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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sune Spagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Nickoson (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sune Spagat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spagat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nickoson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spagat backs up against the cage.
Spagat closes the distance and clinches.
Spagat breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nickoson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Spagat wants to clinch up but Nickoson keeps it at a distance.
Nickoson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Spagat backs up against the cage.
Spagat ducks right into an uppercut from Nickoson.
Spagat throws a right and a left that Nickoson avoids nicely.
Nickoson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Spagat's head.
Nickoson lands with a shot to the body.
Spagat tries to clinch up but Nickoson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nickoson dives in and grabs Spagat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Spagat pushes down on Nickoson's head and hops out.
Nickoson throws a series of punches but Spagat moves out of range.
Nickoson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spagat checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spagat throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nickoson.
Nickoson scores with a jab.
Nickoson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Spagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickoson scores with a nice strike.
Nickoson feints a jab promting Spagat to slip. Nickoson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spagat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spagat tries to close the distance and clinch but Nickoson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nickoson jabs at Spagat's body.
Spagat tries to clinch there but Nickoson circles away.
Spagat is looking to clinch.
Nickoson is looking to chop away at Spagat's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nickoson checks a leg kick.
Nickoson feints a jab promting Spagat to slip. Nickoson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Spagat slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Spagat. Those never looked like landing.
Spagat is breathing heavily.
Nickoson throws a left that rocks Spagat and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Nickoson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Spagat regain composure!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nickoson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Nickoson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nickoson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spagat is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson trying to control the action but Spagat is working from the bottom.
Nickoson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Nickoson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Spagat is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Spagat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Spagat taking a bit of punishment here - Nickoson scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nickoson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Spagat sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Nickoson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Spagat keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nickoson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nickoson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Spagat looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Nickoson finds it's target.
Spagat on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Oooh a lovely combination from Nickoson sends Spagat down but not out. Nickoson dives into side control looking to finish.
Spagat is rocked!
It looks like Sune Spagat has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickoson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spagat is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Oh Spagat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nickoson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Spagat seems to have got his legs back now.
Nickoson misses with the ground and pound.
Nickoson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson landing a few strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nickoson throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nickoson working the ground and pound but Spagat is defending the strikes.
Nickoson lands an elbow.
Nickoson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Spagat prevents Nickoson from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nickoson landing strikes.
Spagat taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickoson looks up at the clock and then as Spagat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nickoson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nickoson staying calm.
Spagat managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nickoson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nickoson working the ground and pound.
Nickoson staying calm.
Nickoson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Spagat has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nickoson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Nickoson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sune Spagat's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nickoson works the jab nicely.
Spagat fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nickoson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Spagat with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nickoson to score with a decent uppercut.
Spagat moves in looking to clinch but Nickoson pushes him off.
Nice combo by Nickoson! Oh, that's hurt him - Spagat falls to the canvas and Nickoson follows him into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Nickoson tries to advance to mount but Spagat denies him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nickoson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nickoson working the body and head with strikes.
Nickoson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nickoson looks up at the clock and then as Spagat takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nickoson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nickoson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Spagat!
Alexander Nickoson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Spagat hang on?
Nickoson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spagat wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nickoson.
Spagat is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nickoson breaks from Spagat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nickoson landing punches.
Nickoson raining down hammerfists from mount.
Nickoson scoring with strikes but Spagat is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Nickoson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nickoson lands a big elbow.
Nickoson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Poor strikes thrown by Nickoson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nickoson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spagat avoids a series of strikes thrown by Nickoson.
Nickoson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickoson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Nickoson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Spagat can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Nickoson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nickoson 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Nickoson!
Alexander Nickoson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doug Dougerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Cirillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doug Dougerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick Cirillo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cirillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dougerson.
Cirillo missing with a left hand there. Dougerson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cirillo looks for a takedown but Dougerson sprawls well.
Dougerson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cirillo.
Nice sprawl there from Cirillo as Dougerson shoots in.
Cirillo dives in and grabs Dougerson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dougerson pushes down on Cirillo's head and hops out.
Cirillo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Dougerson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cirillo avoids it really well and circles away.
Cirillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cirillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dougerson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dougerson shoots for a double leg takedown but Cirillo sprawls well. He's pushed Dougerson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Dougerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cirillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cirillo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dougerson gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirillo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dougerson after a bit of a struggle.
