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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Goode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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145 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Cole! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alfie Goode! The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Goode pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Goode swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Goode's guard now. Cole postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Cole works a leg free and moves into half guard. Cole wants to advance to full mount but Goode doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead. Goode being controlled here, momentarily. Cole distracts Goode with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cole trying to control but Goode is working from the bottom. Cole is looking to advance position but Goode has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Goode stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Cole tries to clinch up but Goode circles away and keeps his distance. Goode fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Cole feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Goode looks winded! Cole wants to pass the guard but Goode is keeping the position. Cole working some strikes from top position. Cole with a nice head shot there. Cole stands up over Goode, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Cole wants to control from the top but Goode keeps moving. Cole with a nice head shot there.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Cole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Goode's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cole with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Cole sitting in guard, not really doing much. Cole stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Goode swivels though and keeps the full guard. Cole connects with a couple of short punches. Cole trying to control but Goode is working from the bottom. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Cole stopping the sweep attempt from Goode.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Cole passes Goode's left leg - he's now in half guard. Cole trying to pass the guard but Goode defending well. Cole missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Cole scoring with strikes to the body and head. Cole winds up and cracks Goode with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Ground and pound from Cole. Cole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Cole thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goode's head.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Cole throwing shots but Goode is blocking nicely. Cole wants to free his trapped foot but Goode is holding on for dear life with his legs. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cole lands a nice short elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Goode taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard. Cole lands strikes from half guard.
 Goode is rocked! Ground and pound from Cole. Goode is still in real trouble! Can Cole finish him? Cole passes to full mount! Cole looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Goode covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vincent Cole!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wibowo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Jansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Wibowo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ron Jansen! The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Wibowo or perhaps it was just good defense by Jansen which made him look bad. Jansen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jansen darts in and clinches Wibowo up against the cage. Jansen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wibowo backwards.
Jansen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wibowo doesn't succeed with the takedown enabling Jansen to counter with a crisp jab. Wibowo closes the distance and clinches up with Jansen, looking for a takedown. Wibowo pushes Jansen against the cage but Jansen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Wibowo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Wibowo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jansen is defending well. Wibowo tries for a takedown but Jansen manages to get underhooks.
Jansen has Wibowo pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jansen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wibowo tumbling to the mat - Jansen dives into Wibowo's guard. Jansen stays in close to Wibowo's body and controls the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Jansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jansen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wibowo's head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wibowo is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Jansen frees his head nicely. Oh but Wibowo has switched to an armbar! Jansen is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kevin Wibowo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esteban Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniello Pablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Esteban Gonzalez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniello Pablo! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablo clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Pablo uses from the top position. Pablo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gonzalez is looking for a triangle but Pablo pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pablo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gonzalez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pablo connects with a couple of short punches. Pablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pablo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pablo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Pablo lands a couple of decent looking shots. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gonzalez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pablo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pablo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Gonzalez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pablo. Pablo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pablo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gonzalez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gonzalez is breathing heavily. Pablo stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Pablo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Pablo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Pablo chips away with some ground and pound.
 It looks like Esteban Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez working for a triangle but Pablo defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Pablo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Pablo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Pablo defends easily.
Gonzalez looking for a guillotine here but Pablo defends easily.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Pablo postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalez's brow. Pablo is in close to Gonzalez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pablo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Pablo lands a couple of elbows. Pablo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Pablo connects with a couple of short punches. Pablo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gonzalez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pablo defends it easily. Pablo stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Pablo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Pablo stands up over Gonzalez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Pablo trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom. Gonzalez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Pablo wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving. Pablo scoring with some ground and pound. Pablo lands a couple of elbows. Pablo wants to control from the top but Gonzalez keeps moving. Pablo postures up and lands a big shot to Gonzalez's brow.
 Esteban Gonzalez's cut is getting worse. Pablo throws a big right hand that misses. Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pablo's guard. Pablo wants to hit a switch here but Gonzalez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Pablo there! Pablo has given up his back here. Will Gonzalez look for the submission or keep pounding away?
 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!
Gonzalez looking for the choke from the back. Pablo wants to escape the position.
