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Valhalla 53: Four Kings PPV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthmael HardStyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arthmael HardStyle has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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270 lbs
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287 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthmael HardStyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tayson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
HardStyle ducks straight into an uppercut from Tayson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - HardStyle manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Arthmael HardStyle has been cut.
HardStyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
HardStyle is looking for a triangle here but Tayson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Tayson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
HardStyle pushes Tayson up against the cage in a clinch.
HardStyle is trying to push Tayson away but Tayson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tayson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tayson plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops HardStyle to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! HardStyle just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mike Tayson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aapo Kalypsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Powerful takedowns
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aapo Kalypsi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durden tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kalypsi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Durden gets caught napping as Kalypsi dives in and scores a takedown. Durden manages to retain guard.
Kalypsi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Durden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalypsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kalypsi throws an elbow that misses. Durden uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kalypsi's guard. Nice move by Durden!
Kalypsi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Durden must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kalypsi trying to keep a closed guard but Durden is proving a slippery customer.
Durden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kalypsi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Durden won't allow Kalypsi to sweep him here.
Kalypsi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durden looking to pass the guard.
Kalypsi 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalypsi working for a triangle but Durden defends it easily.
Durden got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kalypsi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Durden has managed to get both his arms back between Kalypsi's legs - danger averted.
Kalypsi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kalypsi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Durden manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden keeping moving, preventing Kalypsi from controlling successfully.
Durden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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!
Durden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Durden wants to stand and escape but Kalypsi is having none of it.
Kalypsi advances to half guard.
Kalypsi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Durden does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kalypsi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Durden is not content to let Kalypsi control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi is pressing down on Durden's thigh, looking to free his foot. Durden is holding on for now.
Kalypsi trying to control the action but Durden is working from the bottom.
Durden is trying to stand up here but Kalypsi is controlling him well.
Durden trying to control from the bottom.
Durden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi trying to pass the guard but Durden defending well.
Kalypsi trying to control from half guard but Durden is working away.
Kalypsi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kalypsi controlling the action here.
Kalypsi trying to pass the guard but Durden defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalypsi trying to control the action but Durden is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Kalypsi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kalypsi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Durden to the ground. Kalypsi is now in Durden's guard.
Kalypsi advances position into side control!
Kalypsi tries for a kimura but Durden is defending well.
Kalypsi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Durden's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kalypsi tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kalypsi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden parries the strikes from Kalypsi easily there. Kalypsi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Durden to escape.
Durden is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kalypsi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Kalypsi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Durden being controlled for a moment.
Kalypsi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Durden sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Durden is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kalypsi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalypsi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kalypsi tries to advance position but instead Durden slips a leg back in to half guard.
Kalypsi wants to pass to mount but Durden is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi working over Durden with some ground and pound. Durden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kalypsi seems to be working for a kimura but Durden defends the submission attempt.
Kalypsi 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.
Kalypsi trying to control from half guard but Durden is working away.
Kalypsi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kalypsi thows a huge punch but Durden dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kalypsi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kalypsi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kalypsi 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalypsi content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aapo Kalypsi dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Durden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalypsi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Durden did well to prevent Kalypsi getting side control.
Durden is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kalypsi is looking for submissions but instead, Durden has regained full guard.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kalypsi stops Durden from standing up.
Aapo Kalypsi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalypsi wants to pass the guard but Durden is keeping the position.
Kalypsi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kalypsi passes Durden's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kalypsi trying to control the action but Durden is working from the bottom.
Kalypsi is looking to pass Durden's guard but actually Durden recovers to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi passes into half guard.
Kalypsi is keen to just control but Durden is a slippery customer.
Durden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kalypsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durden keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalypsi is trying to work for a kimura but Durden is defending well.
Kalypsi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kalypsi seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Durden for as long as he can get away with.
Kalypsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Durden keeps working.
Kalypsi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Aapo Kalypsi just wasn't active enough.
Kalypsi shoots for a takedown but Durden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden stuffs the takedown.
Kalypsi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kalypsi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Durden thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kalypsi throwing strikes from guard but Durden blocks nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalypsi postures up and lands a big shot to Durden's brow.
Aapo Kalypsi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kalypsi forces his way into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aapo Kalypsi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kalypsi, 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aapo Kalypsi!