Cirillo tries to land knees in the clinch but Dougerson avoids the damage to the body.
Dougerson manages to break the clinch.
Cirillo leaves Dougerson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dougerson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cirillo as he jumps to the side.
Dougerson shoots in for a takedown but Cirillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dougerson shoots for a double leg takedown but Cirillo sprawls well. He's pushed Dougerson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cirillo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cirillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cirillo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dougerson's waist but Dougerson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cirillo off to one side.
Dougerson shoots in looking for a takedown but Cirillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dougerson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dougerson.
Doug Dougerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dougerson is breathing heavily.
Dougerson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cirillo tries for a takedown but Dougerson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirillo leaves Dougerson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cirillo shoots in but no luck this time.
Dougerson shoots in but Cirillo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dougerson misses with a takedown attempt - Cirillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Dougerson. No joy for Cirillo on that attempt.
Dougerson stuffs the takedown.
Cirillo tries a head kick but it misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dougerson.
Cirillo shoots in and drives through. Dougerson sprawls well.
Cirillo lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cirillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dougerson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cirillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dougerson somewhat.
Dougerson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cirillo avoids it really well and circles away.
Dougerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dougerson stuffs the takedown.
Cirillo looks for a takedown but Dougerson sprawls well.
Dougerson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cirillo as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirillo leaves Dougerson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cirillo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dougerson moves away.
Dougerson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cirillo is fending him off so far but Dougerson persists. Nope, Cirillo circles away and we're back to standing.
Cirillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dougerson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dougerson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cirillo sprawls well. Cirillo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dougerson gets slowly back to his feet.
Cirillo tries for a takedown but Dougerson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dougerson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cirillo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dougerson keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cirillo shoots in looking for a takedown but Dougerson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cirillo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dougerson is defended easily by Cirillo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cirillo stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominick Cirillo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cirillo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dougerson.
Horrible takedown by Dougerson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cirillo which made him look bad.
Dougerson looks for a takedown but Cirillo sprawls well.
Cirillo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dougerson tries to avoid it but Cirillo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dougerson to the ground. Dougerson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cirillo shoots for a takedown but Dougerson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Dougerson or perhaps it was just good defense by Cirillo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Dougerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cirillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Dougerson tries to sprawl out of it but Cirillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dougerson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dougerson blocks the body kick.
Dougerson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cirillo pinned against the cage. Cirillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cirillo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirillo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dougerson defends it nicely.
Dougerson shoots in looking for a takedown but Cirillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dougerson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dougerson shoots in for a takedown but Cirillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dougerson shoots in for a double leg but Cirillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dougerson shoots for a takedown but Cirillo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cirillo dives in and grabs Dougerson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dougerson pushes down on Cirillo's head and hops out.
Cirillo tries to clinch but Dougerson is having none of it.
Dominick Cirillo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dougerson fails with a takedown attempt.
Cirillo tries to clinch up.
Cirillo tries to clinch but Dougerson moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cirillo. Those never looked like landing.
Dougerson tries for a takedown but Cirillo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cirillo tries to clinch but Dougerson is having none of it.
Dougerson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dougerson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dougerson slaps away a takedown attempt from Cirillo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cirillo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dougerson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dougerson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cirillo pinned against the cage. Cirillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dougerson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirillo.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cirillo is defended easily by Dougerson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dougerson shoots in for a double leg but Cirillo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirillo wants to clinch.
Dougerson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cirillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Dougerson tries to sprawl out of it but Cirillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dougerson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Cirillo as Dougerson shoots in.
Cirillo shoots for a takedown but Dougerson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Dougerson with that takedown attempt.
Cirillo stuffs the takedown.
Cirillo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dougerson as he avoids it easily.
Cirillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dougerson circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dougerson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cirillo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dougerson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cirillo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dougerson pinned against the cage. Dougerson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dougerson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cirillo's waist but Cirillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dougerson off to one side.
Cirillo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dougerson circles away.
Cirillo throws a series of punches but Dougerson avoids them all with ease.
Cirillo fails with the takedown.
Dougerson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cirillo as he avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Cirillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dougerson which made him look bad.
Dougerson shoots for a double leg takedown but Cirillo sprawls well. He's pushed Dougerson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Cirillo 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. And we move into the final round!
Cirillo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dougerson at a distance.
Cirillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dougerson.
