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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhorik Vartanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Nowak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zhorik Vartanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak tries to move into range but Vartanov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vartanov connects with the punch.
Vartanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nowak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nowak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vartanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Jan Nowak has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Vartanov has knocked Nowak down with a huge combo! Vartanov steps away and waves a wobbly Nowak back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nowak is rocked!
Nowak attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vartanov cracks Nowak with a left hook right on the temple and Nowak goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Vartanov lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Nowak is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zhorik Vartanov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Hancock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Hancock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hancock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hancock.
Hancock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hancock tries a head kick but it misses.
Hancock gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hancock is breathing heavily.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams rushes Hancock and presses him up against the cage.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Hancock has been cut.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Hancock covering up! Williams comes in with a big uppercut and Hancock goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Williams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Baduk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baduk comes to the cage accompanied by Leontiev Valera - Sokrovische Chernogo Morya. Boy has chosen Миша Маваши - & as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Baduk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Boy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baduk misses with a few strikes there.
Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Sergei Baduk has been cut.
Baduk misses with a double jab.
Boy slips a straight right by Baduk.
Baduk throws a right hand that misses
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baduk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Boy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baduk misses with an uppercut.
Boy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baduk rushes Boy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baduk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baduk breaks the clinch.
Boy misses with a hook.
Baduk looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Sergei Baduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Baduk scores with a leg kick.
Baduk ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Baduk misses.
Boy tries to bum rush Baduk with a series of wild strikes but Baduk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baduk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Baduk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Russian Boy has been cut.
Baduk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Baduk connects with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Boy misses its intended target.
Boy keeps the fight on the outside.
A combination from Baduk does no damage.
Baduk throws a front kick aimed at Boy's knee but Boy avoids it well.
Boy takes one to the side of the head.
Baduk closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baduk throws a series of strikes that have Boy backpedaling.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baduk, as that shot connected.
Boy avoids the head kick by Baduk.
Boy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boy clobbers Baduk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Baduk throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Baduk lands a big right hand that sends Boy crashing to the mat! Baduk stays standing though and waves Boy back to his feet!
Boy is rocked!
That has opened up Russian Boy's cut even more.
Boy gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergei Baduk!
Our winner, Sergei Baduk, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Kamehameha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Browne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Browne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC - Face the Pain kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for King Kamehameha has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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257 lbs
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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
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Kamehameha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Browne !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamehameha throws a nice looking combination but Browne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamehameha tries to clinch up.
Browne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamehameha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Browne drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Browne stops Kamehameha from standing up.
Kamehameha trying to keep a closed guard but Browne is proving a slippery customer.
Browne throwing strikes but missing.
Browne throws a strike but Kamehameha rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kamehameha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browne lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kamehameha!
Browne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Browne landing shots from mount.
It looks like King Kamehameha has been cut.
Kamehameha is wriggling around trying to escape.
Browne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kamehameha is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Browne breaks from Kamehameha's wrist control and lands an elbow.
King Kamehameha's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamehameha wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Browne .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Browne lands with some strikes.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Kamehameha's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Travis Browne !
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Mctwist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cabbage Patched (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Mctwist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cabbage Patched!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patched with a hook.
Patched moves out of range of the strikes.
Patched takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Patched.
Nice body punch from Patched - that landed with a thud.
Patched scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patched lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Patched lands a good knee to the midsection. Mctwist won't want to take too many of those.
Patched tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patched tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mctwist gets through Patched's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Cabbage Patched has been cut.
Mctwist lands a takedown into guard.
Patched has control of Mctwist's left arm, preventing Mctwist from doing any damage.
Mctwist trying to control the position from guard on top but Patched is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mctwist might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patched is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mctwist got a little sloppy there for a moment and Patched has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mctwist has managed to get both his arms back between Patched's legs - danger averted.
Patched wants to get back to his feet but Mctwist is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patched is trying to keep Mctwist in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patched has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mctwist has passed into side control.
Patched struggling a bit here.
Mctwist trying to control the action but Patched is working from the bottom.
Patched gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Patched is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patched wants to control but Mctwist is having none of it.
