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Fight Night - WAR PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spud Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kampay Opay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Opay has chosen Release me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spud Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kampay Opay!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opay closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montana quickly recovers to half guard.
Opay in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Montana tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Opay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kampay Opay!
A relieved looking Kampay Opay 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ong Bak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boca Naga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bak's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, you've lost that loving feeling. Naga comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Wildes Ding kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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289 lbs
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293 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ong Bak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Boca Naga!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak wants to clinch but Naga slips to the side
and Naga counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bak's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bak wants to stand up but Naga is controlling him.
Bak has a closed guard, preventing Naga from standing up.
Naga scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naga throws a big elbow that misses.
Naga looking to sit in guard and control but Bak gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bak stopping the sweep attempt from Naga.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Naga is on top in guard.
Bak wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Naga is looking to work some ground and pound but Bak has wrist control.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Bak is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Bak wants to stand up but Naga is controlling him.
Bak scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naga has a takedown stuffed.
Naga shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak wants to clinch up but Naga keeps it at a distance.
Bak moves to clinch but Naga breaks away
and Naga counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bak really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bak trying to control the position here.
Naga stands up over Bak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bak is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Naga is controlling him.
Naga won't allow Bak to sweep him here.
Naga wants to control from the top but Bak keeps moving.
Naga not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Naga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bak's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Bak wants to stand but Naga is controlling the position.
Naga chips away with some ground and pound.
Bak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bak wants to sweep here but Naga controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Naga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga throws a big right hand that misses.
Naga looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Naga trying to control the position from guard on top but Bak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga.
Bak wants to stand and escape but Naga is having none of it.
Naga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boca Naga was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bak tries to clinch there but Naga circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naga fails to land the takedown.
Ong Bak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boca Naga.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boca Naga dominated that round.
That's time! Bak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Naga swats away the attempt to clinch by Bak.
Bak instigates a clinch.
Bak lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Boca Naga has been cut.
Bak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Naga shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bak pinned against the ropes. Bak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bak gets caught napping as Naga dives in and scores a takedown. Bak manages to retain guard.
Naga makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Naga from controlling successfully.
Bak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Naga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bak haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Naga drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bak manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Naga has Bak in his guard.
Naga looking for a sweep. Not yet Naga, not yet.
Naga has a closed guard, preventing Bak from standing up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Naga is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bak preventing the sweep.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bak would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Naga bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bak's guard.
Naga working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bak's head.
Naga won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Naga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naga gets to his feet - Bak follows without any prompting.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naga shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bak as he jumps to the side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bak tries to clinch up.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bak tries to clinch but Naga is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Naga showed some decent athleticism there.
Bak is not content to let Naga control the position.
Naga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bak taking some punishment here, with Naga in his half guard.
Naga thows a huge punch but Bak dodges it nicely.
Naga not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Naga sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bak defending well though.
Naga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Naga seems to be working for a kimura but Bak defends the submission attempt.
Naga throwing shots but Bak is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naga is working for a submission of some sort.
Boca Naga has got the better of the ground game so far.
Naga content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bak's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naga wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bak keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boca Naga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boca Naga's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Naga feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch but Naga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bak defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Bak. No joy for Naga on that attempt.
Bak closes the distance looking to clinch
and Naga counters with a right hand to the body.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak moves to clinch but Naga breaks away
and Naga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bak doesn't manage to clinch there - Naga circles away.
Naga fails with a takedown attempt.
Ong Bak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boca Naga.
Bak tries to sprawl but Naga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Naga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naga performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naga stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Bak closes the distance but Naga moves to the side
and Naga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Naga won't allow Bak to get back to his feet.
Bak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Naga.
Naga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naga showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bak keeping moving, preventing Naga from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Boca Naga has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bak stuffs the takedown.
Bak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Naga paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Naga misses with an attempted mid kick.
Naga shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bak sprawls well. Bak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Naga gets slowly back to his feet.
Naga fails to land the takedown.
Bak fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bak wants to clinch but Naga slips to the side
so Naga counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naga throws a big elbow that misses.
Naga wants to control from the top but Bak keeps moving.
Naga throws a big right hand that misses.
Naga trying to control but Bak is working from the bottom.
Naga trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bak is looking to stand back up but Naga counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Bak.
Naga missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Naga drops an elbow to the side of Bak's head.
Bak is holding on to half guard well.
Bak is staying active underneath Naga, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naga.
