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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bruzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Bruzi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruzi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva sizes up Bruzi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruzi is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Silva! Bruzi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Silva!
Luiz Silva looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'There's one fight i definitely I want next. We should have fought back in November and I was disappointed the fight didn't happen, so let's do it Above Kual'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryszard Duch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Klinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duch comes to the cage accompanied by John Cage's 4'33". The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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191 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryszard Duch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roger Klinch!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klinch lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ryszard Duch has been cut.
Duch misses the shot to the body.
Duch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klinch defends it nicely.
Duch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klinch as he avoids it easily.
Klinch shoots in for a double leg but Duch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Klinch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klinch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinch leaves Duch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryszard Duch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klinch has managed to clinch.
Klinch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duch being controlled against the cage.
Duch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Klinch stops a takedown attempt from Duch.
Klinch missing with knees to the body.
Duch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Klinch fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Duch shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinch closes the distance and clinches up with Duch, looking for a takedown. Klinch pushes Duch against the cage but Duch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Duch avoids the head kick by Klinch.
Klinch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Klinch takes the fight into the clinch.
Klinch is pushing Duch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Klinch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duch avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinch avoiding damage.
Duch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Klinch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Klinch scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Klinch.
Klinch stalling against the cage.
Klinch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Klinch effectively controlling the action here.
Duch can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Klinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinch stops a takedown attempt from Duch.
Duch managing to block the knees to the body from Klinch.
Klinch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duch.
Duch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klinch throws an elbow but it misses.
Klinch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Duch blocks it with crossed arms.
Klinch missing with knees to the body.
Duch avoiding damage as Klinch throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Klinch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duch's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Klinch after a bit of a struggle.
Duch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Klinch stops a takedown attempt from Duch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Klinch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryszard Duch's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duch blocks a head kick by Klinch.
Klinch wants to clinch but Duch slips to the side
and Duch counters with a takedown into side control.
Duch tries for a kimura but Klinch is defending well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Klinch is wriggling around trying to escape but Duch has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Klinch taps out and Duch picks up the big win! Great work there by Duch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryszard Duch!
Ryszard Duch was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Cardozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helio Cardozo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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182 lbs
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Helio Cardozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardozo shoots and misses
and Mercer counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alex Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardozo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good leg kick by Mercer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mercer feints and then cracks Cardozo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardozo down.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mercer but Mercer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio Cardozo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cardozo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cardozo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cardozo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mercer as he jumps to the side.
Cardozo is breathing heavily.
Cardozo walks into a left hand.
Cardozo dives in and grabs Mercer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mercer pushes down on Cardozo's head and hops out.
A left lands for Mercer.
Cardozo is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer pushes Cardozo away with a front kick.
Oh Cardozo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cardozo is aggressively charging in as Mercer backs up avoiding any damage. Mercer tosses out a jab and Cardozo runs right into it face first! Cardozo is out cold! Mercer dropped down on all fours and is barking in Cardozo's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Mercer!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Hallow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hallow comes into the arena with We Will Rise blaring out of the sound system. Nate Ross has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Hallow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nate Ross!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross lands with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hallow jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Nate Ross has been cut.
Ross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallow throws out the jab.
Ross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ross lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross instigates a clinch.
Ross's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross cracks a nice hook into Hallow's ribs.
Hallow is breathing heavily.
Hallow walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Ross swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Ross!
Nate Ross thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Gatherer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boda Tau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hunter Gatherer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boda Tau!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatherer dodges the punch combination from Tau.
Tau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gatherer sprawls well. Gatherer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tau gets slowly back to his feet.
Tau doesn't manage to clinch there - Gatherer circles away.
Boda Tau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatherer pushes Tau away with a front kick.
Gatherer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tau with a poor takedown
and Gatherer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tau looks winded!
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!
Gatherer throws a leg kick which misses Tau's front leg but catches the back leg as Tau tries to avoid it.
Gatherer lands a big uppercut and Tau crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Tau looks OK. Gatherer waves Tau back to his feet!
A solid leg kick lands there for Gatherer.
Gatherer connects with a solid leg kick.
Gatherer lands with a nice body punch.