Pablo is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gonzalez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here? Pablo turns into Gonzalez and is now in his guard.
Pablo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Pablo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gonzalez has wrist control. Pablo with a flurry of punches that miss. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gonzalez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pablo! Pablo is looking to get to half guard. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniello Pablo dominated that round. The cut man is working on Esteban Gonzalez's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pablo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gonzalez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Pablo lands a decent elbow from side control. Pablo working away. Pablo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Gonzalez is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Pablo working away. Pablo is working Gonzalez over with some ground and pound from side control. Pablo cracks Gonzalez with an elbow. That is naaassty. Gonzalez tries to get back to half guard but can't. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gonzalez taking punishment in the form of punches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Pablo cracks Gonzalez with a big elbow. Pablo lands an elbow. Pablo landing a few strikes. You can see the frustration on Gonzalez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Pablo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonzalez down.
Pablo lands a decent elbow from side control.
 Gonzalez is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gonzalez is trying to get back to half guard. Oh Gonzalez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Pablo cracks Gonzalez with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pablo immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Gonzalez is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pablo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniello Pablo! Daniello Pablo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erich Fassbender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erich Fassbender! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bronk! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bronk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Bronk throws a quick inside leg kick. Bronk fails to land with a series of punches.
Bronk shoots for a double leg takedown but Fassbender sprawls well. He's pushed Bronk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bronk gets tackled into the cage by Fassbender. Fassbender maintains the clinch. Fassbender is trying to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling him. Fassbender misses with a knee to the head. Fassbender takes a knee to the side of the body. Fassbender wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronk has him pressed against the cage. Fassbender wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bronk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fassbender darts in and clinches Bronk up against the cage. Bronk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Fassbender working hard to break the clinch.
Fassbender breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
 That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Bronk. Fassbender is looking to land body kicks. Bronk shoots in looking for a takedown but Fassbender manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Erich Fassbender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bronk. Left hook, right uppercut from Fassbender.
 It looks like Paul Bronk has been cut. Fassbender defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronk. Bronk looks winded!
Fassbender pushes Bronk up against the cage in a clinch. Fassbender wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Fassbender wants to break free but Bronk has control.
Fassbender wants to get back to striking at distance but Bronk won't allow it.
Bronk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fassbender has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fassbender breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fassbender clinches with his opponent.
Bronk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fassbender gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Fassbender tries to break the clinch but Bronk is controlling the position. Fassbender has had enough of the clinch but Bronk keeps him there for the moment.
Bronk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bronk misses with a combination
and Bronk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Fassbender misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fassbender thuds his right hand into Bronk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Bronk avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Fassbender just misses with a punch to the body.
Fassbender throws the kick towards the body but Bronk avoids it. A looping hook to the body misses from Fassbender. Bronk does a little dance to reset his feet. Bronk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Bronk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bronk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bronk wants it to stay on the feet. Fassbender pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bronk moves into range and clinches up with Fassbender. Fassbender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronk is defending well for now.
Bronk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bronk shoots in but Fassbender avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bronk fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Fassbender lands with a cross. Fassbender throws a nice looking combination but Bronk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Fassbender keeps the fight on the outside. Bronk moves in looking to clinch but Fassbender pushes him off.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Fassbender slaps away a takedown attempt from Bronk, before circling back to the center of the mat. Fassbender throws a hook but Bronk avoids it easily. Fassbender closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bronk circles away. Bronk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fassbender swats him away and circles back towards the center. Fassbender misses with a kick to the body and Bronk counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Paul Bronk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Fassbender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fassbender tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bronk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fassbender somewhat. 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! Bronk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fassbender circles away quickly and effectively. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fassbender looks to land a body kick but Bronk moved away. Fassbender looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Erich Fassbender dominated that round. The cut man is working on Paul Bronk's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fassbender misses with a two punch combination.
Bronk fails to land with a series of punches.
Fassbender misses with a two punch combination.
Erich Fassbender is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Bronk displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fassbender. Bronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Fassbender throws a right and a left that Bronk avoids nicely. Fassbender looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronk is just out of range. Bronk is looking to slow Fassbender down with leg kicks. Fassbender fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fassbender moves into the clinch.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Fassbender wants to break free but Bronk has control.
