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Valhalla: Amsterdam 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maddy Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Abaddon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abaddon comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maddy Rock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Abaddon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaddon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abaddon throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Abaddon walks into a jab.
Rock throws a body kick that misses.
Good work by Abaddon as he checks the leg kick.
Rock darts in and clinches Abaddon up against the cage.
Abaddon misses with a punch on the inside.
Abaddon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Maddy Rock has been cut.
Abaddon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abaddon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abaddon misses with the head strike.
Rock is trying to pull guard but Abaddon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abaddon scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abaddon.
Rock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Abaddon throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abaddon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abaddon trying to control the position but instead, Rock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abaddon into the cage.
Rock has a couple of punches blocked by Abaddon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rock.
A head punch on the inside from Abaddon fails to land.
Abaddon trying to control the position but instead, Rock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Abaddon into the cage.
Rock is trying to force a seperation but Abaddon has the dominant position.
Abaddon taking a breather.
Abaddon scores with a hook to the body.
Abaddon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abaddon stalling in the clinch.
Rock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abaddon.
Abaddon swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock lands with a nice body punch.
Rock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abaddon manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Rock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abaddon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rock tries to move into range but Abaddon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rock scores with a hook.
Abaddon swings for the body but Rock moves out of range.
Rock scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Abaddon misses.
Abaddon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abaddon misses with a wild body shot.
Abaddon punishes Rock's body with a nice straight punch.
Rock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rock misses with a looping right.
Rock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rock checks a leg kick nicely.
Abaddon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abaddon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abaddon lands a body shot.
Rock finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Abaddon's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Rock falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Abaddon! Anthony Abaddon retains his middleweight title!
Anthony Abaddon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shizzle Wizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viiksi Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen has chosen Kid Rock - American Bad Ass as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shizzle Wizzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viiksi Tolonen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wizzle avoids the head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen scores with a decent looking hook.
Tolonen lands a leg kick that knocks Wizzle off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Wizzle.
Tolonen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tolonen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tolonen ducks under a wild hook from Wizzle.
Tolonen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wizzle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tolonen tries to clinch but Wizzle is having none of it.
Tolonen lunges at Wizzle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wizzle's hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tolonen!
Wizzle is breathing heavily.
Wizzle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tolonen throws a leg kick which misses Wizzle's front leg but catches the back leg as Wizzle tries to avoid it.
Tolonen lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wizzle takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tolonen moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Tolonen scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tolonen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tolonen scores with a shot to the side of Wizzle's head.
Tolonen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wizzle.
Tolonen lands with a left to the head.
Tolonen stalling the fight.
Tolonen decides to pull guard.
Tolonen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wizzle!
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!
Poor strikes thrown by Tolonen there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Tolonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tolonen trying to control but Wizzle is having none of it.
Tolonen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Wizzle because Tolonen loaded up on that one.
Tolonen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wizzle wants to hold on but Tolonen pushes him away.
Tolonen landing shots from mount.
Tolonen working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Wizzle slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Tolonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen is keen to just control but Wizzle is a slippery customer.
Tolonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wizzle's head.
Tolonen drops an elbow to the side of Wizzle's head.
Wizzle wants to improve his position but Tolonen is controlling well.
Tolonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wizzle defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wizzle wants to control but Tolonen is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tolonen wants to take a breather but Wizzle is having none of it.
Tolonen trying to advance position but Wizzle counters by regaining guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tolonen throws an elbow that misses. Wizzle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tolonen's guard. Nice move by Wizzle!
Wizzle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wizzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Tolonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wizzle controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viiksi Tolonen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tolonen blocks a jab.
Tolonen throws a leg kick but Wizzle moved away.
Wizzle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wizzle misses with a hook
and Tolonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Wizzle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tolonen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wizzle punishes Tolonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tolonen cracks the inside of Wizzle's front leg.
Tolonen tries to clinch there but Wizzle circles away.
