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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Solomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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212 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eugene Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bartosz Solomon!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Solomon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Morozov is looking for a sweep.
Solomon grinds an elbow into Morozov's temple.
Solomon is chipping away with strikes.
Morozov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Morozov is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Solomon off and has taken his back!
Solomon is trying to get back to his feet but Morozov has full control of the position and if anything, Solomon has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Morozov is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Solomon is trying to break free.
Solomon just trying to survive but Morozov is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Solomon is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Morozov off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morozov working for a choke but Solomon is defending well.
Solomon showing good submission defense here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solomon trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Solomon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Morozov lands strikes to the head.
Solomon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Morozov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Morozov tightening his grip on Solomon, looking for the choke.
Morozov is persistently looking for the submission but Solomon is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Solomon tries to break free.
Solomon preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Morozov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morozov looking for the choke from the back.
Morozov missing with strikes from the back.
Morozov trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morozov looking to break Solomon's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Solomon remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Morozov will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Morozov is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Solomon taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Morozov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugene Morozov!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Barney Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross wants to get back to striking at distance but Cruz won't allow it.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Cruz is controlling him.
Ross wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cruz has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Ross can't break the clinch.
Cruz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cruz is looking to clinch.
Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Ross tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Ross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ross is rocked!
It looks like Barney Ross has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz looks for the body kick but Ross saw that one coming.
Oh Ross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz thuds his shin into the meat of Ross's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cruz!
Ross seems to have got his legs back now.
Cruz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cruz. Ross shrugs it off though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Ross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ross fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Ross avoiding damage as Cruz throws knees to the body.
Ross blocks an elbow strike.
Cruz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Ross tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Ross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cruz. That's going to slow Ross down.
Ross takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ross will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ross. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Cruz.
Phil Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cruz lands a leg kick that knocks Ross off balance momentarily.
Cruz misses with a straight left.
Cruz lands a big head kick that sends Ross tumbling to the mat! Cruz takes a step backwards and waves Ross back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cruz connects with a leg kick. Ross looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cruz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Cruz misses with a knee strike.
Cruz lands an elbow inside.
Cruz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Cruz lands a big knee! That's hurt Ross! Oh, he's all over the place! Cruz lands another knee that sends Ross to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Cruz!
An out of breath Phil Cruz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Spartacusson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spartacusson comes to the cage accompanied by Badr Hari. Phil Taylor struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Phil Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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168 lbs
2 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonidas Spartacusson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spartacusson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taylor.
Taylor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Spartacusson defends it nicely.
Taylor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Leonidas Spartacusson has been cut.
Taylor works Spartacusson's body with a nice hook.
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Spartacusson pushes him off.
Spartacusson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Spartacusson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor keeping full guard, as Spartacusson tries to pass.
Spartacusson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spartacusson drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Spartacusson off! Spartacusson jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spartacusson is one step ahead there.
Spartacusson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Spartacusson works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Spartacusson postures up.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Taylor looks winded!
Spartacusson looking to pass the guard.
Spartacusson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spartacusson trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spartacusson cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Spartacusson 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.
Spartacusson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spartacusson wants to pass the guard but Taylor is keeping the position.
Spartacusson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Spartacusson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spartacusson landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spartacusson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
Spartacusson prevents Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Spartacusson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Spartacusson cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
Spartacusson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Spartacusson landing some decent shots from guard.
Spartacusson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacusson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spartacusson is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spartacusson trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor wants to stand up but Spartacusson is controlling him.
Taylor trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Spartacusson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Spartacusson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spartacusson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Spartacusson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spartacusson forces his way into half guard.
Taylor trying to control but Spartacusson postures up.
Spartacusson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spartacusson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spartacusson lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spartacusson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor is in all sorts of trouble here.
Spartacusson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Spartacusson scoring with strikes but Taylor is staying in there.
Spartacusson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Taylor is trying to escape the mount.
Taylor wants to control but Spartacusson is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Taylor is desperately trying to improve his position but Spartacusson has a good base and remains in mount.