Knees to the body from Bronk.
Bronk is trying to push Fassbender away but Fassbender has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bronk manages to break the clinch.
Fassbender misses with a looping left. Bronk throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Fassbender lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice defenses there by Bronk. Bronk looks for a takedown but Fassbender sprawls well. Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Fassbender keeps the fight on the outside. Fassbender throws a series of strikes that have Bronk backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bronk tries to bum rush Fassbender with a series of wild strikes but Fassbender uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Fassbender scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. A head kick misses from Fassbender. The fight stays on the outside here - Bronk looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Fassbender scores with a body shot.
Erich Fassbender is winning the standup battle so far. Bronk misses with a head kick.
Fassbender throws a one two combo.
Bronk ducks under a wild hook from Fassbender. Fassbender takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Fassbender misses with a right hand letting Bronk counter with a right hand. Fassbender throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bronk shoots in but no luck this time. Fassbender falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bronk counters with a slapping leg kick. A combination from Fassbender does no damage.
Bronk clinches. A short uppercut from Fassbender. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Bronk lands a shoulder strike.
Bronk manages to break the clinch.
Fassbender throws a sloppy head kick and Bronk moves out of range easily. Fassbender throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronk rushes Fassbender and presses him up against the cage. Fassbender tries to circle away but Bronk has him pinned against the cage.
Fassbender pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bronk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fassbender manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Bronk cracks the inside of Fassbender's front leg. Fassbender dodges the punch combination from Bronk.
Fassbender throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bronk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bronk throws a series of punches but Fassbender avoids them all with ease. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fassbender has Bronk up against the cage in a clinch.
Paul Bronk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A nice left hand lands by Fassbender.
Fassbender can't break the clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Erich Fassbender dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Paul Bronk's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fassbender rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bronk moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Nice defenses there by Fassbender.
Fassbender closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Bronk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fassbender is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bronk keeps control of Fassbender as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bronk is trying desperately to land a takedown but Fassbender is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bronk. Fassbender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bronk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fassbender avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Fassbender keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronk's efforts to push away. Fassbender is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bronk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fassbender fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bronk scores with a shot to the body.
Bronk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Bronk swings for the body but Fassbender moves out of range.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown but Fassbender shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Erich Fassbender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bronk. Fassbender tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Fassbender misses with a low kick as Bronk jumps back.
Bronk gets tackled into the cage by Fassbender. Fassbender maintains the clinch. Bronk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Fassbender pulls him back up using the underhooks. Fassbender is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronk has double underhooks. Fassbender is defending well against a takedown attempt. Nice body punch from Fassbender - that landed with a thud.
Fassbender throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bronk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassbender breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bronk drops his hands momentarily and Fassbender takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fassbender gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fassbender breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fassbender has managed to clinch.
Bronk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bronk is working for takedown but Fassbender is calmly controlling the position for now. Fassbender wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fassbender is looking to break free of the clinch but Bronk has double underhooks. Good body shot from Fassbender.
Fassbender prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fassbender is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronk is defending well for now.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Bronk managing to block the knees to the body from Fassbender.
Fassbender breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fassbender rushes Bronk and presses him up against the cage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Fassbender. Fassbender lands a nice shot to the body. Bronk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fassbender's efforts to push away. Erich Fassbender is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Fassbender lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fassbender breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Bronk dodges the punch combination from Fassbender.
Bronk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Paul Bronk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Bronk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fassbender finds it's way round the side to connect with Bronk's head. Fassbender throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Fassbender shoots in but Bronk avoids the takedown attempt easily. Bronk misses with a double jab
and Fassbender counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fassbender is defended easily by Bronk. Fassbender lands a head kick. Bronk smiles back at him and beckons him forward. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Some wild striking there from Fassbender.
Bronk with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight! Erich Fassbender showed his dominance in that final round. Well Fassbender 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erich Fassbender!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Candle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gang Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Candle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gang Lee! The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A thudding body kick lands there by Lee!