Viiksi Tolonen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wizzle misses with a body punch
and Tolonen counters with a good low kick that Wizzle was not able to check.
Tolonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Tolonen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolonen scoring well with a low kick there.
Wizzle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tolonen. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot lands for Tolonen.
Tolonen throws a sloppy head kick and Wizzle moves out of range easily.
Wizzle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tolonen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wizzle somewhat.
Tolonen 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Left hook, right uppercut from Tolonen.
A right-left combo lands from Tolonen.
Wizzle blocks a head kick by Tolonen.
Tolonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wizzle misses with a straight left.
Viiksi Tolonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen thumps Wizzle with a low kick.
Wizzle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wizzle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tolonen.
A cross from Tolonen lands.
Wizzle seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Tolonen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Wizzle is backing up but Tolonen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Wizzle covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Tolonen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viiksi Tolonen!
Viiksi Tolonen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Declan Duddy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Declan Duddy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sephiroth Cooper's chin.
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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
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sephiroth Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Declan Duddy!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duddy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cooper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duddy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duddy tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Duddy misses with a wild combination.
Duddy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooper dives in and grabs Duddy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Duddy pushes down on Cooper's head and hops out.
Duddy misses with a hook.
Duddy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper shoots in but Duddy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Duddy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sephiroth Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Duddy.
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Duddy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duddy.
Declan Duddy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper slips a jab from Duddy.
Cooper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Duddy throws a one two combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duddy misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a head kick. That will keep Duddy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duddy throws an overhand right that drops Cooper like a sack of potatoes! Duddy dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Declan Duddy!
Declan Duddy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thai Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo comes to the cage accompanied by Дамат - Новый &. Bak has chosen you've lost that loving feeling as his entrance music. Ong Bak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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289 lbs
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thai Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bo cracks Bak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bak looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bo instigates a clinch.
Bak looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bo missing with a left hand there. Bak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bo.
Bak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bo scores with a push kick.
Bo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bo gets through Bak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bak lands an elbow just above Bo 's eye.
It looks like Thai Bo has been cut.
Bak is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bak backwards.
Bo lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bo stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bo wants to get back to striking at distance but Bak won't allow it.
Bak lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bo avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bak just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bo's brow.
Bo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bak checks a low kick from Bo.
Bo darts in and clinches Bak up against the cage.
Bak missing with knees to the body.
Bak lands an elbow inside that Bo shrugs off.
Bo avoiding damage as Bak throws knees to the body.
Bo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bo connects with a leg kick. Bak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Bo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab by Bo.
Bo throws a leg kick which misses Bak's front leg but catches the back leg as Bak tries to avoid it.
Bo clinches with his opponent.
Bo lands a shoulder strike.
Bak misses with an elbow over the top.
Bak throws an elbow but it misses.
A shot in the inside from Bo.
Bo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick from Bo lands but Bak takes it in his stride.
It looks like Ong Bak has been cut.
Bo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak wants to clinch but Bo slips to the side
letting Bo counter with a right hand.
Bak is rocked!
Bo steps in with a hook that catches Bak right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Bo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Bak looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thai Bo!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karim Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Montana has chosen 100 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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222 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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270 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Goldman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Karim Montana!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goldman throws out the jab.
Montana throws a hook but Goldman blocks it.
Montana connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Goldman drops his hands momentarily and Montana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Michael Goldman has been cut.
Montana thumps Goldman with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goldman connects with a single shot there.
Montana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Goldman thows a body shot but no joy.
Montana works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Goldman tries to land a front kick but Montana steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana thows a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goldman. That's going to slow Montana down.
Goldman 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.
Goldman misses with a leg kick
and Montana counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goldman thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Goldman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montana lets loose with a powerful body kick. Goldman will feel that in the morning.
Goldman is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldman misses with a leg kick
and Montana counters with a slapping leg kick.
Goldman takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Goldman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michael Goldman's cut is getting worse.