As Aapo Kalypsi got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: My jizzizzu ended the fight prematurely again. '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Katsuo Takeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takeda comes to the cage accompanied by Warrior Asylum by Disturbed. Vito Ferrari will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Katsuo Takeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takeda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Takeda tries to keep at a distance but Ferrari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Takeda jumps guard but Ferrari stands there with Takeda around his waist. Takeda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ferrari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takeda takes a shot to the head.
Ferrari misses with a punch to the body.
Ferrari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ferrari scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Katsuo Takeda has been cut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ferrari.
Ferrari is trying to maintain a safe position but Takeda gets an underhook and turns Ferrari into the cage.
Ferrari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takeda paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ferrari fakes the leg kick and cracks Takeda in the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Takeda crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ferrari - the referee stops the clock and Takeda gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ferrari. Takeda manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ferrari takes a swing at Takeda's ribcage but misses.
Ferrari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ferrari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takeda moves away.
Vito Ferrari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferrari. That snapped Takeda's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari looks to land a right hand but Takeda moved out of range.
Takeda shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ferrari as he avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferrari connects with a body shot.
Ferrari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferrari, right into the meat.
Takeda takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ferrari throws a poor cross that misses
and Takeda decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferrari's guard.
Takeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrari tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ferrari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ferrari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Takeda. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Takeda tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrari is retaining full guard.
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeda throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferrari is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda throwing strikes but missing.
Ferrari managing to control the position.
Takeda throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Takeda working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Takeda chips away with some ground and pound.
Ferrari seems keen to control Takeda's posture.
Takeda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ferrari controls Takeda momentarily but Takeda frees himself.
Ferrari manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Takeda tries to reverse the position but Ferrari maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda tries to hold on but Ferrari postures up.
Takeda slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ferrari wants to stand up but Takeda is controlling the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrari stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Takeda to get to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferrari pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Ferrari dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Katsuo Takeda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ferrari lands a high kick!
Ferrari lands an overhand right.
Ferrari missing with a left hand there. Takeda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takeda shoots in and bounces Ferrari off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Takeda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ferrari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Takeda is in close to Ferrari's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Takeda slips nicely into half guard.
Takeda is looking to take a break and control but Ferrari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Takeda drops an elbow to the side of Ferrari's head.
Takeda not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takeda looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Takeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ferrari looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ferrari wants to improve his position but Takeda is controlling well.
Takeda is keen to just control but Ferrari is a slippery customer.
Takeda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Takeda is thwarting Ferrari's attempts to control the position.
Ferrari wants to get back to his feet.
Takeda scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takeda is working for a submission of some sort.
Ferrari is trying to get back to full guard.
Takeda scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takeda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Takeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferrari's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takeda thows a huge punch but Ferrari dodges it nicely.
Takeda throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrari has his hands clasped together around Takeda's back. He's all about the action.
Ferrari tries to get to full guard but Takeda has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari taking some punishment here, with Takeda in his half guard.
Takeda lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Takeda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ferrari is not content to let Takeda control the position.
Takeda throws a strike but Ferrari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ferrari keeping full guard, as Takeda tries to pass.
Ferrari keeping moving, preventing Takeda from controlling successfully.
Ferrari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Takeda's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda wants to sweep here but Ferrari controlling him for the moment.
Takeda working for a triangle but Ferrari defends it easily.
Takeda throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takeda looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takeda looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ferrari gets to his feet - Takeda follows without any prompting.
Ferrari has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Takeda looking to score a takedown here. Ferrari is defending well but Takeda drives through and ends up in Ferrari's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Katsuo Takeda dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Katsuo Takeda's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Takeda takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Takeda misses with an uppercut. Ferrari saw that one coming.
Takeda moves out of range as Ferrari strikes.
Takeda takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Takeda ducks under a wild hook from Ferrari.
Ferrari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Takeda.
Ferrari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrari throws a head kick that misses.
Takeda avoids the head kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari feints and then cracks Takeda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Takeda down.
Takeda fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ferrari avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrari throws an off balance right hand
and Takeda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Takeda throws an overhand right that lands on Ferrari's shoulder, as Ferrari tries to avoid the shot.
Takeda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Takeda thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ferrari's head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takeda connects with a nice short shot to Ferrari's temple.
Ferrari wants to improve his position but Takeda is controlling well.
Takeda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Takeda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferrari keeps working.
Takeda throws a strike but Ferrari avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrari controls Takeda momentarily but Takeda frees himself.
