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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Hovimaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diego Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Hovimaki!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovimaki moves into the clinch.
Carneiro has Hovimaki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Hovimaki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hovimaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Carneiro has double underhooks.
Carneiro wants a takedown.
Hovimaki prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Carneiro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carneiro trying to stall but Hovimaki improves his position.
Hovimaki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hovimaki closes the distance and pushes Carneiro back into the ropes.
Carneiro is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hovimaki is defending well.
Carneiro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hovimaki after a bit of a struggle.
Carneiro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hovimaki fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carneiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hovimaki misses with an uppercut. Carneiro saw that one coming.
Diego Carneiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carneiro dives in and grabs Hovimaki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hovimaki pushes down on Carneiro's head and hops out.
Carneiro tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Hovimaki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hovimaki sends Carneiro crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hovimaki is motioning to the referee to let Carneiro up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Carneiro is rocked!
It looks like Diego Carneiro has been cut.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carneiro misses with a takedown attempt
and Hovimaki counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mikko Hovimaki!
Post fight, Mikko Hovimaki took to the microphone: 'I told you guys that i can beat that fat dog!
Kauko Partio where you at? Dont be scared homie! Im coming for you!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mario Suco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suco comes to the ring accompanied by Modà - Se si potesse non morire. Warburton has chosen Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins as his entrance music. Alex Warburton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Suco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Warburton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warburton is defended easily by Suco.
Warburton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Warburton.
Warburton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suco pinned against the ropes. Suco gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Warburton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Warburton lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A jab lands there for Suco.
Warburton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Suco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Warburton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Warburton has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Suco as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suco manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suco throws a front kick aimed at Warburton's knee but Warburton avoids it well.
Suco's corner calls for a 1-2. Suco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Warburton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suco takes a swing at Warburton's ribcage but misses.
A right-left combo lands from Suco.
Suco looks to score with a jab to the body but Warburton is just out of range.
Warburton throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warburton slips under a jab from Suco.
Warburton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suco.
Suco connects with a body shot.
Suco tries to clinch but Warburton moves out of range.
Suco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warburton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donk. Suco catches Warburton right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suco throws a sloppy head kick and Warburton moves out of range easily.
Suco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Suco.
Suco scores with a nice head shot.
Warburton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Suco avoids it really well and circles away.
Mario Suco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Warburton.
A cross from Suco lands.
Warburton is rocked!
Suco is stalking Warburton. Warburton circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Suco, and it's lights out! Warburton really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mario Suco!
A very excited looking Mario Suco 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Valsquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nils Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Valsquez could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nils Master's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Valsquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nils Master!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master lands a glancing blow to the side of Valsquez's head.
Valsquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Master as he avoids it easily.
Valsquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Master throws an off balance right hand
and Valsquez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Master working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Valsquez.
Master utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Master avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valsquez distracts Master with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Master avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valsquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valsquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Master works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Master avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valsquez 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.
Valsquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valsquez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Master's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valsquez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valsquez throws a big elbow that misses.
Valsquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Master is trying to keep Valsquez in close.
Valsquez is working Master over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Valsquez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valsquez throwing strikes but missing.
Master keeping moving, preventing Valsquez from controlling successfully.
Valsquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Master works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Master can't keep his opponent in guard - Valsquez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Valsquez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Master won't allow Valsquez to pass to mount.
Master keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Valsquez.
Master taking some punishment here, with Valsquez in his half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Master can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valsquez thows a huge punch but Master dodges it nicely.
Valsquez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Master knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Valsquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valsquez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Master wants to control but Valsquez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Valsquez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Valsquez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Master with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Valsquez slips a nice elbow through Master's hands, connecting with Master's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valsquez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Valsquez throwing shots but Master is blocking nicely.
Master really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Valsquez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valsquez 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.
Master is rocked!
Valsquez is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Master is hurt! He's hurt bad - Valsquez fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Master from any more punishment! Congratulations to Valsquez! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Valsquez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samuri Sikura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Watkin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Evil Boy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuri Sikura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watkin Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Jones.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jones scores with a nice right hand.
