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FFC 76 - Liege v Zilla PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danila Yampolskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danila Yampolskiy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kim Smith's chin.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danila Yampolskiy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Yampolskiy. Yampolskiy maintains the clinch.
Yampolskiy pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Yampolskiy.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it misses.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow strike.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Yampolskiy.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yampolskiy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith is leaning against Yampolskiy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yampolskiy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yampolskiy backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yampolskiy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yampolskiy backwards.
Yampolskiy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yampolskiy lands a nice elbow.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yampolskiy backwards.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yampolskiy throws an elbow but misses.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yampolskiy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yampolskiy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith cracks Yampolskiy with a nice body shot.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow strike.
Yampolskiy takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it misses.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow strike.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yampolskiy throws an elbow but misses.
Yampolskiy pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith lands a body punch.
Yampolskiy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yampolskiy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kim Smith has been cut.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow strike.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith has Yampolskiy pressed against the cage.
Yampolskiy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yampolskiy backwards.
Smith digs a right hand into Yampolskiy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yampolskiy's gas tank.
Smith stalls.
Yampolskiy lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Yampolskiy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yampolskiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yampolskiy backwards.
Smith just leaning against Yampolskiy, taking a breather.
Smith blocks the elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it misses.
Yampolskiy lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Yampolskiy, against the cage.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Yampolskiy, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Yampolskiy, against the cage.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow that misses.
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!
Yampolskiy tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Yampolskiy.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow strike.
Smith softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Yampolskiy.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yampolskiys head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kim Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kim Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yampolskiy takes the fight into the clinch.
Yampolskiy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith avoiding damage.
Yampolskiy takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Yampolskiy throws an elbow but misses.
Yampolskiy misses with an elbow strike.
Yampolskiy pushes off an throws an elbow but Smith leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Yampolskiy's head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Yampolskiy.
Kim Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Smith scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yampolskiy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yampolskiys head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yampolskiy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Yampolskiy is rocked!
Smith dips a shoulder and cracks Yampolskiy with a mighty uppercut! Yampolskiy falls back against the cage and Smith unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yampolskiy is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Smith screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Price (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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145 lbs
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165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Hathaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zack Price!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price closes the distance and clinches.
Hathaway jumps guard but Price turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Price looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Price lands an elbow inside.
Price throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Price lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jamie Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway takes an elbow to the temple.
Hathaway looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hathaway tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hathaway fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hathaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Price lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Price fails to land.
Hathaway is trying to pull guard but Price has him pressed against the cage.
Price lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Price stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a knee to the head.
Hathaway throws a knee to the head but misses.
Price lands an elbow just above Hathaway 's eye.
Price trying to land knees to the body.
Hathaway takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jamie Hathaway's cut is getting worse.
Hathaway takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Price just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hathaway's brow.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Price lands a nice elbow.
Price lands an elbow just above Hathaway 's eye.
Jamie Hathaway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hathaway blocks the elbow strike.
Hathaway tries a knee to the head but Price blocks it.
Price is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Price lands an elbow just above Hathaway 's eye.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hathaway really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice elbow from Price.
Price's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hathaway throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Price blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Price.
Price lands an elbow inside that Hathaway shrugs off.
Jeez, Jamie Hathaway's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jamie Hathaway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Zack Price!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jericho Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lindell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jericho Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Lindell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones stalks Lindell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lindell's face. Lindell staggers backwards, shaken.
Jones lands a jab to Lindell's midsection.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones lands a jab-cross combination.
Lindell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lindell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jericho Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Lindell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones connects with a body shot that sends Lindell's belly button to the back.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones throws a combination. Lindell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell misses with the combination.
Jones digs a good body shot into Lindell's ribs.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lindell back to the cage. Jones follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lindell dives in and grabs Jones's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes down on Lindell's head and hops out.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones as he jumps to the side.
Jericho Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Lindell.
Lindell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones tests Lindell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindell at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindell at a distance.
Lindell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Lindell backs away looking to recover.
