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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Dwala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yelgersmold comes into the arena with Pursuit of vikings blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drakaath Yelgersmold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuri Dwala!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yelgersmold swings widly with a right hand
and Dwala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yelgersmold.
Dwala misses with a knee to the head.
Dwala unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yelgersmold lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dwala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dwala misses with an elbow strike.
Dwala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dwala tries a knee to the head but Yelgersmold blocks it.
Yelgersmold holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dwala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yelgersmold will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dwala up against the cage.
Dwala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold is trying to push Dwala away but Dwala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yelgersmold avoids a wild elbow strike from Dwala.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelgersmold avoiding damage as Dwala throws knees to the body.
Dwala tries to land knees in the clinch but Yelgersmold avoids the damage to the body.
Yelgersmold avoids a wild elbow strike from Dwala.
Dwala lands an elbow just above Yelgersmold 's eye.
Dwala with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dwala misses with an elbow strike.
Yelgersmold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dwala backwards.
It looks like Yuri Dwala has been cut.
Yelgersmold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dwala with a knee to the head.
Dwala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Yelgersmold.
A shot in the inside from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yelgersmold lands a shoulder strike.
Dwala lands a nice knee to the body.
Yelgersmold looking to slow down the pace here.
Dwala is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dwala connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yelgersmold's face.
It looks like Drakaath Yelgersmold has been cut.
Yelgersmold is breathing heavily.
Dwala throws an elbow but it misses.
Yelgersmold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dwala lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yelgersmold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yelgersmold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dwala looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Yelgersmold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dwala tries to land knees in the clinch but Yelgersmold avoids the damage to the body.
Dwala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yelgersmold.
Dwala throws an elbow but it misses.
Dwala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yelgersmold's efforts to push away.
Dwala throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwala throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dwala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dwala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yelgersmold is trying to stall.
A short left from Yelgersmold.
Dwala misses with a knee to the head.
Yelgersmold stalling.
Yelgersmold managing to block the knees to the body from Dwala.
Dwala lands an elbow inside that Yelgersmold shrugs off.
Yelgersmold dodges an elbow strike from Dwala.
Dwala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yelgersmold.
Dwala trying to land knees to the body.
Yelgersmold lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Yelgersmold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yelgersmold avoids a wild elbow strike from Dwala.
Dwala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yelgersmold.
Yelgersmold can't find room to land a body shot as Dwala controls the action.
Yelgersmold is trying to break the clinch but Dwala is controlling him.
Dwala tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yelgersmold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yelgersmold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dwala or not.
Dwala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Yelgersmold is defending well for now.
Dwala misses with an elbow strike.
Dwala throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yelgersmold displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dwala up against the cage.
Yelgersmold managing to block the knees to the body from Dwala.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Dwala dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yelgersmold throws a sloppy body shot
and Yelgersmold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dwala fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Yelgersmold misses.
Yelgersmold darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A combination from Yelgersmold does no damage.
Yelgersmold lands with a nice body punch.
Dwala misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dwala delivers a nice body kick.
Dwala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yelgersmold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yelgersmold is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Yelgersmold shuts the power down on Dwala. Lights out, game over! Yelgersmold is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drakaath Yelgersmold!
As Drakaath Yelgersmold got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I am the destroyer. No jiu-jitsu will ever be more powerful then my face punching ability.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roronoa Zorro Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krystyn Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kavanagh's choice of entrance music: Julie Ruin- VGi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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217 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roronoa Zorro Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Krystyn Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Zorro Ii.
Zorro Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Zorro Ii as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Zorro Ii. Those never looked like landing.
Zorro Ii tries to keep at a distance but Kavanagh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kavanagh breaks the clinch.
Kavanagh tries to clinch but Zorro Ii moves out of range.
Kavanagh looks to score with a jab to the body but Zorro Ii is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zorro Ii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanagh throws a head kick but Zorro Ii moves out of range.