Sikura scores with a leg kick.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sikura shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sikura lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sikura manages to avoid it.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sikura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sikura moves out of range of the body kick.
Sikura lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sikura takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sikura shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sikura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sikura avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
Sikura connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jones momentarily.
It looks like Watkin Jones has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Watkin Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Sikura.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Sikura.
Sikura clinches.
Sikura is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sikura misses with a knee to the head.
Sikura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands with a straight right. Sikura didn't see that one coming.
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sikura gets a double leg takedown into Jones's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jones is pulling down on Sikura's head. It's preventing any offense from Sikura, at least for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikura wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sikura swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones tries to stand but Sikura is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sikura throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sikura has his hands on Jones's head, controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sikura tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones punishes Sikura's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones tests Sikura's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watkin Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones throws a head kick but Sikura moves out of range.
Sikura attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a head shot.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Sikura, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuri Sikura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sikura on the side of the head.
Sikura dives in and scores a takedown into Jones's guard.
Sikura is looking to pass into half guard but Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jones is in guard.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Sikura.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sikura is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Watkin Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watkin Jones's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones lands with a straight right. Sikura didn't see that one coming.
Sikura throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a single leg into guard. Sikura didn't expect that.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Sikura is retaining full guard.
Sikura is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Sikura pulls Jones in close to 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!
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Sikura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samuri Sikura.
Sikura dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
Nice body kick from Jones.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sikura.
Crunch! Jones slams his shin into Sikura's torso.
Watkin Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sikura shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sikura gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Sikura is rocked!
Jones buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sikura misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sikura wants to stay close but Jones steps back to make room for something. Sikura seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Jones and Sikura drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Watkin Jones!
A very excited looking Watkin Jones 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bronko Strunz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Brodie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brodie's choice of entrance music: Fight to live - Blitz. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bill Brodie enters the ring!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bronko Strunz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Brodie!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Bill Brodie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brodie off balance momentarily.
Brodie throws a nice looking combination but Strunz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strunz defending well as Brodie loads up on a big left hand.
Strunz is looking to land body kicks.
Strunz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strunz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brodie.
Brodie drops his hands momentarily and Strunz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Strunz is looking to chop away at Brodie's legs.
Strunz tries to work over Brodie's front leg with a kick but Brodie checks it.
Good exchange - Brodie coming out on top.
A head kick misses from Strunz.
Brodie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brodie. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strunz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Strunz throws a low kick but Brodie avoids it.
Brodie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A solid body kick from Strunz.
A clash of legs there as Brodie blocks the low kick.
Strunz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brodie will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodie misses with a jab to the body
and Strunz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice body kick from Strunz.
Brodie looks winded!
Strunz throws a push kick but Brodie slaps the foot to one side.
Brodie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strunz.
Strunz tries to land a leg kick but Brodie saw it coming and moves away.
Brodie moves out of range of the leg kick from Strunz.
Good leg kick by Strunz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brodie is just out of range.
Brodie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strunz misses with a head kick.
Strunz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brodie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brodie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strunz keeps Brodie at a distance using the push kick.
Brodie blocks a head kick by Strunz.
Strunz lands a slapping body shot.
Strunz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Good leg kick by Strunz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strunz scores with a head kick.
That kick from Strunz tenderised Brodie's leg. Brodie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Strunz is looking to slow Brodie down with leg kicks.
Strunz lands a right hook to the body.
Strunz lands a jab to Brodie's midsection.
Strunz scores with a hook to the body. Brodie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strunz.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brodie. That did some damage!
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brodie off balance momentarily.
Strunz tries a low kick but Brodie avoids it.
Brodie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Brodie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Strunz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brodie's hands.
Strunz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brodie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strunz lands with a kick to the temple. Brodie shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Strunz is looking to wear down Brodie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Strunz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brodie throws an overhand right that lands on Strunz's shoulder, as Strunz tries to avoid the shot.