Jericho Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindell misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lindell gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lindell wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lindell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Lindell is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lindell won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Lindell was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lindell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jones thuds a left hand into Lindell's body.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones stalks Lindell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lindell's face. Lindell staggers backwards, shaken.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Lindell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones jabs at Lindell's body.
Jones leaves Lindell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones leaves Lindell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindell misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones lands with a hook. Lindell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindell.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Lindell on that attempt.
Lindell on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Lindell shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lindell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lindell has time to react.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Lindell misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jericho Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Lindell.
Jones uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lindell has time to react.
Lindell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones punishes Lindell's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lindell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lindell tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Lindell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones throws a series of punches but Lindell moves out of range.
Lindell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Lindell's head.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindell shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Lindell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lindell is breathing heavily.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lindell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lindell gets slowly back to his feet.
Lindell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Lindell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jones feints a jab promting Lindell to slip. Jones then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lindell slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jones throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lindell tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Lindell tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones catches Lindell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lindell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lindell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jones swivels and escapes.
Jericho Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones scores with a jab. Lindell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lindell tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Lindell's head.
Lindell shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Lindell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
No luck for Lindell with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
Jones lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lindell backs up against the cage.
Lindell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to stand back up but Lindell is controlling him
Jones moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindell is looking to stand up but Jones won't let him.
Lindell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lindell is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lindell won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindell wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lindell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jericho Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones works Lindell's body with a nice hook.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lindell's hands.
Lindell looking to score a takedown here. Jones is defending well but Lindell drives through and ends up in Jones's guard.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lindell is one step ahead there.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lindell gets to his feet - Jones follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindell tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Lindell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lindell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jericho Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lindell throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Lindell tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Lindell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lindell slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
A shot to the liver by Jones. Beautiful body shot.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lindell eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lindell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindell tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones leaves Lindell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jericho Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Lindell.
Jones lands a nice shot that snaps Lindell's head back.
Jones moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jones stuns Lindell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lindell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lindell fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jericho Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lindell throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jones duly obliges.
Jones throws a right and a left that Lindell avoids nicely.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Lindell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lindell gets a takedown into half guard.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Lindell tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lindell wants to pass the guard but Jones is defending well.
Jones on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones tries to get out of the position.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Peter Lindell 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.
Lindell is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jericho Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jericho Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasya Pupkovskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzel Rain Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pupkovskiy's entrance music is KAZAKI IN THE...MIDdLE. A fine choice. 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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140 lbs
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24
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasya Pupkovskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Rain Man!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pupkovskiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pupkovskiy but Pupkovskiy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rain Man throws a head kick but Pupkovskiy moves out of range.
Pupkovskiy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rain Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rain Man throws out a powerful jab.
Pupkovskiy throws a sloppy head kick and Rain Man moves out of range easily.
Pupkovskiy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rain Man closes the distance and pushes Pupkovskiy back into the cage.
Rain Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pupkovskiy is trying to push Rain Man away but Rain Man has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain Man gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rain Man seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Pupkovskiy wants to stand and escape but Rain Man is having none of it.
Rain Man wants to pass the guard but Pupkovskiy is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Denzel Rain Man.
Pupkovskiy has Rain Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Pupkovskiy has double underhooks.
Rain Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vasya Pupkovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Rain Man.
Rain Man controlling the action here for a moment.
Pupkovskiy manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pupkovskiy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rain Man is stalling in the full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rain Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Denzel Rain Man has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pupkovskiy throws a head kick that Rain Man semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkovskiy wants to clinch
and Rain Man counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pupkovskiy is breathing heavily.
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!
Rain Man in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rain Man is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rain Man trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rain Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rain Man throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pupkovskiy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rain Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rain Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rain Man working hard to break the clinch.
Rain Man leaning against his opponent.
Rain Man is trying to force a seperation but Pupkovskiy has the dominant position.
Rain Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rain Man tries to break free but Pupkovskiy pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Rain Man.