Takeda is stalling in the full guard.
Takeda drops back looking for a leg! Ferrari is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ferrari manages to kick Takeda off! Takeda jumps back into Ferrari's guard.
Takeda trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Takeda preventing the sweep.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takeda lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ferrari controls Takeda momentarily but Takeda frees himself.
Takeda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ferrari is trying to keep Takeda in close.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Takeda trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ferrari not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takeda missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ferrari looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferrari, not yet.
Ferrari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Takeda trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Ferrari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Takeda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takeda postures up in Ferrari's guard and throws a big left but Ferrari blocks it.
Takeda trying to control but Ferrari is working from the bottom.
Takeda pushes down on Ferrari's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takeda lands with a punch from half guard.
Takeda wants to free his trapped foot but Ferrari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takeda with the ground and pound but Ferrari uses the opportunity to regain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrari 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferrari is trying to control the position but Takeda postures up.
Takeda content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Katsuo Takeda.
I think Takeda has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Katsuo Takeda!
Katsuo Takeda looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I am happy to pull off another win. I cannot wait for my next challenge. I might take a little time off to focus on my training so I can keep up with the higher ranked guys in the division.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Broadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Broadus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Am I?. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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22
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin Broadus!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from The Greek does no damage.
Broadus lands a nice shot to the body.
The Greek misses with a hook.
The Greek connects with a nice looking jab.
The Greek moves out of range as Broadus strikes.
Broadus dodges the punch combination from The Greek.
Broadus clinches up with The Greek and pushes him back against the cage.
Broadus misses with a punch to the body.
Broadus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Greek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Broadus manages to avoid it.
The Greek misses with a series of wild punches.
Broadus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A combination from The Greek does no damage.
The Greek connects with a nice cross there... Broadus is looking wobbly and The Greek recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Broadus to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - The Greek jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zorba The Greek!
Zorba The Greek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « ↑ TRIPLE 160Q ® 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 Jima Jammy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pulla Sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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29
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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Excellent 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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jima Jammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pulla Sorsa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sorsa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jammy throws out the jab.
Jammy thumps Sorsa with a low kick.
Sorsa throws a low kick but Jammy moves out of range easily.
Sorsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jammy.
Sorsa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jammy.
Jammy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sorsa throws a head kick but Jammy moves out of range.
Sorsa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sorsa wants to clinch up but Jammy keeps it at a distance.
Sorsa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sorsa misses with a hook.
Jammy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jammy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorsa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jammy.
Good standup being displayed there by Sorsa as he connects with a hook.
Sorsa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sorsa 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 Jammy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jammy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jammy feints and as Sorsa raises his hands in defense, Jammy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jammy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jammy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jammy trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorsa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sorsa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jammy is one step ahead there.
Sorsa wants to stand up but Jammy is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sorsa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jammy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jammy chips away with some ground and pound.
Sorsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sorsa is looking to stand up but Jammy isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jammy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jammy throws a big right hand that misses.
Sorsa trying to control the position.
Jammy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sorsa is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jammy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sorsa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sorsa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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!
Jammy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sorsa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jammy throwing strikes but missing.
Jammy throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jammy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorsa is looking to stand up but Jammy isn't so interested in that idea.
Sorsa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jammy's guard.
Jammy 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.
Jammy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jammy is looking to sweep but instead, Sorsa has passed into half guard.
Jammy wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Jammy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sorsa controlling the action here.
Jammy looking for submissions off his back.
Sorsa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jammy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jammy is trying to get back to full guard.
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 Jima Jammy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jammy lands with a shot to the body.
Sorsa lands with an overhand left.
Jammy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sorsa manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jammy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sorsa wants to stand but Jammy is controlling the position.
Jammy is working Sorsa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sorsa wants to sweep but no luck.
Sorsa controlling the position.
Sorsa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jammy looking to pass the guard.
Jammy is working hard here to advance position.
Jammy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammy postures up and lands a big shot to Sorsa's brow.
Sorsa keeping moving, preventing Jammy from controlling successfully.
Jammy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sorsa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jammy drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sorsa looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sorsa looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sorsa!
Jammy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sorsa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sorsa decides to stand back up.
Sorsa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jammy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sorsa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Sorsa.
Pulla Sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jammy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sorsa to the mat! Sorsa manages to get full guard.
Sorsa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jammy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sorsa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jammy.