Strunz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brodie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A good leg kick by Strunz.
Strunz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strunz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brodie. That did some damage!
Brodie throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
Brodie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strunz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strunz tries to work over Brodie's front leg with a kick but Brodie checks it.
Strunz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Strunz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brodie's head.
Brodie blocks the body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brodie!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strunz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Brodie.
Brodie misses with a looping right.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Strunz looks to score with a jab to the body but Brodie is just out of range.
Brodie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick from Strunz lands but Brodie takes it in his stride.
Brodie checks a leg kick.
Strunz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brodie misses with a two punch combination.
Strunz slips a jab and a cross from Brodie.
Brodie has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Strunz.
Brodie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strunz lands a leg kick that knocks Brodie off balance momentarily.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Brodie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strunz lands a nice looking body kick.
Strunz cracks Brodie with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strunz lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strunz. Brodie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brodie!
Strunz moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Strunz.
Strunz motions for Brodie to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz moves away from the strike by Brodie.
Brodie throws a hook but Strunz avoids it easily.
Strunz's corner calls for a 1-2. Strunz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Strunz feints and then cracks Brodie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brodie down.
Strunz misses with a low kick.
Brodie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brodie misses with a wild body shot.
Brodie checks a low kick from Strunz.
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!
Strunz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strunz slips a straight right by Brodie.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brodie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Strunz has got the better of the exchanges.
Brodie misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strunz tries to work over Brodie's front leg with a kick but Brodie checks it.
Strunz defending well as Brodie loads up on a big left hand.
Brodie throws a hook to the side of Strunz's head but Strunz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Brodie misses the shot to the body.
Brodie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strunz thumps Brodie with a low kick.
Brodie misses with a hook. Strunz ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Brodie. Those never looked like landing.
Strunz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strunz.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Brodie checks it.
Brodie ducks under a wild hook from Strunz.
Strunz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Strunz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strunz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Brodie 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brodie throws a looping overhand right but Strunz ducks down to avoid it.
Strunz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brodie can do to turn this around?
Strunz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strunz lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brodie.
A punch lands to the side of Strunz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strunz.
Brodie is breathing heavily.
Strunz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Brodie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brodie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strunz was well out of range. Poor timing from Brodie.
Strunz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brodie.
A big right from Brodie misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strunz - that will leave a mark!
Strunz walks into a straight right hand from Brodie.
Brodie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brodie throws an overhand right that lands on Strunz's shoulder, as Strunz tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Brodie - just one landing.
Strunz is looking to chop away at Brodie's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodie misses with a looping left.
Strunz throws a chopping leg kick but Brodie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Brodie misses the target.
Strunz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brodie gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Strunz lands with a nice body kick.
Brodie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brodie throws a right hand that misses
and Strunz counters with a body kick.
Strunz throws a head kick but Brodie moves 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!
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Brodie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Strunz.
A slapping body kick lands there for Strunz.
Brodie takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Strunz tried to score with a low kick but Brodie checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Strunz.
Brodie throws a lazy uppercut
and Strunz counters with a low kick, right behind Brodie 's knee.
Strunz is looking to score with low kicks.
Strunz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strunz throws a wild body kick that Brodie sees coming a mile off.
Brodie misses with an uppercut
and Strunz counters with a thumping low kick.
Strunz misses with a kick to the body.
Brodie checks a leg kick.
Brodie misses with a hook. Strunz ducked under it nicely.
Brodie takes a swing at Strunz's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Strunz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brodie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strunz.
Strunz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brodie is out of range.
Strunz scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bronko Strunz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Strunz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brodie checks a leg kick.
Bronko Strunz is winning the standup battle so far.
Strunz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brodie.
Strunz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Strunz throws a leg kick but Brodie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brodie on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strunz. Strunz obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Strunz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strunz connects with a leg kick. Brodie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brodie swings widly with a right hand
and Strunz counters with a leg kick.
Strunz scores with a leg kick.