Spartacusson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonidas Spartacusson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonidas Spartacusson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spartacusson is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spartacusson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Spartacusson is now in Taylor's guard.
Spartacusson chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor can't keep his opponent in guard - Spartacusson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taylor actively working from the bottom here.
Spartacusson is trying for a kimura here. Taylor looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Spartacusson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Leonidas Spartacusson!
Leonidas Spartacusson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Rexum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rj McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLovin is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Nas - Etherl. Rj McLovin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Rexum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rj McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rexum throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McLovin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rexum is in McLovin's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McLovin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McLovin looking for subs off his back but Rexum has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rexum has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McLovin looks winded!
McLovin is wriggling around trying to escape.
McLovin defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rexum.
McLovin is trying to escape the mount.
Rexum looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rexum stands up from mount. Strange move.
McLovin misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLovin throws a lazy right hand but Rexum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McLovin throws an off balance right hand
and Rexum counters with a head kick that drops McLovin to the mat! McLovin scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
McLovin is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McLovin throws a big shot that misses.
McLovin is still on wobbly legs! Can Rexum finish him?
Rj McLovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rexum shoots in looking for a takedown but McLovin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rexum's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rexum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rexum stands and throws McLovin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Rexum.
Rexum is looking to take a break and control but McLovin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McLovin seems to have recovered his senses.
Rexum is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McLovin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rexum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McLovin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rexum decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rexum fails with a takedown attempt.
Rexum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Rexum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rexum throws a head kick that misses.
McLovin thows a body shot but no joy.
McLovin throws a shot from downtown. Rexum moves away and avoids it.
Rexum swings for the body but McLovin moves out of range.
McLovin misses with a straight right.
McLovin misses with a jab to the body
and Rexum counters with a nice double leg into side control. McLovin won't be happy with that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rexum stands up and beckons McLovin to his feet.
Rexum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McLovin avoids the head kick by Rexum.
McLovin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rexum cracks McLovin with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! McLovin looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rexum finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rexum gets a takedown into half guard.
Rexum wants to pass to mount but McLovin is defending the position.
Rexum is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rexum moves nicely into side control.
Rexum is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McLovin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rexum throws an elbow but McLovin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rexum working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McLovin can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rexum decides to take the fight back to the feet.
McLovin misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Rexum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A head kick misses from Rexum.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rexum.
McLovin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rexum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rexum throws a hook but McLovin avoids it easily.
Rexum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rexum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McLovin can do to turn this around?
McLovin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rexum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donk. Rexum catches McLovin right on the button with a cross.
McLovin is breathing heavily.
Rexum throws a jab but it's blocked by McLovin.
Rexum takes a swing at McLovin's ribcage but misses.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rexum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rexum decides to stand back up.
McLovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McLovin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McLovin throws a lazy uppercut
and Rexum counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! McLovin has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Arthur Rexum!
A less than humble Arthur Rexum misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Akiro Sata was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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143 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes misses with a body shot.
Tyson Mendes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sata was covering up waiting for the punch and Mendes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mendes lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mendes works over Sata with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendes postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mendes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mendes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sata working a defensive guard here.
Sata looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mendes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
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!
Mendes throwing strikes from guard but Sata blocks nicely.
Mendes trying to control but Sata is working from the bottom.
Sata working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mendes distracts Sata with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mendes 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.
Sata has momentary wrist control but Mendes slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendes looking to sit in guard and control but Sata gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sata controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sata is pushing down on Mendes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mendes is fighting to maintain full guard but Sata has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sata thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sata throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata prevents Mendes from improving his position.
Mendes has his hands clasped together around Sata's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes is looking to improve his position.
Sata wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendes keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sata.
Sata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sata has Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sata as the two fighters clinch.
Mendes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sata pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mendes is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sata.
Mendes looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sata is fending him off so far but Mendes persists. Nope, Sata circles away and we're back to standing.
Sata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sata tries to clinch up but Mendes circles away and keeps his distance.
Mendes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sata was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendes.
Sata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sata.
Mendes bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sata regains half guard.