Montana takes a swing at Goldman's ribcage but misses.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
A left lands for Montana.
Michael Goldman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Goldman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montana.
Montana tries to land a front kick but Goldman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Montana knocks out Goldman with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Montana before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Montana picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Karim Montana! Karim Montana retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Karim Montana thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryfus Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by Spaceboy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24 - 9 - 0 |
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140 lbs
17 - 13 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryfus Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Carnitine!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnitine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carnitine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Carnitine or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly which made him look bad.
Kelly lands with a cross.
Carnitine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kelly tries to score with a low kick but Carnitine moves his leg out of the way.
Carnitine throws a right hand that Kelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Kelly also avoids with ease.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Carnitine moved away.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Kelly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnitine throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Carnitine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kelly defends it nicely.
Kelly darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carnitine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carnitine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carnitine lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnitine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Carnitine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kelly lands a nice looking body kick.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A punch lands to the side of Carnitine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Kelly throws a head kick but Carnitine moves out of range.
Carnitine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kelly tries to land a leg kick but Carnitine saw it coming and moves away.
Kelly shoots in for a double leg but Carnitine sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
Carnitine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kelly's 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.
Kelly is pulling down on Carnitine's head. It's preventing any offense from Carnitine, at least for the moment.
Carnitine wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Kelly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kelly throws his legs up looking for a submission but Carnitine uses it to pass to side control.
Carnitine goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kelly rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carnitine's guard! Nice work there by Kelly!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
Carnitine looking to control but Kelly passes into half guard.
Carnitine wants to control but Kelly is keeping busy.
Carnitine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly 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.
Kelly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carnitine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carnitine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly distracts Carnitine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carnitine wants to sweep here but Kelly controlling him for the moment.
Carnitine trying to control the position.
Carnitine is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kelly looking to sit in guard and control but Carnitine gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Carnitine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carnitine wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Carnitine trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Carnitine misses.
Carnitine throws out a loose jab but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelly.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Carnitine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ryfus Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Carnitine ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carnitine misses with a takedown
and Kelly counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carnitine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carnitine just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Larry Carnitine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carnitine throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnitine blocks a low kick nicely.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnitine throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnitine throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carnitine sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly defending well as Carnitine loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
Carnitine looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Carnitine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Carnitine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kelly doesn't seem phased though.
Kelly walks into a jab.
Carnitine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carnitine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carnitine takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnitine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kelly to score with a decent uppercut.
Kelly scores with a jab. Carnitine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly slips under a jab from Carnitine.
Carnitine jabs at Kelly's body.
Carnitine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carnitine's head backwards.
Kelly lands a lovely overhand right.
Kelly wants to land a leg kick but Carnitine is out of range.
Kelly dives in and grabs Carnitine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carnitine pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a body punch but Carnitine moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a sloppy body shot
and Carnitine counters with a shoot takedown. Kelly fights it but they end up in guard.
Carnitine preventing the sweep.
Larry Carnitine has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carnitine manages to get himself to full guard.
Carnitine trying to keep a closed guard but Kelly is proving a slippery customer.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Carnitine keeps moving.
Kelly drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kelly jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kelly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Carnitine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carnitine is trying to keep Kelly in close.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kelly throws a big elbow that misses.
Carnitine wants to improve his position but instead Kelly has moved into half guard.
Kelly looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carnitine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carnitine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carnitine is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly dominated that second 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.
Carnitine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly motions for Carnitine to come forward. Kelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kelly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carnitine lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carnitine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kelly looks to score with a jab to the body but Carnitine is just out of range.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Carnitine's front leg but catches the back leg as Carnitine tries to avoid it.
Kelly throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnitine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carnitine fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Carnitine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carnitine.
Kelly connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly blocks a head kick by Carnitine.
Kelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Kelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carnitine dives in and grabs Kelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kelly pushes down on Carnitine's head and hops out.
Carnitine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carnitine misses with a two punch combination.