Bak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naga.
Naga is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Naga.
Bak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ong Bak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bak is trying to stand.
Naga trying to control from half guard but Bak is working away.
Boca Naga is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Well, if Naga is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boca Naga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Naga winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boca Naga!
A victorious Boca Naga thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axper Jan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaff Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan comes to the ring accompanied by Im axpers!. Terra has chosen Imagine Dragons - Radioactive as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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201 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Axper Jan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gaff Terra!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jan misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Jan.
Terra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jan, pushing him back against the ropes.
Jan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Terra smiles and moves away.
Terra tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Jan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Terra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Gaff Terra has been cut.
Terra tries to clinch up but Jan circles away and keeps his distance.
Terra lands a jab-cross combination.
Terra tries to close the distance and clinch but Jan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jan swings for the body but Terra moves out of range.
Jan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Terra lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Terra clinches with his opponent.
Jan tries to pull guard but Terra won't allow it.
Jan drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terra defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Terra doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Terra manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terra defends it easily.
Jan working a defensive guard here.
Jan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Terra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jan pushes a forearm under Terra's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Terra is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Axper Jan!
Post fight, an emotional Axper Jan said 'Jan! Jan! Jan! Im kaxcr axper! Kzcrinq! Satkacreci es ezzin! Halala inz! '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Box Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans comes to the ring accompanied by Everybody Down. Greg Evans looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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272 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Greg Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Box Spar!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Greg Evans has been cut.
Spar tries to clinch up.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Spar needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Evans just on the top of the head. Evans drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Evans - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Box Spar!
A very excited looking Box Spar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Hex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Liljedahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hex comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - Rusty Cage . blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Liljedahl's choice of entrance music: Imperiet - Märk hur vår skugga. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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283 lbs
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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
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Hex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Liljedahl!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hex fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hex showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Liljedahl.
Hex steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liljedahl. That one must have hurt.
Hex tries to clinch but Liljedahl moves out of range.
Hex tries to clinch but Liljedahl moves out of range.
Hex wants to clinch up but Liljedahl keeps it at a distance.
Liljedahl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hex, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hex gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hex prevents a body shot from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Liljedahl throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljedahl tries to free his leg and advance position but Hex is retaining full guard.
Liljedahl stays in close to Hex's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sven Liljedahl was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liljedahl avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hex closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liljedahl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hex is looking to clinch but Liljedahl is avoiding it.
Hex gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liljedahl is defending well for now.
Liljedahl makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Liljedahl blocks it.
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!
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Liljedahl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl scores with a shoulder strike.
Liljedahl tries to work over Hex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hex stalling against the ropes.
Liljedahl pushes Hex back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but Liljedahl blocks with his arms.
Hex blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liljedahl managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
Hex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liljedahl has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hex blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Liljedahl is blocking nicely.
Hex unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Liljedahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hex is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Liljedahl blocks it.
Hex misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liljedahl.
Hex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liljedahl avoiding damage as Hex throws knees to the body.
Hex blocks an uppercut.
Hex throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liljedahl managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
Liljedahl on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liljedahl lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Liljedahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liljedahl is defending well for now.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but Liljedahl blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Liljedahl scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Liljedahl avoids the damage to the body.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Liljedahl managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex is trying to pull guard but Liljedahl turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Liljedahl lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonah Hex dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hex throws a jab when Liljedahl was well out of range.
Liljedahl stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hex wants to clinch
and Liljedahl counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Liljedahl.
Hex throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liljedahl blocks it with crossed arms.
Liljedahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jonah Hex has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hex tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Liljedahl is blocking nicely.
Hex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hex landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hex fails to pull guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hex blocks a body shot from Liljedahl.
Liljedahl tries a body shot but Hex blocks it.
Hex looking to slow down the pace here.
Hex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liljedahl scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hex tries to land knees in the clinch but Liljedahl avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Liljedahl as Hex tries to tie him up.
Hex lands a knee to the body.
Hex tries to pull guard but Liljedahl forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Hex tries a knee to the head but Liljedahl blocks it.
Liljedahl blocks an elbow strike.
Hex fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonah Hex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liljedahl misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hex blocking some punches.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Liljedahl struggles to land a body shot inside as Hex controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liljedahl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hex misses with a knee strike.
Hex is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Liljedahl pushes Hex back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hex here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hex trying to land knees to the body.