Jammy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sorsa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jammy!
Sorsa trying to control but Jammy is having none of it.
Sorsa controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jima Jammy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jammy is looking to improve his position but Sorsa isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sorsa stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Sorsa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jammy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jammy moves out of range as Sorsa strikes.
Jammy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sorsa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jammy misses with a hook. Sorsa ducked under it nicely.
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 Jima Jammy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sorsa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sorsa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sorsa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jammy misses with a body kick.
Sorsa connects with a jab.
Jammy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jammy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jammy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jammy throws a nice looking combination but Sorsa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pulla Sorsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jammy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jammy thows a body shot but no joy.
Sorsa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jammy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jammy wants to slow Sorsa down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Jammy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jammy fails with a takedown attempt.
A low kick from Sorsa misses
and Jammy counters with a body kick.
Jammy fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jima Jammy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorsa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jammy. That did some damage!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jammy is defended easily by Sorsa.
Sorsa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jammy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sorsa checks the leg kick.
Jammy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sorsa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sorsa gets a clinch.
Sorsa lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sorsa.
It looks like Jima Jammy has been cut.
Sorsa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jammy goes for a takedown attempt but Sorsa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jammy shoots in for a takedown but Sorsa shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sorsa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jammy scores with a nice head shot.
Jammy moves out of range of the body kick.
Sorsa moves into the clinch successfully.
Sorsa lands a hook that snaps the head of Jammy backwards.
Jammy drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sorsa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sorsa wants to clinch up but Jammy keeps it at a distance.
Good work by Jammy as he checks the leg kick.
Sorsa connects with a high kick.
Jammy throws an overhand right that lands on Sorsa's shoulder, as Sorsa tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa scores with a jab. Jammy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jammy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jammy shoots in and drives through. Sorsa sprawls well.
Jammy blocks a head kick by Sorsa.
Sorsa fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jammy misses with a few strikes there.
Pulla Sorsa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jammy throws an overhand right that lands on Sorsa's shoulder, as Sorsa tries to avoid the shot.
Sorsa cracks the inside of Jammy's front leg.
Some wild striking there from Sorsa.
Jammy misses with a head kick.
Sorsa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jammy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sorsa throws a head kick that misses.
Jammy looks to land a left hand but Sorsa moved out of range nicely.
Jammy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sorsa.
Jammy throws a hook but Sorsa blocks it.
Jammy avoids the head kick by Sorsa.
Jammy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sorsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sorsa tries to clinch up but Jammy circles away and keeps his distance.
Jammy moves out of range of the leg kick from Sorsa.
Sorsa misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jammy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulla Sorsa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sorsa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jammy counters with a nice body shot.
Sorsa slaps away a takedown attempt from Jammy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jammy avoids the head kick by Sorsa.
Sorsa connects with an inside leg kick.
Sorsa scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sorsa throws a wild body kick that Jammy sees coming a mile off.
Jammy ducks under a wild hook from Sorsa.
Sorsa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sorsa misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jammy thows a body shot but no joy.
Jammy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sorsa sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jammy somewhat.
Jammy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sorsa checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pulla Sorsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jammy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pulla Sorsa!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Purity Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Tykki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hit em up 2pac. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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20
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Excellent 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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Purity Gutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Timo Tykki!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tykki throws a right hand that misses
and Gutz counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gutz.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Tykki keeping full guard, as Gutz tries to pass.
Gutz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gutz is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gutz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tykki is keeping the position for now.
Gutz trying to control but Tykki is working from the bottom.
Gutz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tykki keeping moving, preventing Gutz from controlling successfully.
Gutz advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tykki takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tykki on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tykki is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gutz 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.
Gutz lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tykki tries to escape but Gutz is in control.
Gutz wants to control for a moment but Tykki uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Tykki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gutz.
Gutz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tykki is refusing to be controlled, as Gutz sits in half guard.
Gutz is looking to advance position but Tykki won't allow it.
Gutz works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz controls the position.
Gutz lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tykki down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutz taking a breather here.
Tykki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gutz is putting a hurting on Tykki here, landing some big shots from side control.
Gutz advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gutz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tykki wants to hold on but Gutz pushes him away.
Gutz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gutz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Gutz.
Tykki is rocked!
Gutz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Tykki bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Gutz and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Purity Gutz!