Patched takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mctwist looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mctwist working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That has opened up Cabbage Patched's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cabbage Patched's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oliver Mctwist!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Duck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syroviy comes to the cage accompanied by Три Буквы . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Eduard Syroviy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Duck!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syroviy takes the fight into the clinch.
Duck jumps guard but Syroviy stands there with Duck around his waist. Duck gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Duck tries to pull guard but Syroviy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Duck jumps guard but Syroviy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Eduard Syroviy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Duck.
Syroviy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duck lands a nice leg kick that just misses Syroviy's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Syroviy.
Syroviy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duck.
Syroviy throws a head kick that misses.
Syroviy checks a low kick from Duck.
Syroviy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Syroviy coming out on top.
It looks like Donald Duck has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duck avoids the head kick by Syroviy.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Syroviy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duck on the side of the head.
Duck gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Duck throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Duck misses
and Syroviy counters with a beautiful punch that sends Duck to the canvas!
Duck is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Duck wants to sweep but no luck.
Syroviy wants to stand but Duck is controlling his posture from full guard.
Duck being controlled here, momentarily.
Duck is trying to control the position but Syroviy postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Syroviy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duck 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Duck lands a leg kick that knocks Syroviy off balance momentarily.
Duck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Syroviy misses its intended target.
Syroviy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eduard Syroviy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Syroviy blocks the low kick.
Syroviy lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Duck tenderised Syroviy's leg. Syroviy is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syroviy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Duck tenderised Syroviy's leg. Syroviy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Syroviy is breathing heavily.
Syroviy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Duck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Syroviy. No joy for Duck on that attempt.
Syroviy throws a head kick that misses.
Syroviy tries to bum rush Duck with a series of wild strikes but Duck uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duck throws a solid leg kick but Syroviy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duck.
Duck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Duck staying out of range there.
Duck tries to land a leg kick but Syroviy saw it coming and moves away.
Duck misses with a leg kick.
Nice cross by Syroviy.
Syroviy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck takes one on the chin but seems OK.
An inside leg kick from Duck misses.
Duck throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Syroviy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duck's head.
Duck throws a low kick, looking for Syroviy's leg but Syroviy calmly moves out of range.
Duck throws a leg kick but Syroviy checks it.
Duck slips under a jab from Syroviy.
Duck tried to score with a low kick but Syroviy checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duck. That's going to slow Syroviy down.
Syroviy checks a leg kick.
Syroviy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duck misses with a low kick as Syroviy jumps back.
Duck fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Syroviy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Duck fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Syroviy checks it well.
Duck will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Duck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Syroviy as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syroviy misses with a head kick.
Duck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Syroviy as he avoids it easily.
Duck finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duck tries to work over Syroviy's front leg with a kick but Syroviy checks it.
Syroviy checks a low kick from Duck.
Syroviy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Syroviy looks to land a combination. Duck sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Syroviy dips to his left and cracks Duck with an uppercut!
Duck shoots in looking for a takedown but Syroviy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Duck's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Syroviy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Syroviy does it's job there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Syroviy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Syroviy breaks the clinch.
Syroviy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Syroviy throws a series of punches but Duck avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduard Syroviy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Duck. That's going to slow Syroviy down.
Duck shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Syroviy as he jumps to the side.
Duck throws a low kick, looking for Syroviy's leg but Syroviy calmly moves out of range.
Syroviy blocks a low kick nicely.
Syroviy moves out of range of the leg kick from Duck.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Syroviy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duck. That did some damage!
Syroviy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duck throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Syroviy throws a combination that misses
and Duck counters with a low kick, right behind Syroviy 's knee.
Duck misses with a low kick.
Duck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Syroviy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Syroviy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Duck walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duck walks into a straight right hand from Syroviy.
Syroviy checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duck 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 Syroviy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syroviy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duck fails with a takedown attempt.
Duck is breathing heavily.
Syroviy darts in and clinches Duck up against the cage.
Duck is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Syroviy to keep the fight standing.
Eduard Syroviy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Duck.
Duck fails to pull guard.
Duck tries to pull guard but Syroviy won't allow it.
Syroviy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Duck tenderised Syroviy's leg. Syroviy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Syroviy throws a head kick but Duck moves out of range.