Gang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
 It looks like Mark Candle has been cut. Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Candle moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lee tries for a takedown but Candle circles away easily
and Candle counters with a single leg into guard. Lee didn't expect that. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. Candle forces his way into half guard. Lee strikes from the bottom but Candle uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Candle controls the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee sneaks out the side door and pushes Candle away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Lee throws a wild body kick that Candle sees coming a mile off. Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Lee misses. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee. Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Candle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Lee looks winded! Candle looking to control the position here, rather than advance. Candle passes Lee's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Candle moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Candle remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't. Candle staying calm. Lee striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Candle scoring with punches from side control. Candle staying calm. Candle takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Lee to pass into mount.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Candle controlling the pace for now. Lee throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Candle controlling from the full mount.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee can't escape the position.
Lee flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Candle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Candle blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Candle blocks Lee's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Candle prevents Lee from getting the reversal. Candle is in the full mount, landing strikes. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Lee is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. Candle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Candle will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Mark Candle's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Candle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Lee throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lee is striking from the bottom but Candle uses the opportunity to pass into half guard. Candle blocks the strikes from Lee.
Lee has a hand on Candle's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Candle takes advantage of the position though and mounts him! Lee slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Candle tries to pass to full mount but Lee defends it. Still in half guard, Candle seems content to control. Lee is trying to get back to full guard. Candle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Candle tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
 The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Candle wasn't doing enough on the ground. Candle moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Candle blocks the body kick.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee is looking to land body kicks. Candle moves out of range as Lee throws a body kick.
Lee throws a body kick that misses. Lee scores with a kick to the body.
Lee thows a body kick. Candle tries to catch it but that hurt him. Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Candle circles away quickly and effectively. Lee is breathing heavily. Lee shoots in looking for a takedown but Candle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A slapping body kick lands there for Lee. No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee. Mark Candle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gang Lee. Lee looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
 That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lee to the ground. Candle is now in Lee's guard. Candle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Candle slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Lee. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Candle in particular looking to stall. Lee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lee throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lee missing with punches from the bottom.
Candle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. Lee strikes from the bottom but Candle passes into mount!
Lee is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lee can't escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action! Lee's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gang Lee will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Mark Candle's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lee throws a right hand that Candle ducks under and follows up with a left that Candle also avoids with ease. No joy there for Lee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Candle backs up against the cage.
Lee is looking to land body kicks. Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mark Candle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Lee throws a wild body kick that Candle sees coming a mile off. Lee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Candle moves out of range of the body kick from Lee.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lee. Candle shrugs it off though.
Candle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Candle is in Lee's guard. Lee wants to improve his position but instead Candle has moved into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Candle slows the pace down in half guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Candle blocks the strikes from Lee.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Candle controlling the pace. Lee flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Candle controlling the pace. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
 The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Candle wasn't doing enough on the ground. Candle stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet. A punch combination from Lee misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Candle counters with a takedown into side control. The referee asks Candle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Candle prefers to stall for the moment though. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Candle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. Candle landing strikes. Candle is staying tight to Lee's torso, preventing him from escaping. Lee tries to strike from the bottom but misses. The referee asks Candle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Candle prefers to stall for the moment though.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Candle slows the pace down. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Lee is trying to get back to half guard. The referee asks Candle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Candle prefers to stall for the moment though. Candle seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with. Candle's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
 We're going to have a standup here because Mark Candle wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Lee scores with a three punch combo!
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lee throws the kick towards the body but Candle avoids it. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Candle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and Candle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. Candle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Candle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Candle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Candle is stalling in the full guard. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that's the end of the fight! Mark Candle showed his dominance in that final round. I think Candle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:28 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27 Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Candle!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Wawrinka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wawrinka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Afrojack - Rock The House. James Wawrinka looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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146 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Wawrinka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Cruz! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice sprawl there from Cruz as Wawrinka shoots in. Wawrinka looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this! Wawrinka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Cruz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. 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! Cruz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
 It looks like James Wawrinka has been cut. Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick. Cruz lands with a thumping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cruz. Cruz connects with a leg kick. Wawrinka looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Wawrinka avoids the head kick by Cruz.