Dougerson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cirillo's half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cirillo looking for submissions off his back.
Dougerson is trying for a kimura here. Cirillo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Dougerson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Doug Dougerson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivo Hippi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ricio Rua has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ricio Rua seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricio Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raivo Hippi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hippi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua closes the distance but Hippi moves to the side
and Hippi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rua turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hippi counters with a low kick, right behind Rua 's knee.
Ricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rua moves out of range of the body kick.
Rua 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.
Rua takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rua checks a leg kick.
Rua tries to clinch up but Hippi circles away and keeps his distance.
Hippi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rua wants to clinch but Hippi slips to the side
and Hippi counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wants to clinch but Hippi slips to the side
and Hippi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hippi tries to free his leg and advance position but Rua is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rua has a closed guard, preventing Hippi from standing up.
Rua manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua has Hippi up against the cage in a clinch.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Rua.
Hippi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rua tries to clinch up but Hippi circles away and keeps his distance.
Rua drives through and clinches with Hippi against the cage.
Rua has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rua is trying to maintain a safe position but Hippi gets an underhook and turns Rua into the cage.
Rua working Hippi over with knees to the body.
Rua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hippi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rua sprawls well. Rua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hippi gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Rua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippi takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi is having none of it.
Rua throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hippi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rua wants to clinch but Hippi slips to the side
and Hippi counters with a takedown into side control.
Rua is trying to get back to his feet.
Rua throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hippi is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a head kick that misses.
Rua could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Hippi.
Ricio Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hippi misses with a leg kick
and Rua counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua throws a nice looking combination but Hippi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hippi throws out the jab.
Rua throws a head kick but Hippi moves out of range.
Rua throws a head kick but Hippi moves out of range.
Hippi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hippi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua tries to work over Hippi's front leg with a kick but Hippi checks it.
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricio Rua 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.
Rua fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rua closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rua has Hippi pressed against the cage, preventing Hippi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rua wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rua throws an elbow but it misses.
Hippi manages to break the clinch.
Hippi misses with a wild combination.
Rua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hippi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hippi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua misses with a head kick.
Hippi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua misses with a kick to the body.
Rua darts in trying to clinch
and Hippi counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hippi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rua rather than just go for the knockout.
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hippi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hippi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hippi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua tries to clinch
and Hippi counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hippi throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Hippi throws a leg kick which misses Rua's front leg but catches the back leg as Rua tries to avoid it.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Hippi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hippi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rua looks to land a left hand but Hippi moved out of range nicely.
Rua scores with a head kick.
Rua tries to clinch there but Hippi circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi moves out of range.
Hippi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rua to the ground. Hippi is now in Rua's guard.
Rua kicks Hippi off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hippi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rua connects with a single shot there.
Hippi throws a leg kick but Rua moved away.
Danga de danga de dang - Rua scores with a four punch combination!
Rua avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Hippi.
Ricio Rua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi moves away
and Hippi counters with a single leg into guard. Rua didn't expect that.
Rua wants to stand and escape but Hippi is having none of it.
Hippi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rua is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hippi tries to stand but Rua is controlling from the bottom.
Rua is looking to stand up but Hippi isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippi trying to control but Rua is working from the bottom.
Raivo Hippi has got the better of the ground game so far.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Raivo Hippi hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hippi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Raivo Hippi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rua throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rua dodges the punch combination from Hippi.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Hippi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Rua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rua gets a clinch.
Rua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hippi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hippi is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hippi has his back to the cage.
Rua tries to break the clinch but Hippi is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hippi throws a sloppy head kick and Rua moves out of range easily.
Rua tries to clinch there but Hippi circles away.
Rua looks to land a combination but Hippi avoids it well.
Hippi throws a head kick but Rua moves out of range.
Hippi scores with a punch to the head.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hippi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hippi lands with an overhand left.
A head kick misses from Hippi.
Hippi lands an overhand right.
Rua throws a leg kick but Hippi sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua avoids the body shot from Hippi.
Rua moves in looking to clinch but Hippi pushes him off.
Hippi throws a chopping leg kick but Rua manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hippi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hippi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua looks to clinch
and Hippi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rua tries to clinch up
letting Hippi counter with a right hand.
Hippi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rua throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rua doesn't manage to clinch there - Hippi circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to clinch up
and Hippi counters with a leg kick.