Eduard Syroviy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Syroviy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Syroviy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Syroviy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Syroviy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Duck misses with a low kick as Syroviy jumps back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Syroviy tries to clinch up but Duck circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duck shoots in but Syroviy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Syroviy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duck.
Syroviy connects with the punch.
Duck takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Syroviy is looking to clinch but Duck is avoiding it.
Duck connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duck throws a leg kick that is checked
and Syroviy counters with a body kick.
Duck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duck shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Syroviy defends it nicely.
Duck throws a solid leg kick but Syroviy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duck.
Syroviy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Duck has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Syroviy.
Syroviy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Syroviy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duck on the side of the head.
That has opened up Donald Duck's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck tries a low kick but Syroviy avoids it.
Duck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Syroviy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Duck somewhat.
Syroviy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Syroviy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duck's head backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duck.
Duck throws a nice outside leg kick.
Syroviy checks a leg kick.
Duck blocks a head kick by Syroviy.
Duck shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Duck showed some decent athleticism there.
Syroviy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syroviy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Syroviy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Duck is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Duck passes to full mount!
Duck is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Syroviy is working to get back to half guard.
Duck controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Eduard Syroviy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donald Duck'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!
Syroviy connects with a leg kick. Duck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Syroviy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duck takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Syroviy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Duck throws a leg kick but Syroviy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Duck blocks the body kick.
Duck misses with a leg kick.
Duck swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duck shoots for a takedown but Syroviy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Duck tries to move into range but Syroviy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab lands there for Syroviy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duck 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 Syroviy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Syroviy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duck chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Syroviy can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duck walks into a straight right hand from Syroviy.
A head kick misses from Syroviy.
Syroviy connects with a leg kick. Duck looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Syroviy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duck is still on wobbly legs! Can Syroviy finish him?
Duck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Syroviy but Syroviy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Duck seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syroviy scores with the left hand. Duck knows he should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syroviy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Syroviy throws a head kick that misses.
Syroviy drives through and clinches with Duck against the cage.
Syroviy breaks from the clinch.
Duck motions for Syroviy to come forward. Duck throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Syroviy moves into the clinch.
Syroviy breaks the clinch.
A bone on bone clash there as Syroviy blocks the leg kick.
Syroviy dips to his left and cracks Duck with an uppercut!
Syroviy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Syroviy throws a sloppy head kick and Duck moves out of range easily.
Syroviy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eduard Syroviy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Duck.
Duck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Syroviy is out of range and Duck settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syroviy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duck blocks a head kick by Syroviy.
Syroviy lands a head kick!
Syroviy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Syroviy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Duck attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Duck walks into a stiff left hand from Syroviy.
Duck cracks the inside of Syroviy's front leg.
Duck throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duck walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Syroviy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Syroviy tries to clinch up.
Duck throws a leg kick but Syroviy checks it.
Syroviy misses with a head kick.
Duck stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Syroviy.
Duck looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duck wants to get up but he can't break Syroviy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Duck trying to control the position from guard on top but Syroviy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Syroviy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Syroviy prevents Duck from improving his position.
Syroviy tries to pass the half guard into mount. Duck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Well, if Syroviy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syroviy trying to pass the guard but Duck defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Syroviy is looking to clinch.
Syroviy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Syroviy misses with a looping left.
Eduard Syroviy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Duck fails to land the takedown.
Syroviy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Syroviy keeps Duck at a distance using the push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duck thows a leg kick but Syroviy checks it
letting Syroviy counter with a right hand.
Duck fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donald Duck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Syroviy connects with a crisp jab.
Syroviy lands a head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eduard Syroviy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Syroviy, 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eduard Syroviy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vazren Rigogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Berlley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rigogo comes to the cage accompanied by Parapapapa. Vazren Rigogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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287 lbs
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225 lbs
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vazren Rigogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kim Berlley!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rigogo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rigogo throws out a leg kick but Berlley moves out of range and Rigogo only half commits.
Berlley throws a head kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Rigogo there.
Rigogo lands a head kick. Berlley smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Berlley lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Berlley, right into the meat.