Carnitine throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a head kick. That will keep Carnitine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Kelly throws a leg kick
and Carnitine counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Carnitine shoots in.
Carnitine blocks the body kick.
Kelly blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kelly throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the body.
Carnitine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kelly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly slips a straight right by Carnitine.
Kelly cracks Carnitine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly cracks the inside of Carnitine's front leg.
Carnitine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Kelly avoids the body shot from Carnitine.
Carnitine takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Carnitine off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carnitine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carnitine.
Carnitine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kelly keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carnitine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carnitine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnitine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kelly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carnitine.
Ryfus Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Carnitine.
Carnitine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kelly scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a low kick, looking for Carnitine's leg but Carnitine calmly moves out of range.
Carnitine with a jab.
Carnitine drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carnitine defends well.
Kelly 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.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carnitine throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly walks into a stiff left hand from Carnitine.
Kelly throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carnitine looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Carnitine shoots in looking for a takedown but Kelly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carnitine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carnitine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly darts in trying to clinch
and Carnitine counters with a right hand to the body.
Kelly looks to land a body kick but Carnitine moved away.
Carnitine looks to land a right hand but Kelly moved out of range.
Kelly slips under a jab from Carnitine.
Kelly takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carnitine.
Kelly throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kelly.
Kelly takes a swing at Carnitine's ribcage but misses.
Carnitine misses with a straight left.
Good work by Kelly as he checks the leg kick.
Kelly displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carnitine.
Ryfus Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Carnitine.
Kelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly tries to stall but Carnitine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carnitine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Carnitine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carnitine trying to control but Kelly postures up.
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. Kelly connects with a nice short shot to Carnitine's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Kelly there.
Kelly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carnitine is just riding it out for now. Kelly eventually gives up the hold.
Carnitine won't allow Kelly to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly prevents Carnitine from improving his position.
Kelly moves nicely into side control.
Kelly postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Carnitine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Carnitine is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carnitine looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carnitine is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kelly missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly works his way into full mount!
Carnitine is working to get back to half guard.
Kelly lands a heavy elbow.
Carnitine working to try and regain half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryfus Kelly had his way with Larry Carnitine in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carnitine just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Carnitine - just one landing.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carnitine's sensitive parts.
Carnitine just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnitine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnitine.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Carnitine misses with a body shot.
Carnitine shoots and misses
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnitine.
Kelly throws a leg kick which misses Carnitine's front leg but catches the back leg as Carnitine tries to avoid it.
Carnitine chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kelly can pounce on him.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kelly, right into the meat.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a leg kick that knocks Carnitine off balance momentarily.
Carnitine is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Carnitine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carnitine checks a low kick from Kelly.
Carnitine throws a series of punches but Kelly moves out of range.
Carnitine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Carnitine fails with a takedown attempt.
Kelly lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carnitine checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carnitine takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Carnitine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ryfus Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Carnitine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carnitine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Kelly shoots in and drives through. Carnitine sprawls well.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carnitine's calf.
Kelly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carnitine was well out of range. Poor timing from Kelly.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carnitine moves out of range of the leg kick from Kelly.
Carnitine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kelly connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carnitine checks a low kick from Kelly.
Ryfus Kelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carnitine misses with a body shot.
Carnitine looks to score with a jab to the body but Kelly is just out of range.
Carnitine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carnitine fails to land the takedown.
Good leg kick by Kelly there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kelly thows a leg kick but Carnitine checks it
letting Carnitine counter with a right hand.
Carnitine shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carnitine throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
Kelly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carnitine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carnitine can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine throws a nice looking combination but Kelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carnitine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Carnitine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
Kelly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kelly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carnitine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kelly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carnitine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly moves away from the strike by Carnitine.
Kelly throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larry Carnitine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Kelly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryfus Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryfus Kelly!
Ryfus Kelly retains his featherweight title!
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