Hippi misses with a head kick.
Rua moves to clinch but Hippi breaks away
letting Hippi counter with a right hand.
Hippi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rua. Rua obviously looking to wear him down.
Hippi throws a front kick aimed at Rua's knee but Rua avoids it well.
Rua tries a head kick but it misses.
Hippi tried to score with a low kick but Rua checks it.
Rua tries to clinch but Hippi is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves to clinch but Hippi breaks away
and Hippi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Rua is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Hippi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hippi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hippi is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hippi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rua tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hippi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hippi is looking to land body kicks.
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 Ricio Rua.
I think Rua has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Raivo Hippi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Loblaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loblaw comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bob Loblaw Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Gros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Loblaw!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gros misses with a takedown attempt - Loblaw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gros swats away the attempt to clinch by Loblaw.
Loblaw throws a leg kick but Gros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gros gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gros has his takedown stuffed
and Loblaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gros on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gros closes this distance looking for a takedown but Loblaw circles away.
Loblaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The strikes coming from Loblaw are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Loblaw wants to control but Gros is keeping him busy.
Loblaw with the ground and pound but Gros regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw is trying to control the action in half guard but Gros is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gros manages to get to full guard.
Loblaw throwing strikes from guard but Gros blocks nicely.
Loblaw is in close to Gros's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw looking to pass the guard.
Gros keeping moving, preventing Loblaw from controlling successfully.
Loblaw preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Loblaw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Loblaw wants to control from the top but Gros keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bob Loblaw was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Gros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loblaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Loblaw fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gros misses with a takedown
enabling Loblaw to counter with a crisp jab.
Gros has his takedown stuffed
and Loblaw counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Loblaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gros is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gros fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Loblaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gros manages to avoid it.
Gros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros fails with the takedown
and Loblaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Loblaw tries to clinch up.
Gros misses with a takedown attempt
and Loblaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Loblaw - just one landing.
Loblaw lands a slapping body shot.
Loblaw moves into the clinch.
Gros blocking some punches.
Gros is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loblaw is defending well.
Loblaw has Gros pressed against the cage.
Gros changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Loblaw fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loblaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loblaw lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Loblaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Loblaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gros misses with a takedown
and Loblaw finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gros shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Loblaw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gros's knee momentarily.
Gros fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Loblaw avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loblaw tries to clinch up but Gros circles away and keeps his distance.
Gros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Loblaw displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gros.
Bob Loblaw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gros scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gros is looking to take a break and control but Loblaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw has his hands clasped together around Gros's back. He's all about the action.
Gros is keen to just control but Loblaw is a slippery customer.
Loblaw regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gros stopping the sweep attempt from Loblaw.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Loblaw holds on and takes a little breather.
Gros works over Loblaw with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw tries to strike from the bottom.
Gros with a flurry of punches that miss.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Loblaw wants to sweep but no luck.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros throws a big elbow that misses.
Loblaw controls Gros momentarily but Gros frees himself.
Gros is looking to work some ground and pound but Loblaw has wrist control.
Loblaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gros postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Loblaw throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gros is working Loblaw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gros looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Loblaw seems keen to control Gros's posture.
Gros content to stall in guard here.
Loblaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gros trying to control the position from guard on top but Loblaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gros blocks the body kick.
Loblaw tries to clinch up but Gros circles away and keeps his distance.
Gros shoots in for a double leg but Loblaw sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Loblaw fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Gros to the ground. Loblaw is now in Gros's guard.
Gros 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.
Loblaw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loblaw postures up in Gros's guard and throws a big left but Gros blocks it.
Loblaw postures up in Gros's guard and throws a big left but Gros blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bob Loblaw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Loblaw is looking to slow Gros down with leg kicks.
Loblaw misses with a hook. Gros ducked under it nicely.
Gros shoots in and drives through. Loblaw sprawls well.
Gros shoots in looking for a takedown but Loblaw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gros's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gros checks a low kick from Loblaw.
Loblaw closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Loblaw lands in his opponent's guard.
Loblaw controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loblaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Gros is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loblaw wants to stand and escape but instead Gros has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bob Loblaw has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Loblaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gros with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gros throwing strikes but missing.
Loblaw controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gros postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gros throwing strikes but missing.
Loblaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gros.
Gros trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gros throws an elbow that misses. Loblaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gros's guard. Nice move by Loblaw!