Strunz connects with a right hand. Brodie shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brodie scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Strunz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Strunz scoring well with a low kick there.
Brodie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brodie missing with a left hand there. Strunz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strunz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brodie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Strunz.
Brodie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strunz.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Strunz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strunz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Strunz scores with a sloppy right hand. Brodie should have avoided that one.
Brodie takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Brodie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strunz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brodie will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strunz.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strunz 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 Brodie has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brodie and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strunz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strunz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strunz lands the left hand.
Brodie checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strunz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Strunz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Strunz.
Strunz clobbers Brodie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Strunz misses with a head kick.
Brodie misses with a low kick as Strunz jumps back.
Strunz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strunz scores with a leg kick.
Strunz motions for Brodie to come forward. Strunz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brodie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strunz.
Brodie stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strunz tries a head kick but it misses.
Brodie tries to bum rush Strunz with a series of wild strikes but Strunz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strunz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brodie stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strunz.
Bill Brodie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronko Strunz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodie looks for the body kick but Strunz saw that one coming.
Strunz blocks a head kick by Brodie.
Brodie looks to land a left hand but Strunz moved out of range nicely.
Strunz scores with a head kick. Brodie tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Strunz lands a jab to the nose.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brodie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strunz momentarily.
It looks like Bronko Strunz has been cut.
Brodie swinging wildly here.
Strunz scores with a sloppy right hand. Brodie should have avoided that one.
Strunz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strunz connects with a looping right hand.
Brodie misses with an uppercut
and Strunz counters with a good low kick that Brodie was not able to check.
Brodie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brodie throws a poor cross that misses
and Strunz counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strunz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brodie.
Brodie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Strunz, right into the meat.
Strunz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Brodie lands a really nice looking cross but Strunz seems unphased.
Strunz throws a head kick that misses.
Strunz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brodie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strunz connects with an inside leg kick.
Brodie misses with a combination
and Strunz counters with an inside leg kick.
Brodie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brodie misses with a right hand
and Strunz counters with a big head kick but Brodie shrugs it off.
Strunz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brodie 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bronko Strunz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Strunz 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight for Bronko Strunz!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Bronko Strunz!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Bronko Strunz!
Bronko Strunz wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Bronko Strunz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akira Azuma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson has chosen Blind Eye Halo as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akira Azuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nikolai Peterson !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azuma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azuma throws a poor cross that misses
and Peterson counters with a nice uppercut.
Azuma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Peterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Azuma lands with a light punch inside.
Azuma tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Azuma back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson .
Peterson is looking to control Azuma's arms but Azuma gets an underhook and turns him. Now Peterson has his back to the ropes.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Azuma wants the takedown. Peterson is fighting it off but Azuma persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Peterson 's guard against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Peterson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Azuma passes into side control.
Azuma works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Azuma scoring with punches from side control.
Peterson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Azuma's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Azuma looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Peterson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Peterson wants to control but Azuma is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is looking for a sweep. Azuma is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peterson wants to get back to full guard.
Peterson has hold of Azuma's hands but Azuma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Azuma slips a nice elbow through Peterson 's hands, connecting with Peterson 's forehead.
Azuma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Azuma missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Peterson actively working from the bottom here.
Peterson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Azuma performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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. Azuma connects with a nice short shot to Peterson 's temple.
Azuma is trying to control the action in half guard but Peterson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azuma slips a nice elbow through Peterson 's hands, connecting with Peterson 's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azuma frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Azuma looking to finish Peterson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Peterson !
Azuma lands with some strikes.
Peterson is trying to escape the mount.
Peterson taking shots to the head.
Azuma scoring with strikes but Peterson is staying in there.
Peterson is squirming around, avoiding Azuma's attempts to control the action.
Azuma landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Azuma cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Peterson tries to hold on but Azuma postures up.
Peterson is looking to improve his position but Azuma isn't that keen on the idea.
Peterson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azuma landing strikes from the mount.
Peterson is desperately trying to improve his position but Azuma has a good base and remains in mount.