Liljedahl lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Liljedahl tries to work over Hex's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liljedahl managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
Hex tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Liljedahl managing to block the knees to the body from Hex.
Liljedahl lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hex trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liljedahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liljedahl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liljedahl blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Liljedahl tries to throw a body punch but Hex avoids it by throwing Liljedahl back against the ropes.
Hex looking to stall.
Liljedahl can't find room to land a body shot as Hex controls the action.
Hex with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hex tries to pull guard but Liljedahl forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Liljedahl avoids the elbow strike from Hex, against the ropes.
Liljedahl misses with a punch on the inside.
Hex missing with knees to the body.
Hex tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liljedahl just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hex looking to throw knees to the head but Liljedahl is blocking nicely.
Liljedahl throws a punch but it's blocked by Hex.
Hex misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Liljedahl.
Liljedahl avoiding damage as Hex throws knees to the body.
Hex is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Liljedahl is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Liljedahl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Liljedahl drops Hex onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hex is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Hex is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Liljedahl.
Oh Hex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liljedahl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Liljedahl drops Hex onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Hex is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Liljedahl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hex blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liljedahl has Hex pressed against the ropes. Hex drops his hands and Liljedahl takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Hex tumbling to the canvas! Liljedahl rains down with more punches but Hex was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Liljedahl!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sven Liljedahl!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rex Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Brunner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler comes into the arena with Solonen ja Kosola - RÄPPII blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
147 lbs
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30
137 lbs
15 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rex Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Brunner!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brunner tries to avoid it but Tyler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brunner to the ground. Brunner escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Brunner misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Brunner.
Tyler looks for a takedown but Brunner sprawls well.
Brunner misses with a body shot.
Brunner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyler has time to react.
Brunner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the body from Brunner misses
and Tyler counters with a shoot takedown. Brunner fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brunner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brunner is looking for a triangle but Tyler pushes his legs off easily.
Tyler 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.
Brunner wants to get back to his feet but Tyler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brunner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brunner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tyler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tyler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tyler thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tyler passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tyler prevents Brunner from escaping the position.
Tyler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brunner, who protects the arm well.
Brunner is pushing Tyler's head away, looking to escape. Tyler manages to hold on to the position though.
Tyler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyler is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brunner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tyler is working Brunner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brunner pushes Tyler away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tyler gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Brunner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tyler scores with a couple of short elbows.
Brunner wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tyler working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tyler tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tyler has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tyler wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brunner, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tyler blocks the strikes from Brunner.
Brunner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brunner tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tyler has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Brunner has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Brunner holding both Tyler 's hands and preventing any damage.
Tyler looking for the RNC.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brunner has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunner fending off the submission attempt from Tyler.
Tyler is looking for the choke from the back position but Brunner is controlling his hands well.
The referee is taking a good look at Brunner as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Tyler!
Brunner controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Brunner manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tyler's guard. Nice work there by Brunner.
Brunner is looking to stand up but Tyler won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brunner wants to stand and escape but instead Tyler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tyler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Tyler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brunner looks to score with a jab to the body but Tyler is just out of range.
Brunner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyler manages to avoid it.
Tyler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brunner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tyler somewhat.
Brunner looks to land a right hand but Tyler moved out of range.
Brunner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mike Brunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Brunner misses its intended target.
Brunner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyler shoots and misses
and Brunner counters with a shoot takedown. Tyler fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brunner tries to free his leg and advance position but Tyler is retaining full guard.
Tyler has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Brunner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Brunner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brunner throwing strikes but missing.
Tyler wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tyler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brunner pushing down on Tyler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Brunner wants to stand but Tyler has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Brunner throws a strike but Tyler manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Brunner tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rex Tyler!
Rex Tyler took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Kytta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Nan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kytta comes to the ring accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
234 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
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32
279 lbs
28 - 10 - 0 |
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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
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mikko Kytta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Nan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kytta avoids a kick to the body.
Kytta defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kytta misses with a body shot.
Kytta moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee lands a nice hook to Kytta's body. Kytta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kytta looks to land a body kick but Lee moved away.
Lee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lee throws a jab when Kytta was well out of range.
Kytta checks a low kick from Lee.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Lee throws a right hand that Kytta ducks under and follows up with a left that Kytta also avoids with ease.
Kytta blocks a jab.
Lee connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kytta avoids the body shot from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kytta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Kytta throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
It looks like Qing Nan Lee has been cut.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Kytta moves away and avoids it.