Mendes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sata does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sata wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes stops Sata from getting back to his feet.
Mendes thows a huge punch but Sata dodges it nicely.
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!
Sata is trying to control but can't.
Mendes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sata trying to control from the bottom.
Mendes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sata is looking to improve his position.
Mendes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sata with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sata gets back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sata being controlled here, momentarily.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Sata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Tyson Mendes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sata defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mendes.
Sata fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sata fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mendes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sata moves away.
Sata forces Mendes back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Sata on the inside.
Sata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sata connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendes. Mendes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sata thuds a left hand into Mendes's body.
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mendes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sata is looking to clinch.
Mendes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sata closes the distance and clinches.
Sata pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sata stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sata wants it to stay on the feet.
Akiro Sata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes drives through with a takedown into Sata's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
Sata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sata throws an elbow that misses. Mendes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sata's guard. Nice move by Mendes!
Mendes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sata works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sata trying to strike off his back.
Sata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Mendes is working Sata over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sata's head.
Mendes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mendes tries to get out of the position.
Sata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sata looking to pass the guard.
Mendes is pulling down on Sata's head. It's preventing any offense from Sata, at least for the moment.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sata prevents Mendes from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendes is thwarting Sata's attempts to control the position.
Sata gets back to full guard.
Tyson Mendes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
Mendes scoring with some ground and pound.
Sata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendes defends well.
Sata has his foot on Mendes's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mendes works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sata is breathing heavily.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sata will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendes won't allow Sata to sweep him here.
Mendes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mendes trying to move into half guard but instead Sata has managed to sweep!
Sata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Sata trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes has Sata pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akiro Sata showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mendes throws out the jab.
Sata drives through and clinches with Mendes against the cage.
Mendes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sata manages to break the clinch.
Sata lands a head shot.
Sata works the jab nicely.
Sata moves in looking to clinch but Mendes pushes him off.
Mendes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sata.
Sata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mendes wants a takedown.
Mendes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sata after a bit of a struggle.
Sata on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sata lands with a light punch inside.
Sata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sata looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata leaning against his opponent.
Mendes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Mendes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mendes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mendes fails with the takedown.
Mendes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sata pushes Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Mendes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sata prevents it.
Mendes misses with a punch to the body.
Sata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sata lands with a light punch inside.
Sata breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes shoots in and bounces Sata off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendes postures up and lands a big shot to Sata's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendes cracks Sata with a solid left hand.
Sata wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sata is retaining full guard.
Mendes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mendes is in close to Sata's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control the position.
Mendes wants to control from the top but Sata keeps moving.
Sata is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sata is retaining full guard.
Mendes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sata on the ground.
Sata is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendes tries to free his leg and advance position but Sata is retaining full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Akiro Sata was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sata doesn't manage to clinch there - Mendes circles away.
Sata moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mendes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendes tries for a takedown but Sata sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sata stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sata wants it to stay on the feet.
Mendes shoots in but Sata avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendes swats away the attempt to clinch by Sata.
Sata lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mendes backs up against the cage.
Sata cracks Mendes with an open hand slap.
Mendes manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sata on his heels. He'll look to pass Sata's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mendes's guard.
Mendes has a closed guard, preventing Sata from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sata is controlling him.
Mendes seems keen to control Sata's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akiro Sata.
I think Sata 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akiro Sata!
Akiro Sata made sure to mention his sponsor, FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kawan Filjandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Maya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Filjandro comes to the cage accompanied by HOMEGROWN. Maya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spitfire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Kawan Filjandro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kawan Filjandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Maya!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Maya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maya closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Filjandro is staying active underneath Maya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Maya seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Filjandro blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maya.
Maya trying to control the action but Filjandro is working from the bottom.
Filjandro is pressing down on Maya's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Maya tries to free his leg and advance position but Filjandro is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filjandro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Maya.
Filjandro wants to sweep here but Maya controlling him for the moment.