Azuma lands a heavy elbow.
Peterson is rocked!
Peterson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Peterson is still in real trouble! Can Azuma finish him?
Azuma postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Peterson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Azuma and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Azuma!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raginis kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Awolnation - Sail. Rasputin has chosen Symphony of Destruction as his entrance music. Grigori Rasputin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Wladyslaw Raginis's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasputin is looking to land body kicks.
Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raginis.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raginis is defended easily by Rasputin.
Raginis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raginis lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing.
Rasputin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Raginis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.
Rasputin keeping full guard, as Raginis tries to pass.
Raginis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raginis tries to free his leg and advance position but Rasputin is retaining full guard.
Raginis wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Raginis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Wladyslaw Raginis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rasputin swinging wildly here.
Raginis misses with a straight left.
Rasputin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raginis blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
A slow jab from Raginis misses its intended target.
Rasputin misses with a body kick.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
Raginis throws an overhand right that lands on Rasputin's shoulder, as Rasputin tries to avoid the shot.
Raginis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin throws a head kick but Raginis moves out of range.
Rasputin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raginis.
Raginis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rasputin moves away from the strike by Raginis.
Rasputin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raginis misses the jab.
Raginis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
Raginis avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis misses with a straight left.
Rasputin slips under a jab from Raginis.
Rasputin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raginis is out of range.
Rasputin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raginis is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rasputin's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rasputin throws the kick towards the body but Raginis avoids it.
Raginis dives in and grabs Rasputin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rasputin pushes down on Raginis's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladyslaw Raginis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raginis lands a jab to Rasputin's midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raginis shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin shows good takedown defense.
Rasputin keeps Raginis at a distance using the push kick.
Raginis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rasputin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raginis somewhat.
Raginis is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rasputin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raginis misses with a hook.
Raginis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rasputin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raginis.
Raginis throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rasputin is looking to land body kicks.
Raginis throws a hook but Rasputin blocks it.
Good leg kick by Rasputin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rasputin misses with a low kick as Raginis jumps back.
Raginis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raginis shoots in and bounces Rasputin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin wants to stand and escape but Raginis is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rasputin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rasputin can't keep his opponent in guard - Raginis advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis prevents Rasputin from standing back up.
Raginis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Raginis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rasputin is bucking up trying to escape but Raginis cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Raginis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raginis 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.
Rasputin wants to control but Raginis is having none of it.
Raginis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raginis has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rasputin's face.
Raginis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rasputin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Raginis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Raginis throwing strikes but Rasputin uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rasputin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rasputin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raginis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rasputin defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is nestled in close to Rasputin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Raginis prevents Rasputin from standing back up.
Raginis 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.
Wladyslaw Raginis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raginis thows a huge punch but Rasputin dodges it nicely.
Raginis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raginis is keen to just control but Rasputin is a slippery customer.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raginis.
Raginis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raginis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raginis is looking to pass Rasputin's guard but actually Rasputin recovers to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raginis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raginis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raginis throws a shot from downtown. Rasputin moves away and avoids it.
Rasputin tries to land a front kick but Raginis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raginis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raginis avoids the head kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws the kick towards the body but Raginis avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Rasputin as he connects with a hook.
Raginis lunges at Rasputin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rasputin's hand.
Rasputin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin misses with a jab to the body
and Raginis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rasputin won't be happy with that.
Rasputin parries the strikes from Raginis easily there. Raginis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rasputin to escape.
Raginis 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.
Raginis wants to control but Rasputin is keeping him busy.
Raginis is putting a hurting on Rasputin here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is not content to let Raginis control the position.
Raginis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rasputin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rasputin regains half guard, as Raginis was trying to land strikes.
Raginis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raginis wants to pass the guard but Rasputin is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking for a sweep. Raginis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raginis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rasputin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raginis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rasputin defending well though.
Raginis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raginis wants to take a breather but Rasputin is having none of it.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raginis.
Raginis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rasputin is refusing to be controlled, as Raginis sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis throws a strike but Rasputin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Raginis trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Raginis is looking to work some ground and pound but Rasputin has wrist control.