Berlley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Berlley throws a sloppy head kick
and Rigogo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Berlley shoots for a double leg takedown but Rigogo sprawls well. He's pushed Berlley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fighters circle, before Rigogo throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Berlley's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rigogo lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Vazren Rigogo!
Vazren Rigogo managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kosti Lom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasiliy Sobolev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lom's entrance music is Моя крепост . A fine choice. Sobolev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ya kuplu tebe dom. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kosti Lom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasiliy Sobolev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lom keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sobolev.
Sobolev looks to score with a jab to the body but Lom is just out of range.
Sobolev fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Sobolev or perhaps it was just good defense by Lom which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Lom.
Lom leaves Sobolev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kosti Lom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Sobolev.
Sobolev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lom circles away quickly and effectively.
Lom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lom with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sobolev to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kosti Lom has been cut.
Lom doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobolev circles away.
Vasiliy Sobolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobolev moves away.
Lom tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobolev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sobolev shoots in looking for a takedown. Lom tries to sprawl out of it but Sobolev keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobolev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Lom lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sobolev doesn't seem phased though.
Sobolev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lom avoids it really well and circles away.
Sobolev shoots in and bounces Lom off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobolev postures up in Lom's guard and throws a big left but Lom blocks it.
Sobolev stops Lom from standing up.
Sobolev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sobolev throwing strikes from guard but Lom blocks nicely.
Sobolev is looking to work some ground and pound but Lom has wrist control.
Sobolev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobolev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lom has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sobolev has managed to get both his arms back between Lom's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobolev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lom avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lom is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sobolev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lom regains guard.
Sobolev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sobolev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sobolev won't allow Lom to get back to his feet.
Sobolev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobolev.
Lom wants to get back to his feet but Sobolev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sobolev postures up in Lom's guard and throws a big left but Lom blocks it.
Lom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobolev.
Lom keeping moving, preventing Sobolev from controlling successfully.
Lom managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sobolev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sobolev is one step ahead there.
Sobolev won't allow Lom to get back to his feet.
Lom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sobolev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobolev.
Lom is trying to control the position but Sobolev postures up.
Sobolev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lom manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lom is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sobolev to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sobolev shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Lom throws some wild stikes that Sobolev manages to avoid easily.
Lom looking to control but Sobolev is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sobolev bucks up and throws Lom to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobolev shoots in and drives through. Lom sprawls well.
Sobolev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lom.
Lom tries to clinch up but Sobolev circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Sobolev misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasiliy Sobolev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kosti Lom's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lom closes the distance and pushes Sobolev back into the cage.
Sobolev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lom regains guard immediately.
Sobolev won't allow Lom to get back to his feet.
Sobolev preventing the sweep.
Lom is working hard here to advance position.
Sobolev connects with a couple of short punches.
Lom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sobolev.
Lom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobolev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lom managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lom is on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobolev wriggles free and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobolev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lom as he jumps to the side.
Sobolev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobolev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lom avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobolev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lom throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobolev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lom stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sobolev connects with a looping right hand.
Lom cracks Sobolev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lom.
Lom is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lom closes the distance but Sobolev moves to the side
and Sobolev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lom looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobolev is just out of range.
Vasiliy Sobolev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lom gets through Sobolev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobolev can't get the takedown.
Kosti Lom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vasiliy Sobolev.
Sobolev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sobolev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Vasiliy Sobolev has been cut.
Sobolev tries to score a body lock takedown but Lom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sobolev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sobolev is breathing heavily.
Lom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lom has Sobolev pushed against the cage.
Sobolev takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev blocks an elbow strike from Lom.
Sobolev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lom avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lom throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lom scores a nice knee to the body.
Lom lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sobolev backwards.
Lom lands a damaging elbow.
Lom dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lom misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobolev.
Lom trying to land knees to the body.
Lom trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lom.
Sobolev managing to block the knees to the body from Lom.
Sobolev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lom avoiding damage.
Sobolev is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobolev takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Vasiliy Sobolev's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lom'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.
Lom looking to throw knees to the head but Sobolev is blocking nicely.