An out of breath Purity Gutz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Struve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Nak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Struve might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to nie Tempah - Written In The Stars. Harry Nak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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26
294 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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260 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Struve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Nak!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nak drops Struve with a beautiful combination! Struve stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nak is looking for the KO!
It looks like Stefan Struve has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Struve lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nak backs up against the cage.
It looks like Harry Nak has been cut.
Nak pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Struve throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Struve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Struve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Struve throws a quick inside leg kick.
Struve fails to land with a series of punches.
Nak misses with a double jab.
Nak listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Struve scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Struve throws a head kick that misses.
Struve shoots in and drives through. Nak sprawls well.
Nak misses with an uppercut. Struve saw that one coming.
Struve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Struve misses with the combination.
Struve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struve. Nak does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Nak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nak throws a right hand that Struve ducks under and follows up with a left that Struve also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Struve. Nak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nak scores with a hook.
Stefan Struve's cut is getting worse.
Struve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Struve cracks Nak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Struve tenderised Nak's leg. Nak is trying to keep his angry face on.
Struve tries to bum rush Nak with a series of wild strikes but Nak uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Struve misses with a two punch combination.
Nak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Struve.
Nak tries to bum rush Struve with a series of wild strikes but Struve uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Nak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Struve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Struve is defended easily by Nak.
A combination from Nak does no damage.
Struve moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Struve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Nak. Those never looked like landing.
Nak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struve circles away quickly and effectively.
Nak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nak connects with a nice looking jab.
Struve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Struve circles away quickly and effectively.
Struve motions for Nak to come forward. Struve throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struve tries a head kick but it misses.
Struve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Struve has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Struve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Struve gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stefan Struve's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Struve will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Struve misses with a double jab.
Nak cracks Struve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Struve is rocked!
Jeez, Stefan Struve's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Struve scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Nak. Those never looked like landing.
Nak misses with a combination
and Struve counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nak thinking.
Nak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Struve.
Nak looks gassed!
Struve smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nak misses with a combination
and Struve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nak looks to land a combination but Struve avoids it well.
Struve wants to slow Nak down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Struve manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nak on his heels. He'll look to pass Nak's guard now, I'm sure.
Struve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nak is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struve is posturing up here but Nak has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Struve tries to roll out but it's too tight and Struve has to tap! Slick submission there by Nak!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Nak!
Harry Nak very nearly forgot to thank BioPharm Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nena Apina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werkka Easterlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werkka Easterlund will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nena Apina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Werkka Easterlund!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apina scores with a takedown into Easterlund's guard.
Easterlund wants to stand but Apina is controlling the position.
Apina wants to pass the guard but Easterlund is keeping the position.
Easterlund controls Apina momentarily but Apina frees himself.
Apina loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Apina trying to control but Easterlund is working from the bottom.
Apina looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Easterlund looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apina takes one to the side of the head.
Apina is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch lands to the side of Apina 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Easterlund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Easterlund has Apina up against the cage in a clinch.
Easterlund scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Apina turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Apina manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apina tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Easterlund's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Apina working the ground and pound.
Apina passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Easterlund!
Apina controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apina has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Easterlund's face.
Apina sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Easterlund is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Apina trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Easterlund wants to control but Apina is having none of it.
Easterlund taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apina controlling from the full mount.
Apina moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Easterlund has worked his arm free - good work by Easterlund!
Easterlund gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Apina frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Apina misses with a head shot.
Apina connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Apina wants to control the pace but Easterlund is squirming around nicely.
Easterlund really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Apina. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apina thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Apina lands with some strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apina sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Apina is working for a guillotine from mount but Easterlund frees his head quite easily.
Apina with good strikes from the mount here!
Apina tries to control but Easterlund wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Apina looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nena Apina dominated that round.
That's time! Apina's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Easterlund fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Apina, pushing him back against the cage.
Easterlund escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Apina walks into a left hand.
Easterlund has taken the fight to the clinch.
Apina looking to slow down the pace here.
Apina tries to throw a body punch but Easterlund avoids it by throwing Apina back against the cage.
Apina takes a shot to the head.
Easterlund leaning his opponent against the cage.
Easterlund works on Apina's body with a couple of short punches.
Easterlund lands a nice uppercut.
Easterlund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Apina is working Easterlund over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Easterlund looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apina has Easterlund pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Easterlund manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Easterlund breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Apina blocks a low kick nicely.
Apina shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Easterlund defends it nicely.