Filjandro is trying to control the position but Maya postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filjandro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maya trying to control the position from guard on top but Filjandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Maya trying to control the position from guard on top but Filjandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Maya trying to control the position from guard on top but Filjandro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maya loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Maya passes Filjandro's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maya frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maya is landing with some decent strikes but Filjandro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maya is landing with some decent strikes but Filjandro is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Filjandro avoids a series of strikes thrown by Maya.
Maya postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Filjandro looks a forlorn figure.
Maya landing strikes, looking to finish!
Maya trying to control but Filjandro is having none of it.
Maya is working for a guillotine from mount but Filjandro frees his head quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maya trying to control but Filjandro is having none of it.
Maya breaks from Filjandro's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Filjandro is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Maya scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Filjandro?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maya fails to advance to Filjandro's back.
Maya trying to control but Filjandro is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maya dominating with strikes here.
Maya postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Filjandro badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Maya around the waist but Maya pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Maya is the winner by TKO! Maya jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Maya!
A very excited looking Damian Maya 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a low kick as Alvarez jumps back.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson stuns Alvarez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Jackson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alvarez. Jackson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alvarez lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alvarez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Omar Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jackson to score with a decent uppercut.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez lands a jab to the nose.
Jackson slips under a jab from Alvarez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jackson won't be happy with that.
Alvarez tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
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.
Alvarez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alvarez tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jackson defending against the ground and pound.
Jackson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Alvarez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Alvarez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jackson defending well though.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Alvarez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Alvarez slips a nice elbow through Jackson's hands, connecting with Jackson's forehead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson has hold of Alvarez's hands but Alvarez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a shot to the body.
Alvarez takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Alvarez avoids them all with ease.
Alvarez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alvarez misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Alvarez shoots in and drives through. Jackson sprawls well.
Alvarez throws out a loose jab but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jackson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Alvarez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alvarez.
Alvarez trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Alvarez throwing strikes from guard but Jackson blocks nicely.
Alvarez controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alvarez pushes down on Jackson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alvarez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jackson's head.
Alvarez is looking to stall here but Jackson recovers full guard.
Alvarez postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Alvarez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Alvarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jackson's guard.
Jackson won't allow Alvarez to pass to mount.
Alvarez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
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. Alvarez connects with a nice short shot to Jackson's temple.
Jackson is defending against the submission attempts here by Alvarez.
Alvarez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jackson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Alvarez's body. Alvarez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Omar Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jackson misses the shot to the body.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Alvarez misses the shot to the body.
Jackson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sloppy strikes from Jackson. Those never looked like landing.
Jackson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jackson throws a nice looking combination but Alvarez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
A punch lands to the side of Alvarez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Alvarez is just out of range.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Alvarez misses its intended target.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jackson.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alvarez.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big left from Jackson misses.
Alvarez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Jackson fails to land with a series of punches.
Omar Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alvarez with a hook.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Alvarez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Alvarez showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a head shot. Jackson uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alvarez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jackson is looking to stand back up but Alvarez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jackson.
Alvarez is looking to take a break and control but Jackson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
Alvarez wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Omar Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez gave a mention to Sex Panther Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold comes to the cage accompanied by Pursuit of vikings. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nunes 's choice of entrance music: Selling My Soul-by- BLACK SABBATH. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Nunes !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nunes feints and as Yelgersmold raises his hands in defense, Nunes changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nunes with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yelgersmold is wriggling around but Nunes manages to pass to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nunes is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Yelgersmold is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcos Nunes !
Marcos Nunes 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 Jesus Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Og Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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215 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
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Og Kush!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Rios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kush blocks a low kick nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Kush checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush wants to clinch but Rios slips to the side
and Rios counters with a nice body kick.
Rios tried to score with a low kick but Kush checks it.
Rios swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kush.
Rios lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rios has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kush finds it's way round the side to connect with Rios's head.
Rios tries to clinch but Kush moves out of range.
Rios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rios scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kush dodges the punch combination from Rios.
Kush scores with a nice strike.
Kush blocks a head kick by Rios.
Rios gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kush tries to clinch but Rios is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rios tries to work over Kush's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kush lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kush is trying to force a seperation but Rios has the dominant position.
Kush blocking some punches.