Kavanagh keeps Zorro Ii at a distance using the push kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kavanagh stalks Zorro Ii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zorro Ii's face. Zorro Ii staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh wants to clinch
and Zorro Ii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zorro Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zorro Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kavanagh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zorro Ii. Kavanagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kavanagh misses with a few strikes there.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zorro Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zorro Ii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zorro Ii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Zorro Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kavanagh.
Zorro Ii throws a hook but Kavanagh blocks it.
Zorro Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kavanagh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Zorro Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh closes the distance and clinches.
Kavanagh crunches a lovely knee into Zorro Ii's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zorro Ii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zorro Ii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zorro Ii drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kavanagh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kavanagh throws a low kick but Zorro Ii avoids it.
Kavanagh throws a lazy head kick
and Zorro Ii counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kavanagh is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zorro Ii takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zorro Ii avoids the body shot from Kavanagh.
Zorro Ii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kavanagh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kavanagh moves away from the strike by Zorro Ii.
Krystyn Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zorro Ii misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Kavanagh counters with a thumping low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kavanagh!
Zorro Ii chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kavanagh can pounce on him.
Zorro Ii is breathing heavily.
Zorro Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kavanagh motions for Zorro Ii to come forward. Kavanagh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh fails to land with a series of punches.
Zorro Ii lands the left hand.
Kavanagh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zorro Ii tries to keep at a distance but Kavanagh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kavanagh looking to throw knees to the head but Zorro Ii is blocking nicely.
Kavanagh working Zorro Ii over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavanagh manages to break the clinch.
Kavanagh looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zorro Ii!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kavanagh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zorro Ii keeps working.
Kavanagh cracks Zorro Ii with a big elbow.
Kavanagh tries for a kimura but Zorro Ii is defending well.
Kavanagh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kavanagh lands some shots froms side control.
Kavanagh is looking to take a break and control but Zorro Ii is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zorro Ii is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystyn Kavanagh dominated that 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.
Kavanagh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kavanagh closes the distance and pushes Zorro Ii back into the cage.
Kavanagh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zorro Ii.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kavanagh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zorro Ii avoiding damage as Kavanagh throws knees to the body.
Kavanagh looking to throw knees to the head but Zorro Ii is blocking nicely.
Zorro Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh missing with knees to the body.
Zorro Ii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kavanagh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zorro Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh misses with a knee strike.
Kavanagh lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zorro Ii jumps guard but Kavanagh stands there with Zorro Ii around his waist. Zorro Ii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roronoa Zorro Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kavanagh trying to land knees to the body.
Zorro Ii is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kavanagh gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kavanagh connects with a knee to the head.
Kavanagh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zorro Ii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kavanagh. Kavanagh obviously looking to wear him down.
Kavanagh rushes Zorro Ii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zorro Ii on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kavanagh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zorro Ii thuds a left hand into Kavanagh's body.
Kavanagh stalks Zorro Ii and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zorro Ii's face. Zorro Ii staggers backwards, shaken.
Krystyn Kavanagh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kavanagh throws a combination that misses
and Zorro Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Zorro Ii throws a shot from downtown. Kavanagh moves away and avoids it.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zorro Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Zorro Ii.
Kavanagh scores with a one two! Zorro Ii had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zorro Ii avoids a kick to the body.
Zorro Ii misses the shot to the body.
Kavanagh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kavanagh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kavanagh connects with a leg kick. Zorro Ii looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Zorro Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zorro Ii.
Kavanagh lands an overhand right.
That kick from Kavanagh tenderised Zorro Ii's leg. Zorro Ii is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kavanagh.
Zorro Ii walks into a straight right hand from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kavanagh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zorro Ii back to the cage. Kavanagh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Zorro Ii misses.
Zorro Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kavanagh was well out of range. Poor timing from Zorro Ii.
No joy there for Kavanagh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zorro Ii misses with a left hand
and Kavanagh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zorro Ii is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kavanagh regains guard.
Zorro Ii throwing strikes but missing.
Kavanagh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zorro Ii. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zorro Ii wants to control from the top but Kavanagh keeps moving.
Kavanagh is trying to control the position but Zorro Ii postures up.
Kavanagh wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kavanagh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kavanagh tries to control but Zorro Ii wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krystyn Kavanagh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kavanagh misses with a low kick.