Wawrinka takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That kick from Cruz tenderised Wawrinka's leg. Wawrinka is trying to keep his angry face on. Cruz scoring well with a low kick there.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Cruz! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Phil Cruz! During a confident post fight interview, Phil Cruz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Mann! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Stirling! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mann throws a head kick but Stirling moves out of range.
Stirling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Stirling avoids the head kick by Mann.
Stirling stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mann. Mann throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mann scores with a head kick. Stirling tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stirling moves into the clinch. Mann blocks a body shot from Stirling. A short left from Stirling. Mann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stirling lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Mann misses with the head strike.
Stirling lands a body shot. A quick uppercut on the inside from Stirling. 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! Mann throws a punch but it's blocked by Stirling. Stirling throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Stirling working some nice short punches in the clinch. Stirling leaning his opponent against the cage. Stirling blocks an uppercut.
Stirling digs a right hand into Mann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mann's gas tank. Stirling working some nice short punches in the clinch. Mann struggles to land a body shot inside as Stirling controls his hands.
Mann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Stirling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Stirling lands with a right to the head.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Stirling lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stirling blocks an uppercut.
Mann tries to work over Stirling's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stirling avoids a wild elbow strike from Mann. Mann wants to stall.
Stirling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mann's elbow. Stirling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards. Mann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Stirling. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stirling lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mann backwards. Mann throws a head punch that misses. Stirling digs a right hand underneath Mann's ribcage. Mann let out a lung full of air as it connected. Stirling lands with a left to the head.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stirling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Mann trying to control the position but instead, Stirling has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mann into the cage. Mann is breathing heavily. Nice body punch from Stirling - that landed with a thud.
Stirling throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manns head. Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stirling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 Mann is rocked! Stirling lands with a short head shot on the inside. Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Stirling digs a right hand into Mann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mann's gas tank. Stirling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mann. Mann seems to have got his legs back now. Stirling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Mann taking a breather. Mann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stirling scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Stirling digs a right hand underneath Mann's ribcage. Mann let out a lung full of air as it connected. Stirling scores with a shot to the side of Mann's head. A nice right hand lands inside from Stirling. Stirling lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mann. Stirling lands a hook to the side of the head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. A short uppercut from Stirling. Stirling lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mann to his knees! Stirling keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dee Stirling! Dee Stirling spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edson Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ant�nio Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perry comes to the cage accompanied by Carry On My Wayward Son by Kansas. Maia is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by It's a kind of magic by Queen. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edson Perry! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ant�nio Maia! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Maia moves away from the strike by Perry. Maia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Ant�nio Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Maia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Perry counters with a straight right hand. A punch combination from Maia misses. Maia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perry lands a glancing blow to the side of Maia's head. Maia ducks under a wild hook from Perry. Maia shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry. Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perry swivels and escapes. Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ant�nio Maia. A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet. Maia blocks a jab.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away. Perry throws a leg kick but Maia checks it. Maia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Perry misses its intended target. Maia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
 It looks like Ant�nio Maia has been cut. Perry scores with a jab. Maia ducks under a wild hook from Perry. Maia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Perry but Perry pushes him off and we're back to square one. Perry just misses with a punch to the body.
Perry digs a good body shot into Maia's ribs. Maia defending well as Perry loads up on a big left hand.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Nice defenses there by Maia. Perry throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily. Maia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. This has been an exciting period of action! Maia is controlling the pace.
Perry is looking to improve his position.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Maia is keen to just control but Perry is a slippery customer. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Perry holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. Perry trying to control from the bottom.
 The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Nice takedown defense from Perry. No joy for Maia on that attempt. Maia shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Perry eats them both and turns towards Maia to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Nice cross by Maia. Edson Perry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Maia throws a leg kick but Perry checks it. Perry misses with an uppercut
and Maia counters with a nice body shot. Perry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maia. Maia misses with a hook. Perry ducked under it nicely.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Maia is looking to score with low kicks. Maia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perry. Perry scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Perry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Maia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perry.