Kush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios struggles to land a body shot inside as Kush controls his hands.
Rios tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kush's elbow.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios stalling in the clinch but Kush improves position.
Kush breaks the clinch.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Rios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rios throws a head kick that half lands.
Rios thumps Kush with a low kick.
Rios has closed the distance and engaged Kush in a clinch.
Rios lands an uppercut.
Kush makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rios.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Rios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Kush tries to throw a body punch but Rios avoids it by throwing Kush back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush prevents a body shot from Rios.
Rios misses with the head strike.
Rios lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush has had enough of the clinch but Rios keeps him there for the moment.
Rios lands a left hand.
Kush scores with a shot to the side of Rios's head.
Rios working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Rios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios lands a right hand.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kush's elbow.
Rios scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios can't find room to land a body shot as Kush controls the action.
Rios scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Kush working aggressively here.
Rios lands a body punch.
Rios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios working aggressively here.
Rios misses with a punch on the inside.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rios has him pressed against the cage.
Rios slows down the pace here.
Rios works on Kush's body with a couple of short punches.
Rios tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Rios.
Rios lands a left hand.
Kush is trying to break the clinch but Rios is controlling him.
Kush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush blocking some punches.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Kush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Rios dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Rios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jesus Rios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rios paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rios throws a low kick but Kush moves out of range easily.
Rios tried to score with a low kick but Kush checks it.
Rios tries a head kick but it misses.
Kush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
Kush gets through Rios's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush breaks the clinch.
Kush tries to clinch up.
Kush clinches with his opponent.
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios has a couple of punches blocked by Kush.
Kush lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush throws a head punch that misses.
Kush is trying to maintain a safe position but Rios gets an underhook and turns Kush into the cage.
Rios lands a hook that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Kush breaks the clinch.
Rios swats away the attempt to clinch by Kush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rios has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kush tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rios was well out of range. Poor timing from Kush.
An inside leg kick from Rios misses.
Rios scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rios attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kush misses with a straight right.
Kush throws a nice looking combination but Rios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kush wants to break free but Rios has control.
Kush is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Kush.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush blocks a body shot from Rios.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands a right hand.
Kush lands a left hand.
Rios manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kush tries a body shot but Rios blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kush.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Kush prevents a body shot from Rios.
Kush blocking some punches.
Rios misses with some punches.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
Kush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rios misses with the body kick
and Kush counters with a stiff right hand.
Kush misses the jab.
Kush tries to clinch up.
Rios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kush was well out of range. Poor timing from Rios.
Kush on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rios. Rios obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios 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 clinches up with Rios and pushes him back against the cage.
Rios is trying to stall.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
Kush pushes Rios back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rios lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kush backwards.
Rios throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rios.
Rios blocking some punches.
Rios misses with some punches.
Rios tries a body shot but Kush blocks it.
Kush tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rios's elbow.
A short uppercut from Kush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rios blocking some punches.
Kush breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rios throws a right and a left that Kush avoids nicely.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Rios with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kush lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rios circles away quickly and effectively.
Rios throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Rios.
Rios gets tackled into the cage by Kush. Kush maintains the clinch.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Rios.
Rios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rios lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kush misses with the head strike.
Kush struggles to land a body shot inside as Rios controls his hands.
Rios misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Og Kush will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rios tries to score with a low kick but Kush moves his leg out of the way.
Kush sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rios moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Rios is looking to land body kicks.
Rios darts in and clinches Kush up against the cage.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kush or not.
Kush dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios lands with a left to the head.
Kush working aggressively here.
Rios stalling.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Rios.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rios taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kush is keeping busy.
Kush lands a body punch.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jesus Rios has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rios keeps control of Kush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rios tries to throw a body punch but Kush avoids it by throwing Rios back against the cage.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kush tries to stall but Rios uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kush throws a punch but it's blocked by Rios.
Rios softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios blocks an uppercut.
Kush blocks a body shot from Rios.
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Kush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kush prevents a body shot from Rios.
A frustrated look appears on Kush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rios lands a body shot.