Zorro Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kavanagh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zorro Ii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Zorro Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kavanagh. That's going to slow Zorro Ii down.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up.
Zorro Ii avoids the head kick by Kavanagh.
Zorro Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zorro Ii circles away quickly and effectively.
Kavanagh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A shot to the liver by Zorro Ii. Beautiful body shot.
Zorro Ii throws a lazy head kick
and Kavanagh counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zorro Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zorro Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kavanagh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kavanagh. That's going to slow Zorro Ii down.
Zorro Ii avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zorro Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kavanagh.
Zorro Ii tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kavanagh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roronoa Zorro Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krystyn Kavanagh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Zorro Ii's head.
Kavanagh moves in looking to clinch but Zorro Ii pushes him off.
Kavanagh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zorro Ii misses with a left hand
and Kavanagh counters with a stiff right hand.
Kavanagh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zorro Ii bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Zorro Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kavanagh.
Zorro Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zorro Ii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kavanagh misses.
Kavanagh jabs at Zorro Ii's body.
Kavanagh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zorro Ii rather than just go for the knockout.
Zorro Ii gets tackled into the cage by Kavanagh. Kavanagh maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh lands a nice knee to the body.
Kavanagh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zorro Ii avoids it.
Kavanagh connects with a knee to the head.
Zorro Ii is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kavanagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zorro Ii can't get the takedown.
Zorro Ii being controlled against the cage.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kavanagh scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zorro Ii managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavanagh lands a knee to the body.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zorro Ii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kavanagh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kavanagh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zorro Ii in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kavanagh scores a nice knee to the body.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kavanagh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Zorro Ii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zorro Ii blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zorro Ii has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kavanagh avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roronoa Zorro Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kavanagh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kavanagh scores with a knee to the head.
Zorro Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kavanagh is defending well.
Kavanagh leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krystyn Kavanagh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kavanagh obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
Krystyn Kavanagh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kavanagh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krystyn Kavanagh!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fridtjof Jarlsberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fridtjof Jarlsberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Phil Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarlsberg shoots for a takedown but Cruz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jarlsberg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cruz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jarlsberg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cruz!
Cruz is looking to regain half guard here but Jarlsberg keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz wants to control but Jarlsberg postures up.
Cruz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jarlsberg working the head and body with strikes.
Cruz is not content to let Jarlsberg control the position.
Cruz being controlled for a moment.
Cruz taking a bit of punishment here - Jarlsberg scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jarlsberg's best efforts.
Jarlsberg is trying to control the action in half guard but Cruz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jarlsberg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jarlsberg wants to pass the guard but Cruz is defending well.
Jarlsberg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jarlsberg trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Jarlsberg putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz tries to hold on but Jarlsberg pushes him away.
Jarlsberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jarlsberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jarlsberg landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Jarlsberg landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Jarlsberg.
Cruz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Jarlsberg trying to control the action but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Jarlsberg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Jarlsberg maintains control.
Jarlsberg lands a nice shot to the head.
Cruz wants to control but Jarlsberg is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarlsberg lands with some strikes.
Jarlsberg moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cruz has worked his arm free - good work by Cruz!
Jarlsberg 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.
Jarlsberg working the head with strikes.
Cruz is trying to control Jarlsberg's posture but Jarlsberg avoids it.
Jarlsberg working the ground and pound.
Cruz is trying to control Jarlsberg's posture but Jarlsberg avoids it.
Jarlsberg wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cruz, who protects the arm well.
Jarlsberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cruz to see if he's OK.
Cruz is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cruz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jarlsberg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jarlsberg advances nicely into full mount.
Jarlsberg fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jarlsberg lands with some strikes.
Cruz is rocked!
Jarlsberg looking to finish Cruz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cruz!
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Jarlsberg finish him?
Jarlsberg lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jarlsberg trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jarlsberg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jarlsberg looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cruz covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fridtjof Jarlsberg!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Momoshiro Kitsune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Metal Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kitsune comes into the arena with 僕はミス・テイク~ blaring out of the sound system. Ripper has chosen Sabaton - Metal ripper as his entrance music. Metal Ripper will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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148 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Momoshiro Kitsune!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Metal Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kitsune tries for a takedown but Ripper circles away easily
and Ripper counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kitsune misses with a two punch combination.