Maia is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perry rather than just go for the knockout. Maia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Maia jabs Perry to the body, keeping him at a distance. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Perry avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Maia throws a series of punches but Perry avoids them all with ease. Decent striking displayed by Maia there. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edson Perry will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Ant�nio Maia's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Perry is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maia. Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
Maia dives in and scores a takedown into Perry's guard. Maia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Maia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Maia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Maia works a leg free and moves into half guard. Maia throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Maia is just content to waste time from the top position. Perry takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Maia trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Maia might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Perry haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Maia throwing strikes from guard but Perry blocks nicely. Perry looking to control.
Perry keeping moving, preventing Maia from controlling successfully. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
 The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ant�nio Maia wasn't active enough on the ground. Perry lands a nice shot to the body.
Perry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maia. Perry does a little dance to reset his feet. Edson Perry is winning the standup battle so far. Perry takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Maia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perry moves away. Perry throws a hook to the side of Maia's head but Maia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Perry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Perry jabbing away but nothing is landing. Maia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perry was well out of range. Poor timing from Maia. Maia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Perry checks it well. Perry ducks under a wild hook from Maia. Maia misses with a body shot.
Maia misses with a straight left. Maia throws a right and a left that Perry avoids nicely. Maia slips under a jab from Perry.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. A slow jab from Maia misses its intended target. Maia with a lazy takedown attempt and Perry counters with a lovely shot to the body. Maia slips a jab from Perry. Perry throws a hook but Maia avoids it easily. Maia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Perry loads up on a big right hand but Maia slips the punch. Perry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Maia shoots and misses and Perry counters with a nice uppercut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Maia pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Maia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perry. Perry with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maia to score with a decent uppercut. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Ant�nio Maia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Ant�nio Maia's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Maia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perry. Left hook, right uppercut from Perry. Maia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perry. Maia takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses. Maia throws a jab when Perry was well out of range. Perry looks to land a right hand but Maia moved out of range. Maia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Maia thows a body shot but no joy. Maia doesn't succeed with the takedown enabling Perry to counter with a crisp jab. Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Perry throws a hook but Maia blocks it.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Maia with a nice cross. Perry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perry tests Maia's chin there with a solid looking shot. Perry checks the leg kick. Perry misses with a looping left. Perry blocks a leg kick. Perry fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Maia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perry. Maia shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense. Edson Perry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ant�nio Maia. A big right from Maia misses.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Maia ducks under a wild hook from Perry. Perry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Perry as he avoids it easily. Maia shoots in looking for a takedown. Perry tries to sprawl out of it but Maia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Perry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Perry misses with a straight left. Perry's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maia under the eye. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Maia thows a body shot but no joy. Maia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Perry throws a series of punches but Maia avoids them all with ease.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Perry misses with a straight left. Perry dips to his left and cracks Maia with an uppercut! Maia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perry misses with an uppercut. Maia slips under a jab from Perry. Perry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Perry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia. Perry throws the left hand but Maia avoids the punch easily. Perry scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Perry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maia.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Perry misses with a straight right. Maia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perry. Maia takes a swing at Perry's ribcage but misses. Maia cracks Perry with a good jab. Maia avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Maia shoots for a takedown but Perry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Maia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Perry misses with a looping right. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Perry jabs Maia to the body, keeping him at a distance. Maia looks for a takedown but Perry sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight! Edson Perry showed his dominance in that final round. I think Perry has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28 Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28 Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Perry! Edson Perry was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prime Time (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime Time is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Og Kush! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Prime Time! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Time keeps the fight on the outside. Og Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Time slips a straight right by Kush. Kush slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Time tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Time counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kush thinking. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kush checks a leg kick. Time tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kush 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. Time throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kush's waist but Kush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Time off to one side. Kush tries to clinch up and Time counters with a left and a right that stings Kush. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush closes the distance and clinches.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Time drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kush pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
Kush has managed to clinch.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Time has him pressed against the cage. Time lands a body punch in the clinch. Time tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kush's elbow. Kush has a couple of punches blocked by Time.
Kush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Time goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Og Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Time throws a nice outside leg kick. That kick from Time tenderised Kush's leg. Kush is trying to keep his angry face on. Kush connects with a looping right hand.