A short right from Kush.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Kush takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rios lands a left hand.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Rios to work.
Rios cracks Kush with a nice body shot.
Rios is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Rios - that landed with a thud.
Rios just leaning against Kush, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Rios.
A body shot lands from Rios.
Rios misses with a body punch.
Rios doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kush's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Rios scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rios lands a left hand.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rios tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kush's elbow.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Kush is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rios.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rios pushes Kush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush is rocked!
Rios misses with a punch to the body.
Rios misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rios swings wildly with an uppercut but Kush uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rios fails to land.
Rios goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rios.
Rios lands with a light punch inside.
Rios gets through Kush's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Rios finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rios creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kush swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kush misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kush tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rios just leaning against Kush, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rios dips a shoulder and cracks Kush with a mighty uppercut! Kush falls back against the cage and Rios unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kush is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rios screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Rios!
A very excited looking Jesus Rios made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ground Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka has chosen Milk - The Knife Song as his entrance music. Rankka Ankka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ground Pound!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rankka Ankka!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ankka with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pound turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ankka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ankka checks a low kick from Pound.
Ankka lands with an uppercut that bounces Pound off the cage and back into range.
Ankka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pound throws a low kick but Ankka avoids it.
Pound getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pound checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ankka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankka throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ankka tries to work over Pound's front leg with a kick but Pound checks it.
Good work by Ankka as he checks the leg kick.
Ankka on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pound. Pound obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound avoids the body shot from Ankka.
Pound slips a jab from Ankka.
Pound throws a leg kick which misses Ankka's front leg but catches the back leg as Ankka tries to avoid it.
Pound will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pound throws a body punch but Ankka moves out of range.
Ankka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pound on the side of the head.
Ankka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ankka misses with a wild body shot.
Ankka moves out of range as Pound strikes.
Ground Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ankka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pound finds it's way round the side to connect with Ankka's head.
Ankka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pound misses with a kick to the body
enabling Ankka to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Pound throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ankka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pound blocks the leg kick.
Ankka throws a leg kick
and Pound counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ankka clobbers Pound with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ankka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pound did well to prevent Ankka getting side control.
Pound might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ankka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pound does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pound trying to control but Ankka postures up.
Ankka prevents Pound from standing back up.
Pound is controlling Ankka's trapped leg to prevent Ankka from advancing to side control.
Ankka wants to take a breather but Pound is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ankka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ankka misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Ankka.
Ankka shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ankka looks to land a body kick but Pound moved away.
Ankka scores with a nice strike.
Ankka with a hook.
Pound throws the left hand but Ankka avoids the punch easily.
Ankka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ankka throws an overhand right that lands on Pound's shoulder, as Pound tries to avoid the shot.
Pound uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ankka.
Pound throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Ankka lands a nice hook to Pound's body. Pound takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ankka tries a low kick but Pound avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pound misses with a head kick.
Ankka throws a leg kick that misses.
Ankka scores with a jab to the head.
Ankka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ankka is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pound had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A lazy left from Ankka finds it's target.
A head kick by Ankka misses
and Pound counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ankka dips to his left and cracks Pound with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Ankka.
Pound tries to land a front kick but Ankka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pound throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ankka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ankka throws a leg kick
and Pound counters with a good low kick that Ankka was not able to check.
Ankka misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka 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.
A low kick from Ankka is predictable there
and Pound counters with a nice body shot.
Ankka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pound avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Ankka misses.
Pound drops his hands momentarily and Ankka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pound staying out of range there.
Ankka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pound.
Pound getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pound. That's going to slow Ankka down.
Pound drops Ankka with a beautiful combination! Ankka stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pound is looking for the KO!
Ankka is rocked!
Rankka Ankka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ankka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ankka is still on wobbly legs! Can Pound finish him?
Ankka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pound moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ground Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
Ankka throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pound counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ankka thinking.
Pound drops Ankka with a huge uppercut! Ankka drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Pound is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ground Pound!
Ground Pound retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Ground Pound thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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