Raginis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasputin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Raginis lands a couple of elbows.
Rasputin wants to stand but Raginis is controlling the position.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Rasputin blocks nicely.
Raginis lands a couple of elbows.
Raginis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grigori Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raginis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raginis scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raginis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raginis trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wladyslaw Raginis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raginis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Wladyslaw Raginis!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Wladyslaw Raginis!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Wladyslaw Raginis!
Wladyslaw Raginis wins by unanimous decision!
Wladyslaw Raginis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Ostrowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Ostrowski will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Ostrowski!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dirty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dirty landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dirty working the head and body with strikes.
Dirty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ostrowski's head.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ostrowski is looking to control Dirty's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ostrowski avoid being mounted?
Dirty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dirty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dirty prevents Ostrowski from improving his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dirty prevents Ostrowski from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty drops an elbow to the side of Ostrowski's head.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dirty throwing shots but Ostrowski is blocking nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ostrowski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ostrowski tries to roll over but Dirty keeps him under control.
Dirty throwing shots but Ostrowski is blocking nicely.
Dirty drops an elbow to the side of Ostrowski's head.
Ostrowski tries to roll over but Dirty keeps him under control.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dirty is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ostrowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dirty trying to pass the guard but Ostrowski defending well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dirty drops an elbow to the side of Ostrowski's head.
Ostrowski wants to control but Dirty is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dirty throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ostrowski to regain full guard.
Ostrowski is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dirty working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dirty lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dirty is working Ostrowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dirty throws an elbow that misses. Ostrowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dirty's guard. Nice move by Ostrowski!
Dirty looking for a sweep. Not yet Dirty, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty is working hard here to advance position.
Dirty bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ostrowski's guard.
Dirty is working Ostrowski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dirty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ostrowski trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dirty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dirty keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ostrowski's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirty working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Ostrowski's head.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ostrowski holds on and takes a little breather.
Dirty advances position into side control!
Check out the look on Dirty's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ostrowski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ostrowski is rocked!
Dirty lands a strong strike to the head of Ostrowski. That's dazed him! Dirty looking to finish here. Ostrowski is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Dirty lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mac Dirty!
After the big win, Mac Dirty made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sydney BEAST Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Newdles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the ring accompanied by Cog - Run. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicky Newdles!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dawson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Newdles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Newdles fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nicky Newdles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newdles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newdles throws a leg kick which misses Dawson's front leg but catches the back leg as Dawson tries to avoid it.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dawson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newdles.
Newdles scoring well with a low kick there.
Newdles rushes Dawson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Newdles.
A nice left hand lands by Newdles.
Newdles throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dawsons head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Newdles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Newdles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newdles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Newdles taking a breather.
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!
Dawson misses with some punches.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Newdles controls his hands.
Newdles has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dawson uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson drops back looking for a leg! Newdles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Newdles manages to kick Dawson off! Dawson jumps back into Newdles's guard.
Dawson is pushing down on Newdles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Newdles is fighting to maintain full guard but Dawson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Newdles pushes Dawson off looking to stand but Dawson dives back in and keeps control.
Newdles wants to control but Dawson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Newdles looks like he's trying to stand up.
Newdles wants to get back to full guard.
Dawson is working for a kimura but Newdles is defending it quite comfortably.
Dawson is working for an americana but Newdles has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Dawson was thinking about the submission.
Dawson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newdles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dawson defends well.
Dawson 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.
Newdles not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dawson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Newdles is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dawson, into his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newdles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Newdles defends well.
Newdles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newdles trying to control but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Dawson keeping full guard, as Newdles tries to pass.
Newdles is looking to work some ground and pound but Dawson has wrist control.
Dawson is working an open guard so Newdles takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dawson looks to land a right hand but Newdles moved out of range.
Dawson throws a combination that misses
and Newdles counters with a thumping low kick.
Newdles throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dawson scores with a decent looking hook.