Ripper swinging wildly here.
Kitsune closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ripper circles away.
Kitsune slips a jab and a cross from Ripper.
Kitsune tries for a takedown but Ripper circles away easily
and Ripper counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kitsune!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Momoshiro Kitsune. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kitsune tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ripper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitsune throws a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kitsune tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ripper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper working the head with strikes.
Kitsune is looking for a sweep.
Kitsune takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ripper tries for a kimura but Kitsune is defending well.
Kitsune sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ripper is keen to just control but Kitsune is a slippery customer.
Kitsune is trying to control but can't.
Ripper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kitsune sees it coming and defends easily.
Ripper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ripper not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ripper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kitsune's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kitsune is looking for a sweep. Ripper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kitsune is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ripper pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitsune is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ripper moves into full mount! Kitsune won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kitsune wants to control but Ripper is having none of it.
Ripper working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ripper has isolated one of Kitsune's arms. Kitsune looking to fight him off but Ripper twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Metal Ripper!
After winning the bout, Metal Ripper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sam Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Hartnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Hartnell!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thomas's head.
Hartnell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hartnell connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thomas. Thomas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from Hartnell. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Hartnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomas manages to avoid it.
Hartnell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Sam Thomas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hartnell.
Hartnell scores with a body shot.
Hartnell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thomas under the eye.
Hartnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Hartnell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Hartnell swinging wildly here.
Hartnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hartnell jabs Thomas right on the nose. Thomas blinks but takes it well.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartnell.
Hartnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartnell misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartnell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Thomas rushes Hartnell and presses him up against the cage.
Hartnell's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hartnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hartnell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas wants a takedown but no success here.
Thomas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hartnell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hartnell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hartnell is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thomas prevents Hartnell from breaking the clinch.
Thomas can't get the takedown.
Thomas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hartnell prevents it.
Thomas drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hartnell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hartnell has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thomas uses from the top position.
Thomas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas swings around for an armbar but Hartnell sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thomas's guard.
Thomas is looking to stand up but Hartnell isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartnell stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Hartnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Thomas's cut.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hartnell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hartnell throws a lazy right hand but Thomas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartnell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartnell misses with the combination.
Hartnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Hartnell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Hartnell.
Hartnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hartnell tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartnell lands with a nice combination. Thomas backs away looking to recover.
Thomas is looking to clinch.
Hartnell throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hartnell lands with a shot to the body.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hartnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hartnell misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartnell sizes up Thomas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sam Thomas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
Hartnell misses with a double jab.
Hartnell tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sam Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hartnell throws a combination that misses
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hartnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartnell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
Hartnell misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartnell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Hartnell misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Hartnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sam Thomas's cut.
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.
Hartnell tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hartnell throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a big head kick but Hartnell shrugs it off.
Hartnell misses with the combination.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Hartnell.
Hartnell misses with a double jab
and Thomas counters with a head kick.
Hartnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas needs to keep his hands up - Hartnell had a free shot at his head there.
Hartnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Hartnell shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Thomas eats them both and turns towards Hartnell to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Hartnell misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hartnell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartnell is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartnell throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomas counters with a three punch combo that has Hartnell backing up. Hartnell nods at Thomas to acknowledge the strikes.
Norman Hartnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hartnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.
Hartnell scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas tries to clinch but Hartnell is having none of it.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomas walks into a stiff left hand from Hartnell.
Thomas moves to clinch but Hartnell breaks away
and Hartnell moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hartnell is trying to keep an underhook but Thomas manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Thomas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hartnell has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hartnell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Norman Hartnell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartnell is holding on to half guard well.
Thomas prevents Hartnell from standing back up.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sam Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hartnell is defending against the submission attempts here by Thomas.
Thomas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hartnell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
Thomas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam Thomas.
I think Hartnell 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Hartnell!
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