken his back!
Tu breaks Ji's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tu is pushing down on Ji's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ji is fighting to maintain full guard but Tu has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tu trying to pass the guard but Ji defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ji manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tu postures up in Ji's guard and throws a big left but Ji blocks it.
Ji keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Tu works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ji tries to roll over but Tu keeps him under control.
Ji wants to control but Tu is keeping busy.
Tu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The cut above Jiga Ji's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four 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!
Tu moves into full mount! Ji won't be happy about that!
Tu scoring with strikes but Ji is staying in there.
Jiga Ji's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jiga Ji's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vit Tu!
A relieved looking Vit Tu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martti Nakutin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byakuya Kuchiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martti Nakutin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martti Nakutin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Byakuya Kuchiki!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuchiki throws a leg kick
and Nakutin counters with a body kick that stops Kuchiki in his tracks momentarily.
Nakutin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nakutin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuchiki tried to score with a low kick but Nakutin checks it.
Kuchiki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakutin!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuchiki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakutin looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuchiki misses with a head shot.
Nakutin tries to hold on but Kuchiki postures up.
Nakutin flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nakutin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchiki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Nakutin is looking to get to half guard.
Kuchiki lands a big shot there that rocks Nakutin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kuchiki looking to control but Nakutin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nakutin is looking to get to half guard.
Kuchiki unloads with some shots from mount but Nakutin bucks and avoids them well.
Nakutin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakutin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nakutin is bucking up trying to escape but Kuchiki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuchiki lands a nice shot to the head.
Nakutin is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakutin is working hard here to advance position.
Kuchiki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kuchiki content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuchiki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kuchiki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nakutin tries to hold on but Kuchiki postures up.
Kuchiki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kuchiki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nakutin is rocked!
Nakutin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kuchiki.
Oh Nakutin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakutin is in a horrible position here. Kuchiki smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nakutin takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Kuchiki's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Byakuya Kuchiki!
Byakuya Kuchiki is the new light heavyweight champion!
Byakuya Kuchiki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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pop
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