Newdles is looking to clinch but Dawson is avoiding it.
Newdles dodges the punch combination from Dawson.
Newdles throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Newdles tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Newdles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Newdles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dawson misses with a double jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Newdles tenderised Dawson's leg. Dawson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dawson misses with an uppercut.
Dawson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Newdles bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dawson misses with a leg kick.
Newdles drives through and clinches with Dawson against the ropes.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Newdles avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the ropes.
Newdles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dawson lands a shoulder strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Newdles controls his hands.
Newdles scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dawson misses with the head strike.
Newdles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicky Newdles dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Newdles lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Newdles tests Dawson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Newdles tries a head kick but it misses.
Dawson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Newdles.
Dawson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Newdles throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dawson looks to land a right hand but Newdles moved out of range.
Dawson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Newdles clinches.
Newdles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Newdles lands with a left to the head.
Newdles leaning against his opponent.
Newdles pulls guard successfully.
Newdles is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dawson postures up.
Dawson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Newdles dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Newdles is aware though and is defending well.
Dawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Newdles gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Newdles escapes and throws Dawson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dawson is trying to get back to half guard.
Nicky Newdles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Newdles throws an elbow but Dawson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dawson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Newdles trying to control from half guard but Dawson is working away.
Newdles seems to be looking for submissions.
Newdles uses his free foot to push down on Dawson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dawson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newdles prevents Dawson from getting the reversal.
Dawson is working hard here to advance position.
Newdles is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Dawson is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Dawson flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Newdles anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Dawson and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Newdles slips an arm under Dawson chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Newdles has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Newdles is squeezing on Dawson like an anaconda would it's prey. Dawson fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nicky Newdles!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Warrior's Code. 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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215 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyler Murphy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a body shot.
Murphy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiddi can pounce on him.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy scores with a jab to the body.
Murphy shoots in and gets a takedown into Kiddi's guard.
Murphy postures up in Kiddi's guard and throws a big left but Kiddi blocks it.
Kiddi is looking to stand up but Murphy isn't so interested in that idea.
Murphy looking to pass the guard.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kiddi 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.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiddi pulls Murphy in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy prevents Kiddi from getting back to his feet.
Murphy throws a strike but Kiddi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Murphy working a defensive guard here.
Kiddi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kiddi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard.
Kiddi trying to mount his opponent but Murphy defends it.
Kiddi prevents Murphy from improving his position.
Murphy is working hard here to advance position.
Kiddi wants to stand but Murphy has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Murphy works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
Murphy working for submissions but it's allowed Kiddi to get to half guard.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kiddi wanted to stand there but Murphy had control of the position.
Kiddi wants to pass the guard but Murphy is keeping the position.
Kiddi won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi trying to control but Murphy is working from the bottom.
Murphy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiddi's guard.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy is in close to Kiddi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kiddi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Murphy.
Murphy throws an elbow that misses. Kiddi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Murphy's guard. Nice move by Kiddi!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy keeping moving, preventing Kiddi from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiddi won't allow Murphy to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Murphy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Murphy misses with a takedown attempt - Kiddi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Nice takedown defense from Kiddi. No joy for Murphy on that attempt.
Murphy feints and as Kiddi raises his hands in defense, Murphy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiddi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Murphy stands up over Kiddi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kiddi is trying to keep Murphy in close.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Murphy 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.
Murphy stopping the sweep attempt from Kiddi.
Murphy distracts Kiddi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Murphy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Murphy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Murphy throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiddi has momentary wrist control but Murphy slips an elbow through the middle.
Kiddi looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy landing with the ground and pound.
Murphy throwing strikes from guard but Kiddi blocks nicely.
Murphy throwing strikes but missing.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiddi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Murphy wants to pass the guard but Kiddi is keeping the position.
Murphy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Murphy pushes down on Kiddi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Murphy working the head and body with strikes.
Murphy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kiddi's head.
Kiddi is trying to control but can't.
Murphy throwing shots but Kiddi is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Murphy is pressing down on Kiddi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kiddi is holding on for now.