Rain Man jumps guard but Pupkovskiy stands there with Rain Man around his waist. Rain Man gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rain Man is trying to break the clinch but Pupkovskiy is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain Man keeps control of Pupkovskiy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pupkovskiy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rain Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Rain Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pupkovskiy manages to break the clinch.
Rain Man fails with a takedown attempt.
Vasya Pupkovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Rain Man.
Rain Man throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain Man has a takedown stuffed.
Rain Man is breathing heavily.
Rain Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Pupkovskiy tries to clinch
and Rain Man counters by clinching up.
Pupkovskiy has Rain Man pressed against the cage, preventing Rain Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pupkovskiy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pupkovskiy keeps control of Rain Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rain Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pupkovskiy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rain Man is trying to break the clinch but Pupkovskiy has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkovskiy can't break the clinch.
Pupkovskiy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rain Man tries to pull guard but Pupkovskiy holds him up against the cage and eventually Rain Man drops back down to his feet.
Rain Man has Pupkovskiy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pupkovskiy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rain Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pupkovskiy manages to break the clinch.
Denzel Rain Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pupkovskiy blocks a head kick by Rain Man.
Rain Man shoots in for a double leg but Pupkovskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pupkovskiy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rain Man stuns Pupkovskiy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rain Man dives in and grabs Pupkovskiy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pupkovskiy pushes down on Rain Man's head and hops out.
Rain Man takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rain Man pushes Pupkovskiy up against the cage in a clinch.
Rain Man trying to control the position but instead, Pupkovskiy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rain Man into the cage.
Pupkovskiy is trying to break free.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Rain Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pupkovskiy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rain Man's head.
Vasya Pupkovskiy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rain Man misses with a low kick.
Pupkovskiy stuffs the takedown attempt from Rain Man. Rain Man gets slowly back to his feet.
Rain Man closes the distance and clinches up with Pupkovskiy, looking for a takedown. Rain Man pushes Pupkovskiy against the cage but Pupkovskiy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rain Man closes the distance and clinches.
Rain Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pupkovskiy misses with a knee strike.
Rain Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vasya Pupkovskiy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denzel Rain Man.
Pupkovskiy lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rain Man.
Rain Man tries to work over Pupkovskiy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pupkovskiy working hard to break the clinch.
Pupkovskiy has had enough of the clinch but Rain Man keeps him there for the moment.
Pupkovskiy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rain Man tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pupkovskiy tries to break free but Rain Man pushes him back against the cage.
Rain Man looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rain Man breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain Man looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pupkovskiy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rain Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pupkovskiy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rain Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Rain Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pupkovskiy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rain Man fails with the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pupkovskiy tries to clinch there but Rain Man circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Rain Man.
A head kick misses from Rain Man.
Pupkovskiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rain Man shoots in for a double leg but Pupkovskiy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pupkovskiy is looking to clinch.
Vasya Pupkovskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkovskiy connects with a high kick.
Pupkovskiy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rain Man has a takedown stuffed.
Pupkovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rain Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pupkovskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rain Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rain Man closes the distance and pushes Pupkovskiy back into the cage.
Vasya Pupkovskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rain Man is trying to pull guard but Pupkovskiy turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Denzel Rain Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pupkovskiy breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Vasya Pupkovskiy.
I think Rain Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denzel Rain Man!
In his post fight interview, Denzel Rain Man started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vecheslav Gurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurin comes to the cage accompanied by Dolphin - I Will Live. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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25
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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23
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vecheslav Gurin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurin drives through with a takedown into Ramirez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gurin drops back looking for a leg! Ramirez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramirez manages to kick Gurin off! Gurin jumps back into Ramirez's guard.
Gurin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gurin drops back looking for a leg! Ramirez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ramirez manages to kick Gurin off! Gurin jumps back into Ramirez's guard.
Gurin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramirez's guard.
Gurin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Ramirez could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gurin has cracked it and Ramirez is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gurin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vecheslav Gurin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gleiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss with a fist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
260 lbs
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31
231 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Gleiser!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Gleiser lands but Rasputin takes it in his stride.