Apina closes this distance looking for a takedown but Easterlund circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nena Apina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Easterlund doesn't manage to clinch there - Apina circles away.
Apina fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Easterlund moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Easterlund digs a good body shot into Apina's ribs.
Easterlund circles away from the clinch attempt.
Apina gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Easterlund.
Easterlund clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easterlund gets through Apina's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Apina is rocked!
Easterlund swings wildly with an uppercut but Apina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Apina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Easterlund has a couple of punches blocked by Apina.
Easterlund breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Easterlund! Apina is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Werkka Easterlund!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Kalashnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes to the cage accompanied by The White Stripes - Seven Nation Army. Kalashnikov has chosen Leningrad Cowboys - Those Were The Days as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Marcus Brandao!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vadim Kalashnikov!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kalashnikov.
Kalashnikov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kalashnikov slips under a jab.
Kalashnikov lands a really nice looking cross but Brandao seems unphased.
It looks like Marcus Brandao has been cut.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Brandao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kalashnikov - the referee stops the clock and Brandao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kalashnikov. Brandao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kalashnikov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandao lands a head shot.
Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kalashnikov.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Kalashnikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandao swings widly with a right hand
and Kalashnikov counters with a leg kick.
Kalashnikov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Brandao's calf.
Kalashnikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brandao blocks a jab.
Kalashnikov connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalashnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Kalashnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kalashnikov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brandao backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kalashnikov throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandao.
Kalashnikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalashnikov.
Brandao misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalashnikov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brandao has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brandao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brandao is rocked!
Marcus Brandao's cut is getting worse.
Kalashnikov lands a big right hand that drops Brandao! The killer instinct kicks in and Kalashnikov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kalashnikov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vadim Kalashnikov!
Vadim Kalashnikov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Vadim Kalashnikov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rory Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws the kick towards the body but Lyons avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Lyons. Those never looked like landing.
Troy thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troy.
Lyons smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lyons blocks a low kick nicely.
Lyons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy gets caught flat footed, as Lyons shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Troy holds on and takes a little breather.
Troy looking to control.
Lyons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Troy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy is trying to control the position but Lyons postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hektor Troy wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Troy throws a leg kick but Lyons sees it coming and moves out of range.
Troy swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Troy jabs Lyons right on the nose. Lyons blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut.
Troy lands with a cross.
Troy misses with a low kick.
Lyons looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lyons lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Hektor Troy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Lyons scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Lyons, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good leg kick by Troy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Troy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hektor Troy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyons moves forwards but Troy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Troy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lyons checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lyons misses with a combination
and Troy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lyons's knee momentarily.
Troy is looking to slow Lyons down with leg kicks.
Lyons moves out of range of the strikes.
Troy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Lyons.
Troy scores with a leg kick.
Troy scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands a body shot.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
Lyons has a takedown stuffed.
Hektor Troy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rory Lyons.
Troy throws a right and a left that Lyons avoids nicely.
Troy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lyons. That did some damage!
Troy connects with a leg kick. Lyons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Lyons moves out of range of the body kick.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Troy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy connects with a body shot.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troy circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyons throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
Lyons looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Troy works the jab nicely.
Lyons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lyons walks into a jab.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Lyons off balance momentarily.
Troy looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy scores with a nice head shot.
Troy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lyons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Troy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hektor Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Troy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lyons sizes up Troy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Troy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lyons takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lyons misses with a wild combination.
Rory Lyons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Troy throws a front kick that sends Lyons stumbling back into the cage.
Troy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lyons checks it well.
Troy pushes Lyons away with a front kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Troy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lyons momentarily.
Lyons throws a big shot that misses.
Lyons is breathing heavily.
Troy connects with a jab.
That has opened up Rory Lyons's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Troy tenderised Lyons's leg. Lyons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Troy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Troy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyons can do to turn this around?
Troy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyons's calf.
Good work by Lyons as he checks the leg kick.
Lyons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lyons swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Troy counters with an inside leg kick.
Lyons takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyons 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.
Troy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lyons if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyons's sensitive parts.
Troy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Troy feints and then cracks Lyons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyons down.
Troy pushes Lyons away with a front kick.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Troy looks to land a left hand but Lyons moved out of range nicely.
Troy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Troy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Troy.
Lyons gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lyons 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troy.