Time misses the shot to the body.
 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! Kush tries to clinch up but Time circles away and keeps his distance. Time motions for Kush to come forward. Time throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Time doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Kush throws a hook to the side of Time's head but Time sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Time avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Time scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Time avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush thuds his right hand into Time's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Time scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Kush is holding on to half guard well. Kush pushes Time off looking to stand but Time dives back in and keeps control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kush keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Time throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Kush is trying to stand up here but Time is controlling him well. Kush avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Time. Time wants to pass the guard but Kush is defending well. Kush on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. Time with the ground and pound but Kush uses the opportunity to regain guard. Time slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Time trying to control but Kush is working from the bottom. Time throwing strikes from guard but Kush blocks nicely. Time working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Time with a flurry of punches that miss. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kush looking to control.
Time missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Time throwing strikes but missing. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Prime Time dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
 The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Time takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Time moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Time closes the distance and pushes Kush back into the cage. Time scores with a nice hook to the head. Kush wants to break free but Time has control.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.
Time wants the takedown. Kush is fighting it off but Time persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kush's guard against the cage. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Time throws a big elbow that misses. Time throws an elbow that misses. Kush uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Time's guard. Nice move by Kush! Time seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
 That's one minute gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
 The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Prime Time. Time circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush defending well as Time loads up on a big left hand. Nice body punch from Kush. Time on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Kush tries to bum rush Time with a series of wild strikes but Time uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Kush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kush rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Time moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Kush wants to clinch but Time slips to the side letting Time counter with a right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kush misses with a looping left. Time dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kush. That did some damage! Time punishes Kush's body with a nice straight punch. Kush tries to clinch up and Time counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kush moves to clinch but Time breaks away and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kush darts in trying to clinch and Time counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Time throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Kush is looking to clinch. Time misses with a takedown attempt - Kush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Time shoots in for a takedown but Kush shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Kush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Time manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Time tries to clinch there but Kush circles away.
Kush tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Time manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Time circles away from the clinch attempt.
Time misses with a head kick.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Time swats him away and circles back towards the center. The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Kush closes the distance and lands a one-two. Kush is looking to clinch.
Kush gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Time to score an easy takedown into full guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Time with a flurry of punches that miss. And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Prime Time showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Time moves forwards but Kush connects with a nice, crisp jab. Kush throws a one two combo.
Kush sizes up Time with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Time closes the distance and pushes Kush back into the cage. Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch. Time goes for a takedown attempt but Kush pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kush lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kush checks a leg kick. Time tries to clinch but Kush is having none of it.
Kush moves into the clinch. Kush tries to break the clinch but Time is controlling the position. Kush lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kush lands a nice shot to the body.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Kush scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kush breaks the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Kush. Kush misses with a double jab
and Time counters with a lovely straight right hand! Time takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Kush tries to clinch up. Kush tries to clinch but Time moves out of range. Kush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kush lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Time backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kush dips to his left and cracks Time with an uppercut! Kush is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Kush scores with a decent looking hook.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Kush tries to clinch but Time moves out of range. Kush digs a good hook to Time's body.
Time cracks Kush with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Kush scores with a jab. Time will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch. Kush wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance. Time wants to clinch. Kush moves in looking to clinch but Time pushes him off. Time on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Kush fails in his attempt to clinch. Kush lands with an uppercut that bounces Time off the cage and back into range. Time throws a body kick that misses. Kush is looking to clinch. Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Time tries to clinch there but Kush circles away.
Og Kush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kush tries to clinch but Time moves out of range.
Time instigates a clinch. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Prime Time is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A short left from Kush. Kush misses with a body punch.
Kush lands a hook to the side of the head. A right handed body shot lands from Time.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kush pushes Time up against the cage in a clinch. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Kush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Time blocks a jab.
Kush rushes Time and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Kush is looking to break free of the clinch but Time has double underhooks. Time misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kush working aggressively here.
Kush is trying to force a seperation but Time has the dominant position. A head punch on the inside from Kush fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight! Og Kush showed his dominance in that final round. I think Time has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29 Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prime Time! Prime Time decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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