Gatherer throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gatherer sends Tau crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gatherer is motioning to the referee to let Tau up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tau is rocked!
Gatherer is looking to slow Tau down with leg kicks.
Tau is still on wobbly legs! Can Gatherer finish him?
Gatherer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gatherer cracks Tau with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Gatherer!
A very excited looking Hunter Gatherer 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Darius Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Bullet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darius Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Bullet!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullet lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Bullet takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Darius Smith has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bullet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bullet closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Smith out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Bullet!
Jake Bullet was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Average Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucky Mussiono (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 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, Average Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucky Mussiono!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mussiono will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lucky Mussiono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Mussiono scores with a four punch combination!
A left lands for Joe.
Mussiono uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Mussiono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Mussiono pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joe back to the cage. Mussiono follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Joe 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!
Joe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mussiono moves away.
A combination from Mussiono does no damage.
Mussiono takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe scores with a jab.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.
Mussiono misses with a combination
and Joe counters with a crisp one two that drops Mussiono! Joe thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mussiono to his feet! Mussiono is in big trouble!
Mussiono is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mussiono waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mussiono lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joe at a distance.
Average Joe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mussiono slips under a jab from Joe.
Joe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Joe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Mussiono moved out of range nicely.
Mussiono digs a good hook to Joe's body.
Mussiono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Mussiono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Mussiono counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussiono lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
Mussiono throws a shot to the body.
Joe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mussiono shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Mussiono throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mussiono misses with a hook
and Joe counters with a nice body shot.
Mussiono doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Joe counters with a straight right hand.
Joe takes a swing at Mussiono's ribcage but misses.
Joe throws a jab when Mussiono was well out of range.
Good shot there by Mussiono.
Mussiono ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mussiono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joe throws out the jab.
Mussiono lands a nice hook to Joe's body. Joe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Mussiono lands a jab to the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mussiono.
A left lands for Joe.
Mussiono throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mussiono moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mussiono misses with the combination.
Mussiono misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mussiono fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joe on the side of the head.
Joe is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mussiono misses the jab.
A slow jab from Mussiono misses its intended target.
Mussiono misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Mussiono misses.
Joe misses with a straight left.
Mussiono misses with a hook to the body
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Mussiono misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mussiono thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
Mussiono misses with a combination
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mussiono throws an off balance right hand
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mussiono throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Mussiono staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mussiono. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joe lands a two punch combo.
Joe lands a big uppercut and Mussiono crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mussiono looks OK. Joe waves Mussiono back to his feet!
Mussiono is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mussiono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A big right from Joe misses.
Mussiono misses with a straight right.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mussiono.
Mussiono throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Mussiono seems to have recovered his senses.
Mussiono lands a lovely overhand right.
Mussiono connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Average Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Mussiono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mussiono, as that shot connected.
Mussiono throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mussiono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Mussiono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joe swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mussiono to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe slaps away a takedown attempt from Mussiono, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mussiono misses the body punch
and Joe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mussiono fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mussiono displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mussiono ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe moves out of range as Mussiono strikes.
Joe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Joe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mussiono does it's job there.
Mussiono throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Joe misses.
Mussiono misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe scores with a jab to the body.
Mussiono dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Mussiono misses with a straight left.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mussiono misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Mussiono needs to keep his hands up - Joe had a free shot at his head there.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from Mussiono.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mussiono scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mussiono uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Mussiono shoots in looking for a takedown but Joe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mussiono's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mussiono bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Joe lands a body shot.
Mussiono is breathing heavily.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from Mussiono.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mussiono.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mussiono.
Joe misses with a hook.
Lucky Mussiono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mussiono feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mussiono avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mussiono dips to his left and cracks Joe with an uppercut!
Joe throws the left hand but Mussiono avoids the punch easily.
Joe blocks a jab.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Joe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mussiono connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joe momentarily.
Mussiono fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mussiono misses with a takedown attempt - Joe sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Average Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucky Mussiono.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mussiono shoots for a double leg takedown but Joe sprawls well. He's pushed Mussiono's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mussiono gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Average Joe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A combination from Mussiono does no damage.
Mussiono misses with a straight left.