Rasputin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gleiser instigates a clinch.
Rasputin tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin is trying to pull guard but Gleiser has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleiser is defending well for now.
Gleiser tries a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleiser avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Gleiser holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Gleiser blocks it.
Rasputin working Gleiser over with knees to the body.
Gleiser blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Gleiser on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gleiser backwards.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Gleiser looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleiser avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Gleiser creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rasputin's defenses.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but Gleiser blocks with his arms.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gleiser.
Gleiser blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Gleiser crunches a lovely knee into Rasputin's ribcage.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Gleiser lands a nice knee to the body.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Gleiser blocks it.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleiser avoids it.
Rasputin jumps guard but Gleiser turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
A bit of stalling here from Gleiser.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Gleiser forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rasputin avoiding damage as Gleiser throws knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Gleiser.
Gleiser lands an elbow inside that Rasputin shrugs off.
Gleiser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gleiser is defending well for now.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gleiser has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasputin tries to work over Gleiser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Gleiser avoids the damage to the body.
Gleiser is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Gleiser missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gleiser.
Gleiser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rasputin is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gleiser throws an elbow but misses.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Gleiser blocks it.
Rasputin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleiser avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser is trying to maintain a safe position but Rasputin gets an underhook and turns Gleiser into the cage.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Gleiser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Rasputin lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Michael Gleiser has been cut.
Rasputin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Gleiser forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rasputin pulls guard successfully.
Gleiser looking to sit in guard and control but Rasputin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gleiser has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasputin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rasputin with a nice head shot there.
Gleiser has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rasputin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gleiser works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rasputin tries to free his leg and advance position but Gleiser is retaining full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin is in close to Gleiser's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin trying to control but Gleiser is working from the bottom.
Gleiser isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rasputin stacks Gleiser on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rasputin!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gleiser tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rasputin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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 Grigoriy Rasputin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Gleiser's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rasputin delivers a nice body kick.
Gleiser misses with a few strikes there.
Gleiser fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rasputin, pushing him back against the cage.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Gleiser.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Gleiser misses with a knee to the head.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin working Gleiser over with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gleiser's face.
Rasputin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rasputin landing knees to the head.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gleiser avoids it.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Gleiser shrugs off.
That has opened up Michael Gleiser's cut even more.
Gleiser is breathing heavily.
Rasputin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gleiser is rocked!
The cut above Michael Gleiser's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rasputin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gleiser walks away with a smile on his face. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jab from Rasputin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gleiser napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gleiser sneaks back into half guard.
Rasputin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gleiser slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rasputin stands and throws Gleiser's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rasputin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rasputin is putting a hurting on Gleiser here, landing some big shots from side control.
Grigoriy Rasputin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gleiser is trying to control Rasputin's posture but Rasputin avoids it.
Rasputin gets to mount! Gleiser was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gleiser is trying desperately to improve position.
Gleiser is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rasputin looking for a guillotine from mount but Gleiser is having none of it.
Rasputin landing shots from mount.
Michael Gleiser'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 Michael Gleiser's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grigoriy Rasputin!
Grigoriy Rasputin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Hopkins Athletics logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eli Bracha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Boyle (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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25
181 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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28
176 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eli Bracha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Fred Boyle!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bracha moves in looking to clinch but Boyle pushes him off.
Boyle fails with the takedown
and Bracha counters with a solid body kick.
Boyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bracha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boyle scrambles back to his feet.
Boyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bracha gets a clinch.
Bracha lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Fred Boyle has been cut.
Boyle blocks an elbow strike.
Bracha stalling in the clinch.
Bracha scores with a shoulder strike.
Boyle dodges an elbow strike from Bracha.
Bracha utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Boyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Bracha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bracha tries to land a knee to the head but Boyle blocks with his arms.
Boyle avoiding damage as Bracha throws knees to the body.
Bracha manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bracha pushes off an throws an elbow but Boyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bracha is struggling to control the position.
Boyle avoiding damage as Bracha throws knees to the body.
Boyle blocks an elbow strike from Bracha.