Loblaw wants to control from the top but Gros keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Loblaw is controlling him.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bob Loblaw wasn't active enough on the ground.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loblaw. That's going to slow Gros down.
Gros looks for a takedown but Loblaw sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gros tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gros shoots in for a takedown but Loblaw shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Loblaw.
Gros defending against the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loblaw is looking to take a break and control but Gros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bob Loblaw is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Loblaw.
Loblaw controls the position from side control.
Loblaw is looking to take a break and control but Gros is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Loblaw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loblaw 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Loblaw!
An out of breath Bob Loblaw thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Singsongae Fairtex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mourits Vrutaal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Singsongae Fairtex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mourits Vrutaal!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vrutaal throws a looping overhand right but Fairtex ducks down to avoid it.
Vrutaal rushes Fairtex and presses him up against the cage.
Vrutaal lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Singsongae Fairtex has been cut.
Fairtex tries to stall but Vrutaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fairtex blocks the elbow strike.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex tries to break free but Vrutaal pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fairtex takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Vrutaal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fairtex.
Fairtex tries to break free but Vrutaal pushes him back against the cage.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vrutaal keeps control of Fairtex as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Vrutaal, against the cage.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Nice elbow from Vrutaal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrutaal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
Fairtex is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrutaal slows down the pace here.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrutaal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Vrutaal blocks with his arms.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Vrutaal lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Fairtex is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex avoids the elbow strike from Vrutaal, against the cage.
Vrutaal missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrutaal lands an elbow just above Fairtex 's eye.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vrutaal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fairtex scores with a knee to the head.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Vrutaal lands an elbow inside that Fairtex shrugs off.
Vrutaal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fairtex with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vrutaal throws an elbow that misses.
Fairtex using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vrutaal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrutaal content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vrutaal receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fairtex wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vrutaal blocks the elbow strike.
Vrutaal avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Fairtex throws an elbow but it misses.
Fairtex tries to stall but Vrutaal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vrutaal missing with knees to the body.
Vrutaal lands an elbow that stopped Fairtex in his tracks for a moment.
Fairtex is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vrutaal is keeping busy.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Vrutaal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fairtex's defenses.
Fairtex is rocked!
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Vrutaal letting Fairtex take a breather here.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fairtex wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vrutaal stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vrutaal lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Fairtex is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vrutaal has Fairtex pressed against the cage, preventing Fairtex from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex missing with knees to the body.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike.
Fairtex has had enough of the clinch but Vrutaal keeps him there for the moment.
Vrutaal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fairtex is defending well for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vrutaal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fairtex on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vrutaal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fairtex avoiding damage as Vrutaal throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
Vrutaal pushes off an throws an elbow but Fairtex leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vrutaal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fairtex's brow.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but Vrutaal blocks it.
Vrutaal misses with an elbow over the top.
Fairtex avoids a wild elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex dodges an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fairtex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fairtex seems to have got his legs back now.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vrutaal avoiding damage as Fairtex throws knees to the body.
Fairtex misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vrutaal throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mourits Vrutaal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Singsongae Fairtex's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fairtex clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Vrutaal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Vrutaal avoids the damage to the body.
Vrutaal effectively controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fairtex tries to land knees in the clinch but Vrutaal avoids the damage to the body.
Fairtex letting Vrutaal take a breather here.
Mourits Vrutaal seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vrutaal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fairtex blocks an elbow strike from Vrutaal.
Fairtex tries to land a knee to the head but Vrutaal blocks with his arms.
Fairtex takes an elbow to the temple.
Fairtex is pressed against the cage. Vrutaal pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Fairtex! Two more big strikes from Vrutaal and Fairtex crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mourits Vrutaal!
Mourits Vrutaal decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Feilo Meloy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meloy comes to the cage accompanied by Hypocrisy - Apocalypse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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29
172 lbs
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30
165 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Feilo Meloy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Logan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meloy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Meloy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Meloy throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
Steele scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Meloy blocks a jab.
Meloy throws a head kick that misses.
Logan Steele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Meloy's head backwards.
Meloy slips a jab and a cross from Steele.
Meloy throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Steele pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meloy back to the cage. Steele follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Meloy stuns Steele with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Meloy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Meloy misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy throws a body punch but Steele moves out of range.