Mussiono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mussiono listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mussiono throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Mussiono ducks under a wild hook from Joe.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Mussiono.
Mussiono steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joe.
Mussiono looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Joe sizes up Mussiono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Joe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Mussiono slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Joe misses the target.
Joe throws a jab when Mussiono was well out of range.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mussiono misses with a few strikes there.
Joe misses with a lunging right hand
and Mussiono counters with a series of strikes. Joe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mussiono closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe circles away.
Mussiono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe connects with a jab.
Mussiono misses with a few strikes there.
Joe throws out a loose jab but Mussiono uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mussiono throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Mussiono throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mussiono is trying desperately to land a takedown but Joe is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mussiono.
Joe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mussiono listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mussiono throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mussiono just misses with a punch to the body.
Mussiono swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Joe counters with a left and a right that stings Mussiono.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mussiono.
Mussiono takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mussiono misses with a few strikes there.
Nice cross by Mussiono.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mussiono scores with a body shot.
Mussiono rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Joe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mussiono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Joe misses with a left hand
and Mussiono counters with a left and a right that stings Joe.
Mussiono shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mussiono takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Joe digs a good body shot into Mussiono's ribs.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mussiono lands an overhand right.
Mussiono looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Mussiono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe connects with a right that clearly hurt Mussiono. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Joe proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Mussiono collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Average Joe!
Average Joe managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# , into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Chalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slipo Sliper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chalas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Life-Eminem ft. Adam Levine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luis Chalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slipo Sliper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A punch combination from Chalas misses.
Chalas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chalas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sliper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chalas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chalas drives through and clinches with Sliper against the cage.
Chalas is trying to break the clinch but Sliper is controlling him.
Sliper keeps control of Chalas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sliper wants a takedown but no success here.
Chalas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sliper's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Chalas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chalas wants to get back to striking at distance but Sliper won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalas breaks from the clinch.
Chalas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sliper to the ground. Chalas is now in Sliper's guard.
Sliper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chalas defends it easily.
Sliper looking for a guillotine here but Chalas defends easily.
Sliper keeping full guard, as Chalas tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sliper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chalas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chalas tries to free his leg and advance position but Sliper is retaining full guard.
Chalas pushing down on Sliper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sliper is pressing down on Chalas's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Chalas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sliper looking for submissions off his back.
Chalas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Chalas seems to be looking for submissions.
Sliper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chalas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chalas is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sliper sees it coming and defends easily.
Sliper looking for submissions off his back.
Sliper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chalas pulls his head out easily.
Sliper actively working from the bottom here.
Sliper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chalas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sliper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalas is looking for a kimura here.
Sliper looking for submissions off his back.
Chalas is trying to work for a kimura but Sliper is defending well.
Chalas is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sliper actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chalas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Chalas dominated that round.
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.
The crowd cheers as Chalas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sliper doesn't seem phased though.
Chalas tries to clinch up but Sliper circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chalas shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sliper's guard.
Sliper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chalas defends it easily.
Chalas looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliper has his foot on Chalas's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chalas works his way back into a safe position though.
Chalas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chalas slips nicely into half guard.
Sliper looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sliper looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sliper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chalas pulls his head out easily.
Chalas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chalas wants to work for an arm triangle but Sliper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalas is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sliper sees it coming and defends easily.
Chalas seems to be looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sliper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sliper looking for submissions off his back.
Sliper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chalas in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sliper tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Chalas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luis Chalas!
In his post fight interview, Luis Chalas gave a big smile as he said 'Thank you fans! Thank you UFL!...And I want to give a special shout out to TEAM315MMA and my two sponsors Untouchable Fight Nutrition and Sparta Fightwear GTI!'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Esch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony McDonald will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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300 lbs
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275 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Esch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
Eric Esch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping body kick lands there for McDonald.
McDonald fails in his attempt to clinch.
McDonald throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonald jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Esch takes a swing at McDonald's ribcage but misses.
McDonald lands with a thumping leg kick.
Esch is breathing heavily.
McDonald lands with an uppercut that bounces Esch off the cage and back into range.
Esch is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. McDonald doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Esch crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Esch's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony McDonald! Tony McDonald retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Tony McDonald thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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