Boyle takes an elbow to the temple.
Boyle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bracha to keep the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bracha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bracha scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bracha lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bracha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bracha misses with a body punch.
Bracha misses with an elbow over the top.
Boyle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Boyle.
Bracha scores with a knee to the head.
Bracha scores with a shoulder strike.
Boyle is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boyle takes an elbow to the temple.
Bracha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bracha stalling.
Boyle blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyle blocks the elbow strike.
Bracha swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boyle manages to pull guard.
Boyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bracha is aware though and is defending well.
Boyle working for a triangle but Bracha defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bracha sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bracha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bracha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bracha has managed to get both his arms back between Boyle's legs - danger averted.
Bracha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle working for a triangle but Bracha defends it easily.
Boyle being controlled here, momentarily.
Boyle has his foot on Bracha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bracha works his way back into a safe position though.
Bracha is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyle has his foot on Bracha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bracha works his way back into a safe position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Boyle'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.
Bracha lands with a good body shot.
Eli Bracha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bracha tries to clinch up but Boyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Crunch! Bracha slams his shin into Boyle's torso.
Bracha moves in looking to clinch but Boyle pushes him off.
A jab lands there for Bracha.
Boyle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bracha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bracha connects with a right hand. Boyle shakes it off.
Eli Bracha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bracha thumps Boyle with a low kick.
Boyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bracha scores with a jab. Boyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bracha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boyle throws out the jab.
Boyle tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Bracha.
Boyle tries to move into range but Bracha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Eli Bracha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bracha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boyle darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boyle looks to land a strike but Bracha avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Boyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bracha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bracha wants to sweep here but Boyle controlling him for the moment.
Bracha pulls Boyle in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyle trying to control but Bracha is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Eli Bracha just wasn't active enough.
Bracha lands with a straight right. Boyle didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bracha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bracha takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bracha tries to work over Boyle's front leg with a kick but Boyle checks it.
No luck for Boyle with that takedown attempt.
Bracha scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bracha, right into the meat.
That kick from Bracha tenderised Boyle's leg. Boyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bracha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bracha, right into the meat.
Bracha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boyle defending well as Bracha loads up on a big left hand.
Eli Bracha is winning the standup battle so far.
Boyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eli Bracha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Boyle.
Bracha misses with a looping right.
Bracha connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch lands to the side of Boyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bracha lands with a kick to the temple. Boyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bracha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Boyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Boyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bracha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bracha!
Boyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Bracha finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyle looks to throw the jab but Bracha is out of range.
That kick from Bracha tenderised Boyle's leg. Boyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boyle seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bracha looks to land a combination. Boyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bracha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bracha scores with a jab to the body.
Boyle throws a sloppy head kick
and Bracha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bracha blocks a head kick by Boyle.
Bracha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Boyle's sensitive parts.
Bracha lunges at Boyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boyle's hand.
Bracha tries to clinch there but Boyle circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bracha scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Boyle throws a big shot that misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Bracha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fred Boyle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bracha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bracha circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Boyle drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bracha follows Boyle to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Bracha!
After the fight, Eli Bracha was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caeas Liege (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and God Zilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liege might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Will T. Bear: For a Few Dollars . The crowd seem to be enjoying Zilla's choice of entrance music: Your arms feel like home.. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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187 lbs
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28
192 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caeas Liege!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, God Zilla!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zilla gets caught napping as Liege dives in and scores a takedown. Zilla manages to retain guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Liege chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Liege working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zilla is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zilla wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zilla is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Liege chips away with some ground and pound.
Liege 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.
Zilla is trying to keep Liege in close.
Zilla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liege defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liege distracts Zilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zilla is trying to control the position but Liege postures up.
Zilla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Liege defends well.
Zilla had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liege defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liege looking to pass the guard.
Zilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zilla looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zilla looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zilla!
Liege is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zilla's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zilla is keen to just control but Liege is a slippery customer.
Zilla is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Liege defends it well.