Murphy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiddi keeps working.
Murphy uses his free foot to push down on Kiddi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kiddi.
Kiddi is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Murphy lands a big shot there that rocks Kiddi but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Murphy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murphy.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiddi sprawls well. Kiddi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Murphy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Murphy wants to pass to mount but Kiddi is defending the position.
Murphy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Murphy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi is trying to stand back up but Murphy is controlling him
Murphy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kiddi defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Murphy.
Kiddi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kiddi has control of Murphy's left arm, preventing Murphy from doing any damage.
Murphy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Murphy is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiddi has wrist control.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiddi is keeping the position for now.
Tyler Murphy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiddi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiddi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiddi checks a leg kick.
Murphy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kiddi on the side of the head.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiddi sprawls well. Kiddi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murphy gets slowly back to his feet.
Murphy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murphy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Murphy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Murphy throws an overhand right that lands on Kiddi's shoulder, as Kiddi tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiddi counters with a big head kick but Murphy shrugs it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Kiddi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiddi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murphys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiddi fails to land with a series of punches.
Murphy throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kiddi tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Murphy is in Kiddi's 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!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Murphy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Murphy wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
Murphy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kiddi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiddi is wriggling around but Murphy manages to pass to half guard.
Murphy is thwarting Kiddi's attempts to control the position.
Kiddi wants to improve his position but Murphy is controlling well.
Murphy is looking to pass Kiddi's guard but actually Kiddi recovers to full guard.
Kiddi keeping moving, preventing Murphy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Murphy clearly takes 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.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiddi.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kiddi.
Kiddi throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murphy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiddi throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Murphy throws a lazy right hand but Kiddi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiddi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
Tyler Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murphy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kiddi is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Murphy, into his guard.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Kiddi controlling him for the moment.
Kiddi advances to half guard.
Murphy tries to roll over but Kiddi keeps him under control.
Murphy looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to get back to full guard.
Murphy is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kiddi jumps into side control!
Murphy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kiddi trying to control the action but Murphy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy prevents Kiddi from improving position.
Murphy is trying to improve his position.
Murphy sneaks back into half guard.
Murphy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Murphy is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiddi in particular looking to stall.
Murphy wants to get back to full guard but Kiddi has mounted him!
Murphy gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy gets back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Murphy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Murphy had his way with Galdra Kiddi in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Murphy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiddi is fending him off so far but Murphy persists. Nope, Kiddi circles away and we're back to standing.
Murphy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiddi.
Murphy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kiddi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murphy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiddi defends it nicely.
Murphy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kiddi can do to turn this around?
Kiddi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Kiddi missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiddi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Tyler Murphy has been cut.
Kiddi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiddi throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Kiddi lands an overhand right.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Kiddi's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to chop away at Kiddi's legs.
Kiddi with a nice cross.
Murphy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Kiddi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Murphy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kiddi is on top in guard.
Kiddi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy looking for a sweep. Not yet Murphy, not yet.
Kiddi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Galdra Kiddi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiddi wants to control but Murphy is keeping him busy.
Murphy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kiddi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Murphy's guard.
Kiddi trying to control the position from guard on top but Murphy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murphy wants to sweep here but Kiddi controlling him for the moment.
Murphy is looking to sweep but instead, Kiddi has passed into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Murphy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Murphy is looking to sweep but instead, Kiddi has passed into half guard.
Murphy is looking for a sweep. Kiddi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murphy wants to control but Kiddi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to get to full guard but Kiddi has control of the leg.
Murphy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiddi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiddi's back!
Murphy misses with a punch to the head.
Murphy gets his hands free as Kiddi looks to control.
Kiddi staying busy and making it hard for Murphy to control.
Murphy punches Kiddi on the ear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiddi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Tyler Murphy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiddi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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 Tyler Murphy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Murphy, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Tyler Murphy!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Tyler Murphy!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Tyler Murphy!
Tyler Murphy wins by unanimous decision!
Tyler Murphy retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Tyler Murphy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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