Lee dips to his left and cracks Kytta with an uppercut!
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Kytta's head back.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kytta counters with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a jab. Kytta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Mikko Kytta has been cut.
Kytta's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Kytta counters with a nice right hand that sends Lee toppling to the canvas! Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kytta finish him?!
Lee is rocked!
That has opened up Qing Nan Lee's cut even more.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Kytta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee tests Kytta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Kytta.
Kytta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kytta scrambles back to his feet.
Kytta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Kytta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kytta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kytta counters with a thumping low kick.
Lee looks winded!
Kytta throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kytta lands a nice looking body kick.
Kytta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by Kytta.
Kytta throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kytta scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee backs away from a small jab... but Kytta lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Lee crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Kytta with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mikko Kytta!
A victorious Mikko Kytta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jatlier Smokeleaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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36
193 lbs
20 - 11 - 0 |
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183 lbs
15 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jatlier Smokeleaf!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smokeleaf swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smokeleaf takes one on the button.
It looks like Jatlier Smokeleaf has been cut.
Bowman has his takedown stuffed
and Smokeleaf counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bowman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smokeleaf is fending him off so far but Bowman persists. Nope, Smokeleaf circles away and we're back to standing.
Smokeleaf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowman clinches up against the ropes.
Smokeleaf lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowman wants to clinch up but Smokeleaf keeps it at a distance.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smokeleaf as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smokeleaf swivels and escapes.
Smokeleaf pushes Bowman away with a front kick.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Bowman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smokeleaf.
Bowman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smokeleaf decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bowman's guard.
Smokeleaf advances position into side control!
Smokeleaf takes a little break here. Bowman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Smokeleaf is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bowman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smokeleaf is looking to take a break and control but Bowman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bowman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smokeleaf has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Bowman is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Smokeleaf yanks on the arm and Bowman is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Smokeleaf.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jatlier Smokeleaf! Jatlier Smokeleaf retains his middleweight title!
After the fight, Jatlier Smokeleaf was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Martinsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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41 - 19 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Mendez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Martinsson!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martinsson throws a sloppy head kick and Mendez moves out of range easily.
Mendez shoots in looking for a takedown but Martinsson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendez fails with the takedown
and Martinsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mendez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martinsson counters with a body kick that stops Mendez in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Mendez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mendez throws a leg kick
and Martinsson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Martinsson is stalling in the full guard.
Martinsson advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to bench press Martinsson off him but Martinsson keeps the position.
Martinsson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Mendez has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Martinsson but great work by Mendez.
Mendez working the head and body with strikes.
Martinsson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mendez trying to mount his opponent but Martinsson defends it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Martinsson wants to get back to his feet.
Martinsson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martinsson moves into full guard.
Mendez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Martinsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mendez has managed to get both his arms back between Martinsson's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson working a defensive guard but Mendez passes into half guard.
Martinsson actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martinsson's head.
Martinsson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
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!
Mendez moves into full mount! Martinsson won't be happy about that!
Mendez scoring with strikes but Martinsson is staying in there.
Martinsson tries to hold on but Mendez pushes him away.
Mendez looking to control but Martinsson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mendez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Martinsson is looking to escape.
Mendez 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.
Martinsson is looking to improve his position but Mendez isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinsson tries to lock up and control but Mendez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mendez looking to finish Martinsson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Martinsson!
Mendez wants to control but Martinsson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Martinsson is trying to maintain the position but Mendez is very close to passing his half guard.
Martinsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez is trying to control. Martinsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mendez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martinsson defending well though.
Martinsson wants to control but Mendez passes into side.
Martinsson is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Martinsson is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Mendez yanks on the arm and Martinsson is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Mendez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Mendez!
Tony Mendez retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Tony Mendez 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 Laz Icarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Icarus comes to the ring accompanied by Flying dutchman. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Laz Icarus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandr Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Romanov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Icarus's calf.
Icarus throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romanov. That's going to slow Icarus down.
Icarus scores with a sloppy right hand. Romanov should have avoided that one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Icarus checks a leg kick.
Icarus blocks a leg kick.
Icarus is looking to clinch.
A head kick by Romanov misses
and Icarus counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Icarus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus throws a jab but it's blocked by Romanov.
Icarus checks a leg kick.
Romanov throws a shot from downtown. Icarus moves away and avoids it.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Romanov throws a series of strikes that have Icarus backpedaling.
It looks like Laz Icarus has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Romanov.