Steele slips a jab from Meloy.
Meloy moves out of range of the strikes.
Meloy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Steele.
Meloy lands with a right hand.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Meloy is out of range.
Steele throws a body punch but Meloy moves out of range.
Steele loads up on a big right hand but Meloy slips the punch.
Steele gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Meloy.
Meloy walks into a stiff left hand from Steele.
Meloy dodges the punch combination from Steele.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele fails with the takedown.
Meloy misses with a hook. Steele ducked under it nicely.
Steele lands a body shot.
Steele lands a lovely overhand right.
Meloy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meloy misses with a wild body shot.
Meloy throws a right hand that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Meloy throws a hook to the side of Steele's head but Steele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Steele might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Good shot there by Steele.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Meloy.
Steele misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele throws a combination that misses
and Meloy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meloy.
Meloy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Meloy scoring well with a low kick there.
Meloy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steele fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meloy avoids it really well and circles away.
Feilo Meloy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Steele.
Meloy misses the jab.
Meloy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A jab from Steele misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meloy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
Meloy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Steele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meloy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steele thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meloy moves away.
Steele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steele misses with a body shot.
Meloy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Steele to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Meloy keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Steele will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Meloy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meloy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steele.
Steele blocks a jab.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
Meloy blocks a jab.
Steele throws a nice looking combination but Meloy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meloy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Meloy.
Meloy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steele throws a poor cross that misses
and Meloy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Meloy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meloy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steele under the eye.
Logan Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Meloy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Meloy ducks under a wild hook from Steele.
The fighters circling - Steele throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meloy throws a poor cross that misses
and Steele counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meloy misses with a head kick.
Meloy misses with a hook.
Meloy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele slips a jab from Meloy.
A telegraphed right hand from Steele misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Steele.
Meloy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meloy manages to avoid it.
Meloy lands with a shot to the body.
Feilo Meloy is winning the standup battle so far.
Meloy throws a sloppy head kick and Steele moves out of range easily.
Meloy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Steele avoids it really well and circles away.
Meloy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steele misses with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meloy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Meloy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Steele looks to throw the jab but Meloy is out of range.
Meloy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meloy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steele.
Steele slips a straight right by Meloy.
Nice shot lands for Steele.
Meloy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Meloy misses the shot to the body.
Meloy misses with a wild body shot.
Meloy scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Meloy misses its intended target.
Steele misses with a double jab.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steele fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Steele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steele just misses with a punch to the body.
Meloy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Meloy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Meloy misses.
Meloy moves into the clinch successfully.
Meloy prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feilo Meloy dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Steele misses with a combination
and Meloy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Meloy.
Meloy manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Meloy misses with some punches.
Meloy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Meloy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Meloy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meloy stalling in the clinch.
Meloy lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Meloy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele blocking some punches.
Meloy has Steele pressed against the cage.
Steele tries to work over Meloy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meloy slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Feilo Meloy.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown but Meloy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Steele's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Steele avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meloy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Steele throws a right and a left that Meloy avoids nicely.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meloy thumps Steele with a low kick.
Meloy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steele was well out of range. Poor timing from Meloy.
Meloy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Meloy moves forwards but Steele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Steele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steele misses with a body shot
and Meloy counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Meloy counters with a leg kick.
Steele takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meloy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steele.
Steele blocks a jab.
Meloy lands a nice hook to Steele's body. Steele takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A slow jab from Meloy misses its intended target.
Steele gets the takedown into side control.
Meloy is not content to let Steele control the position.
Steele might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Meloy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele slows the pace down.
Steele working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steele taking a break here but Meloy is having none of it and regains half guard.
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 Feilo Meloy.
I think Meloy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feilo Meloy!
An out of breath Feilo Meloy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massive Attack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archer Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer Christian has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Massive Attack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Archer Christian!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Attack.
Attack just misses with a punch to the body.
Attack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christian.
Attack lands a nice hook to Christian's body. Christian takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Attack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Christian shoots in and drives through. Attack sprawls well.
Attack rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Attack misses with a two punch combination.
Massive Attack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christian blocks a leg kick.
Christian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Attack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Christian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Attack thows a body shot but no joy.
Attack lands with a nice body punch.
Attack fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Attack thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack leaves Christian with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Christian is trying hard to land a takedown here. Attack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Massive Attack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archer Christian.