Some bone on bone action there as Lyons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lyons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Troy cracks Lyons with a good jab.
Troy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lyons's head.
The cut above Rory Lyons's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Troy scores with a kick to the body.
Troy throws a hook but Lyons avoids it easily.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lyons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Troy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy feints and then cracks Lyons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyons down.
Troy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Troy cracks Lyons with an open hand slap.
Troy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lyons blocks a head kick by Troy.
Lyons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troy throws a combination. Lyons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Troy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Troy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lyons clinches.
Lyons blocks an uppercut.
Troy effectively controlling the action here.
Troy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lyons stalling in the clinch but Troy improves position.
Troy blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons lands a shoulder strike.
Troy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyons's elbow.
Troy is leaning against Lyons and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Troy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Troy throws out a leg kick but Lyons moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Troy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lyons.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troy.
Troy throws a body kick that misses.
Troy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Troy tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Troy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Troy.
Troy gets tackled into the cage by Lyons. Lyons maintains the clinch.
Troy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Troy lands an uppercut.
Rory Lyons's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lyons has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Lyons has had enough of the clinch but Troy keeps him there for the moment.
Lyons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy thumps Lyons with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Troy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Lyons has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Troy.
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Lyons closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lyons prevents Troy from improving his position.
Lyons is working for a kimura but Troy is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons thows a huge punch but Troy dodges it nicely.
Lyons lands strikes from half guard.
Lyons takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Troy trying to control here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyons seems to be working for a kimura but Troy defends the submission attempt.
Troy is looking for a sweep. Lyons is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lyons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Troy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Troy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Lyons looking to sit in guard and control but Troy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lyons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Troy preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Troy is aware though and is defending well.
Lyons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Troy is one step ahead there.
Lyons looking to control.
Troy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lyons's guard.
Troy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hektor Troy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lyons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troy was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyons.
Lyons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lyons fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Troy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Troy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lyons's sensitive parts.
Lyons misses with a straight right.
Troy lands a leg kick that knocks Lyons off balance momentarily.
Troy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troy circles away quickly and effectively.
Troy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lyons.
Lyons is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lyons moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Troy lands with a straight right. Lyons didn't see that one coming.
Lyons gets a clinch.
Lyons tries to stall but Troy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Troy lands with a left to the head.
Troy misses with some punches.
Troy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Troy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Troy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Troy to work.
Lyons tries to break free but Troy pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Lyons controls the action.
Troy can't find room to land a body shot as Lyons controls the action.
Lyons lands a hook that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Troy throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Troy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lyons if he has to take too many more of those.
Troy swinging wildly here.
Troy missing with a left hand there. Lyons was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lyons jabs Troy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Troy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Troy there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lyons misses the jab.
Troy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyons's calf.
Lyons scores with a decent looking hook.
Lyons swings for the body but Troy moves out of range.
Troy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyons throws an overhand right that lands on Troy's shoulder, as Troy tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyons. Troy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lyons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troy tries to score with a low kick but Lyons moves his leg out of the way.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Lyons.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Troy circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Troy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lyons drives through with a takedown into Troy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Troy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyons stopping the sweep attempt from Troy.
Troy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Troy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyons.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hektor Troy had his way with Rory Lyons in that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lyons lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lyons lands a right hook to the body.
Lyons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Troy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Troy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lyons throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Troy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lyons checks a leg kick nicely.
Lyons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Troy tries to land a front kick but Lyons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Troy.
Lyons tries to clinch but Troy moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lyons is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons misses with a series of wild punches.
Lyons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Troy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lyons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A thudding body kick lands there by Troy!
Troy lands a nice looking body shot.
Lyons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Troy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lyons thinking.
Troy thuds his shin into the meat of Lyons's side.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy connects with a leg kick. Lyons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lyons takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Troy stuns Lyons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lyons misses with a series of wild punches.
Troy throws the left hand but Lyons avoids the punch easily.
Lyons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Troy circles away.
Troy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Troy!
Lyons prevents Troy from getting the reversal.
Troy is working hard here to advance position.
Rory Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Troy is desperately trying to improve his position but Lyons has a good base and remains in mount.
Troy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lyons swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Troy is now in Lyons's guard. A big mistake from Lyons there, giving up the dominant position!
Lyons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lyons has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Troy should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lyons has tightened it up now! Troy should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rory Lyons! Rory Lyons retains his light heavyweight title!
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