Icarus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Romanov checks it well.
Romanov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Icarus misses with a wild combination.
Icarus throws a nice looking combination but Romanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Laz Icarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Icarus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romanov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Icarus misses with a wild combination.
Romanov throws a hook but Icarus avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus cracks a nice hook into Romanov's ribs.
Icarus tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romanov avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Romanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Icarus.
Good leg kick by Icarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Icarus wants to clinch up but Romanov keeps it at a distance.
Romanov slips a jab and a cross from Icarus.
Icarus is looking to clinch but Romanov is avoiding it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romanov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Icarus throws a head punch that misses.
Icarus landing knees to the body.
Romanov tries to break free but Icarus pushes him back against the ropes.
Icarus has Romanov pressed against the ropes, preventing Romanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Romanov wants to break free but Icarus has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
Icarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Icarus works over Romanov's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Icarus.
Romanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Romanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Icarus catches Romanov right on the button with a cross.
Icarus keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Romanov misses with a double jab.
Icarus feints a jab promting Romanov to slip. Icarus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Romanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Icarus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Romanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Romanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Icarus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Romanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Icarus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Icarus scores with a jab. Romanov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Icarus tries to clinch but Romanov is having none of it.
Icarus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Romanov counters with a nice leg kick.
Icarus throws a leg kick but Romanov checks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Icarus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romanov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Icarus's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alexandr Romanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus'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.
Romanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Icarus.
Icarus misses with the combination.
Icarus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Romanov.
Sloppy strikes from Romanov. Those never looked like landing.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Icarus.
Icarus misses with a two punch combination.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Icarus moves into the clinch.
Romanov blocks an uppercut.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Romanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Icarus has double underhooks.
Icarus misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Icarus.
Icarus keeps control of Romanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Icarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Romanov breaks the clinch.
Romanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Icarus's head but Icarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Romanov misses.
A combination from Icarus does no damage.
Icarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romanov is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus throws a leg kick but Romanov moved away.
Romanov throws the kick towards the body but Icarus avoids it.
Romanov misses with a leg kick.
Icarus checks a leg kick nicely.
Icarus lands a nice looking body shot.
Icarus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Icarus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Icarus defending well as Romanov loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Icarus misses.
Romanov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Romanov is looking to slow Icarus down with leg kicks.
Romanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Icarus throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Icarus scores with a one two! Romanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Icarus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romanov.
Laz Icarus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Romanov avoids them all with ease.
Alexandr Romanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Icarus swinging wildly here.
Icarus ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Icarus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Romanov manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Icarus. Those never looked like landing.
Romanov throws a body punch but Icarus moves out of range.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Romanov throws a low kick but Icarus moves out of range easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romanov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Icarus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Romanov. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Icarus. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Icarus.
Icarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Romanov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Icarus in his tracks.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Romanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Romanov ducks under a wild hook from Icarus.
Icarus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Icarus's head but Icarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Romanov throws a front kick aimed at Icarus's knee but Icarus avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romanov misses the jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Romanov.
Sloppy strikes from Icarus. Those never looked like landing.
Romanov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Icarus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus'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.
Icarus tries to clinch up.
Romanov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sloppy strikes from Icarus. Those never looked like landing.
Icarus moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Icarus.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Icarus's head but Icarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Icarus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Romanov throws a hook but Icarus avoids it easily.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Icarus instigates a clinch.
Icarus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Romanov breaks from the clinch.
Romanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Icarus throws a leg kick which misses Romanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Romanov tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus throws a nice looking combination but Romanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Romanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Icarus.
Icarus misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Icarus.
Icarus tries to bum rush Romanov with a series of wild strikes but Romanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romanov misses with a wild body shot.
Romanov throws a head kick but Icarus moves out of range.
Romanov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Icarus.
Romanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Icarus sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Icarus moves forwards but Romanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Icarus checks a low kick from Romanov.
Icarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Icarus misses with the combination.
Romanov misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Icarus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Icarus 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.
Romanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Icarus.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Icarus scores with a head kick. Romanov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Icarus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Romanov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romanov.
A punch combination from Icarus misses.
Romanov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Romanov.
No joy there for Icarus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanov lands a nice shot that snaps Icarus's head back.
Icarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icarus misses the body punch
and Romanov counters with a series of strikes. Icarus will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick
and Romanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Romanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Icarus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Romanov.
Romanov swings for the body but Icarus moves out of range.
Romanov loads up on a big right hand but Icarus slips the punch.