Christian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attack counters with a stiff right hand.
Massive Attack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Christian closes the distance and pushes Attack back into the cage.
Christian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Attack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Attack keeps control of Christian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Christian is trying to break the clinch but Attack has him pressed against the cage.
Christian jumps guard.
Christian is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Attack tries to free his leg and advance position but Christian is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian working for submissions but it's allowed Attack to get to half guard.
Christian taking some punishment here, with Attack in his half guard.
Christian pushes Attack off looking to stand but Attack dives back in and keeps control.
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!
Christian is trying to control but Attack passes into side control!
Christian is trying to improve his position.
Christian is trying to buck Attack off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian is looking to reverse the position.
Attack wants to control but Christian is keeping him busy.
Christian is looking for a sweep.
Christian is not content to let Attack control the position.
Christian is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christian keeps working.
Christian tries to bench press Attack off him but Attack keeps the position.
Christian being controlled for a moment.
Attack's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Massive Attack.
Attack throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massive Attack dominated that round.
That's time! Attack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Attack misses with a leg kick
and Christian counters with a leg kick.
Attack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Attack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Attack throws a series of punches but Christian avoids them all with ease.
Christian has a takedown stuffed.
Attack has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Christian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Christian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Attack avoids it really well and circles away.
Attack lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christian circles away quickly and effectively.
Christian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Attack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Massive Attack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archer Christian.
Attack lands with a nice combination. Christian backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christian.
Christian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Attack does no damage.
Attack lands a leg kick that knocks Christian off balance momentarily.
Attack tries to score with a low kick but Christian moves his leg out of the way.
Christian tries to clinch up but Attack circles away and keeps his distance.
Christian misses with a head kick.
Christian checks the leg kick.
Christian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Attack stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Christian lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Christian has taken the fight to the clinch.
Attack breaks the clinch.
Attack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christian.
Massive Attack is winning the standup battle so far.
Attack misses with a right hand
and Christian counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christian gets control of Attack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Christian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Christian wants to get back to his feet but Attack passes into half guard.
Christian keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Attack is just content to waste time from the top position. Christian takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Attack is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christian is looking for a triangle but Attack pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christian trying to strike off his back.
Christian is trying to control the position but Attack postures up.
Christian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Attack is one step ahead there.
Attack trying to control but Christian is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
That kick from Christian tenderised Attack's leg. Attack is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Christian with that takedown attempt.
Christian with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Attack to score with a decent uppercut.
Christian looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Attack throws a leg kick that misses.
Attack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Attack.
Attack thows a body shot but no joy.
Christian tries for a takedown but Attack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Christian shoots in and drives through. Attack sprawls well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Attack!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Attack throws a shot from downtown. Christian moves away and avoids it.
Christian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Massive Attack will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Attack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Attack attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Christian!
An inside leg kick from Attack misses.
Attack swings for the body but Christian moves out of range.
Attack throws a leg kick which misses Christian's front leg but catches the back leg as Christian tries to avoid it.
Christian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christian rushes Attack and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Christian being controlled against the cage.
Attack tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Christian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Attack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Christian lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Attack tries a body shot but Christian blocks it.
Christian leaning his opponent against the cage.
Attack is trying to break the clinch but Christian has him pressed against the cage.
Christian is trying to trip Attack. He has hold of a leg but Attack is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Christian persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Christian throws an elbow that misses. Attack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christian's guard. Nice move by Attack!
Attack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Christian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Christian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Attack can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Attack is one step ahead there.
Attack trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Attack is working hard here to advance position.
Christian keeping moving, preventing Attack from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attack stopping the sweep attempt from Christian.
Christian keeping full guard, as Attack tries to pass.
Massive Attack has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Christian doesn't manage to clinch there - Attack circles away.
Attack cracks Christian with a good jab.
Christian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Attack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Attack is looking to wear down Christian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attack swats away the attempt to clinch by Christian.
Attack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christian makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Attack really felt that one!
Christian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Christian throws a series of punches but Attack moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Christian checks a leg kick.
Attack looks to land a combination but Christian avoids it well.
Attack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Christian on the side of the head.
Christian with a poor takedown
and Attack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Christian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Attack misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Attack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Archer Christian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Christian shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attack as he jumps to the side.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Archer Christian.
I think Attack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massive Attack!
After winning the bout, Massive Attack 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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