Lom pushes off an throws an elbow but Sobolev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lom stalling in the clinch.
Lom throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sobolev has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lom after a bit of a struggle.
Lom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The cut above Vasiliy Sobolev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sobolev dodges an elbow strike from Lom.
Sobolev takes an elbow to the temple.
Lom lands with a left to the head.
Vasiliy Sobolev'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 Vasiliy Sobolev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kosti Lom!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gniewomir Polaniecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nogueira's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Entrance. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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255 lbs
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249 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gniewomir Polaniecki!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polaniecki.
Nogueira misses with a hook.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch but Polaniecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nogueira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Polaniecki tries to clinch up.
Nogueira lands a nice looking body shot.
Polaniecki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Gniewomir Polaniecki has been cut.
Polaniecki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nogueira. That did some damage!
Polaniecki misses with the combination.
Polaniecki looks to throw the jab but Nogueira is out of range.
Nogueira lands with a hook. Polaniecki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Nogueira closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira wants to stand up but Polaniecki is controlling the position.
Nogueira is thwarting Polaniecki's attempts to control the position.
Polaniecki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nogueira.
Polaniecki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Polaniecki keeping moving, preventing Nogueira from controlling successfully.
Nogueira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Polaniecki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nogueira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Polaniecki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polaniecki keeping full guard, as Nogueira tries to pass.
Polaniecki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nogueira!
Nogueira tries to hold on but Polaniecki pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira working to try and regain half guard.
Nogueira is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Polaniecki wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
Polaniecki content just to control the position here.
Nogueira wants to hold on but Polaniecki pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to get to half guard.
Polaniecki controlling from mount.
Polaniecki has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueira's face.
Nogueira wants to control but Polaniecki is having none of it.
Nogueira is desperately trying to improve his position but Polaniecki has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira wants to control but Polaniecki is having none of it.
Polaniecki wants to control the pace but Nogueira is squirming around nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polaniecki connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Polaniecki throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Polaniecki ducks under a wild hook from Nogueira.
Polaniecki throws a leg kick but Nogueira moved away.
Nogueira tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polaniecki swivels and escapes.
Polaniecki throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Polaniecki tenderised Nogueira's leg. Nogueira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nogueira scores with a hook.
Polaniecki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nogueira avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nogueira ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Polaniecki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira throwing shots but Polaniecki is blocking nicely.
Polaniecki works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nogueira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nogueira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Polaniecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Polaniecki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polaniecki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nogueira wants to control from the top but Polaniecki keeps moving.
Polaniecki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polaniecki seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nogueira trying to control the position from guard on top but Polaniecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nogueira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polaniecki is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Polaniecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nogueira.
Polaniecki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Polaniecki throws a sloppy head kick
and Nogueira counters with a nice body shot.
Polaniecki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polaniecki walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nogueira checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Polaniecki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nogueira has taken the fight to the clinch.
Polaniecki working aggressively here.
Nogueira lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polaniecki blocks a body shot from Nogueira.
Nogueira scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Nogueira.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nogueira being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira lands a right hand that snaps the head of Polaniecki backwards.
Polaniecki trying to stall but Nogueira improves his position.
Nogueira manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira throws a hook but Polaniecki blocks it.
Nogueira 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.
Polaniecki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gniewomir Polaniecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nogueira shoots in for a takedown but Polaniecki shows good takedown defense.
Polaniecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nogueira.
Nogueira takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Polaniecki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nogueira.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Polaniecki lands with an uppercut that bounces Nogueira off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Nogueira.
Polaniecki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nogueira stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nogueira scores a takedown into full mount!
Nogueira misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Polaniecki is trying desperately to improve position.
Nogueira looking to control but Polaniecki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Polaniecki holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nogueira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polaniecki wants to control but Nogueira is having none of it.
Polaniecki takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That has opened up Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut even more.
Nogueira wants to control the pace but Polaniecki is squirming around nicely.
Nogueira throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Polaniecki wants to hold on but Nogueira pushes him away.
Nogueira working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gniewomir Polaniecki'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 Gniewomir Polaniecki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira retains his heavyweight title!
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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