Romanov throws a hook but Icarus avoids it easily.
Romanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Icarus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romanov can pounce on him.
Romanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Icarus moves out of range of the body kick from Romanov.
A jab lands there for Romanov.
Romanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A combination from Icarus does no damage.
Romanov avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Romanov drops his hands momentarily and Icarus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Romanov. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandr Romanov really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Icarus rushes Romanov and presses him up against the ropes.
Icarus missing with knees to the body.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Icarus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Romanov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Icarus - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Romanov can't break the clinch.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Icarus is struggling to control the position.
Icarus tries to land a knee to the head but Romanov blocks with his arms.
Romanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Icarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanov.
Romanov looks to land a combination but Icarus avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Romanov.
Nice defenses there by Icarus.
Icarus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Icarus throws a series of punches but Romanov moves out of range.
Icarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Romanov throws a big shot that misses.
Romanov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romanov avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Icarus misses with a two punch combination.
Romanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Romanov misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus misses with a body kick.
Romanov thows a body kick. Icarus tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Icarus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Icarus throws a low kick but Romanov avoids it.
Icarus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romanov can pounce on him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Icarus circles away quickly and effectively.
Icarus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanov motions for Icarus to come forward. Romanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus throws a head kick that misses.
Icarus ducks under a wild hook from Romanov.
Romanov tries to move into range but Icarus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Icarus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Icarus throws a sloppy head kick and Romanov moves out of range easily.
Icarus throws a one two combo.
Romanov dips to his left and cracks Icarus with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus is looking to score with low kicks.
Romanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Icarus.
Icarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romanov circles away quickly and effectively.
Icarus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Icarus misses with a double jab
enabling Romanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Romanov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Romanov misses with a kick to the body.
Romanov throws a sloppy head kick and Icarus moves out of range easily.
Romanov throws a leg kick but Icarus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Icarus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Romanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Icarus misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Icarus. Those never looked like landing.
Romanov misses with a few strikes there.
A low kick from Icarus misses
and Romanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Icarus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romanov.
Icarus misses with a double jab.
Icarus blocks a leg kick.
Icarus misses with a body kick.
Icarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Romanov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Romanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Romanov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A bone on bone clash there as Icarus blocks the leg kick.
Romanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Alexandr Romanov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Laz Icarus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Icarus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romanov throws a nice head kick!
Icarus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Romanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Romanov connects with a jab.
Icarus misses with a low kick.
Icarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanov.
Romanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Romanov misses the jab.
Icarus misses with a few strikes there.
Icarus misses with a two punch combination.
Icarus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Romanov moves out of range of the leg kick from Icarus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Icarus.
Icarus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Icarus misses with a two punch combination.
Icarus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Romanov is able to avoid easily.
Romanov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Romanov stuns Icarus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Romanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Icarus scores with a four punch combination!
Icarus scores with a one two! Romanov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Romanov blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Icarus.
Icarus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romanov throws out the jab.
Romanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Icarus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Icarus blocks a jab.
Romanov with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Icarus swinging wildly here.
Romanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Icarus!
Icarus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Romanov lands a really nice looking cross but Icarus seems unphased.
Laz Icarus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Icarus misses with a series of wild punches.
Romanov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romanov swinging wildly here.
Icarus tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Romanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Icarus tries to clinch but Romanov moves out of range.
Icarus moves in looking to clinch but Romanov pushes him off.
Romanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Icarus. That did some damage!
Romanov missing with a left hand there. Icarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Icarus. Those never looked like landing.
Romanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romanov slips a jab and a cross from Icarus.
Romanov motions for Icarus to come forward. Romanov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Icarus moves out of range as Romanov throws a body kick.
Romanov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Romanov tries to land a leg kick but Icarus saw it coming and moves away.
Romanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romanov scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov tries to work over Icarus's front leg with a kick but Icarus checks it.
Icarus blocks a low kick nicely.
Romanov avoids the head kick by Icarus.
Icarus throws a right and a left that Romanov avoids nicely.
Icarus drives through and clinches with Romanov against the ropes.
Romanov takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Alexandr Romanov has been cut.
Icarus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Icarus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romanov is trying to break free.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Icarus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Icarus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Romanov's brow.
Alexandr Romanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Icarus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Romanov blocks it with crossed arms.
Romanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Icarus has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandr Romanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Romanov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandr Romanov! Alexandr Romanov retains his light heavyweight title!
Alexandr Romanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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