Liege regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zilla stops Liege from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilla wants to control from the top but Liege keeps moving.
Zilla slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Liege's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Zilla trying to control the position but Liege is working away.
Liege wants to get back to his feet but Zilla drags him back down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zilla looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zilla is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Liege knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Liege sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege tries to kick Zilla off but Zilla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Zilla is trying to control the action in half guard but Liege is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zilla seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Liege is not content to let Zilla control the position.
Zilla is stalling here. Liege is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Zilla seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Liege has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zilla tries to buck Liege off but Liege is having none of it.
Liege is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zilla is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zilla is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilla tries to improve position but can't.
Liege is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Zilla knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Liege tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liege has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Zilla tries to bench press Liege off him but Liege keeps the position.
Liege tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Liege has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Liege tries for a kimura but Zilla is defending well.
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!
Liege cracks Zilla with a big elbow.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeas Liege dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liege checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zilla.
Zilla throws a head kick but Liege moves out of range.
Zilla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liege manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Liege or perhaps it was just good defense by Zilla which made him look bad.
Zilla throws a push kick but Liege slaps the foot to one side.
Zilla misses with a low kick.
Zilla pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liege keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Zilla misses.
Liege tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Zilla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Zilla misses.
Liege wants to clinch.
Zilla throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilla tries to work over Liege's front leg with a kick but Liege checks it.
Zilla tries to keep at a distance but Liege has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liege's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liege is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zilla's half guard.
Caeas Liege overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Zilla wants to control but Liege is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Zilla is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Liege is staying active.
Zilla manages to get to full guard.
Zilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liege might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Liege trying to control but Zilla is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Liege distracts Zilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Liege preventing the sweep.
Liege scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liege distracts Zilla with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zilla is trying to keep Liege in close.
Liege is looking to work some ground and pound but Zilla has wrist control.
Zilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Liege missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liege loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zilla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liege throws a big right hand that misses.
Zilla utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liege tries to stand but Zilla is controlling from the bottom.
Zilla keeping moving, preventing Liege from controlling successfully.
Liege wants to get up but he can't break Zilla's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Liege throws an elbow that misses. Zilla uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Liege's guard. Nice move by Zilla!
Liege looking to control.
Zilla controls from within his opponent's guard.
Liege keeping moving, preventing Zilla from controlling successfully.
Liege controlling Zilla's posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Zilla takes a swing at Liege's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zilla throws a right hand that Liege ducks under and follows up with a left that Liege also avoids with ease.
Liege lands with a right hand.
Liege closes the distance and clinches up with Zilla, looking for a takedown. Liege pushes Zilla against the cage but Zilla circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Liege gets a double leg takedown into Zilla's guard.
Zilla is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liege is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zilla trying to control the position.
Liege trying to control the position from guard on top but Zilla is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zilla is pulling down on Liege's head to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Liege postures up in Zilla's guard and throws a big left but Zilla blocks it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Caeas Liege dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liege shoots in looking for a takedown. Zilla tries to sprawl out of it but Liege keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zilla manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
God Zilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liege closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zilla did well to prevent Liege getting side control.
Zilla is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Liege takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Liege looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zilla with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Liege decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Zilla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zilla fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liege checks it well.
Zilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Liege is just out of range.
Liege has managed to clinch.
Liege jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zilla walks away with a smile on his face. Liege gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Liege shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Liege gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
God Zilla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zilla misses with a shot to the body
and Liege counters with a left to the body.
Liege avoids the head kick by Zilla.
A punch combination from Zilla misses.
Zilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liege looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Liege's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Liege throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zilla works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zilla looking to control.
Zilla is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zilla trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liege landing with the ground and pound.
Zilla is working an open guard so Liege takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zilla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liege shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Liege not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Liege throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zilla won't allow Liege to pass to mount.
Liege working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zilla trying to control here.
Liege has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Zilla defend it? Liege steps over the head and cranks it - Zilla is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Liege!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caeas Liege!
Caeas Liege retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Caeas Liege 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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