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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Ferrari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Coming home -Dirty money. Alex Hopkins could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vito Ferrari's chin.
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154 lbs
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158 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
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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 New York, Alex Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vito Ferrari!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Ferrari.
Ferrari connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hopkins tries to move into range but Ferrari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hopkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins throws a big shot that misses.
Ferrari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins jabs Ferrari to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Ferrari fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins misses with a straight left.
Ferrari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No joy there for Hopkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ferrari throws a sloppy body shot
and Hopkins counters with a leg kick.
Hopkins connects with the punch.
BOOM! Ferrari lands a beautiful left hook that drops Hopkins. Hopkins tries to recover but Ferrari is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Hopkins lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vito Ferrari!
A relieved looking Vito Ferrari thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drakaath Yelgersmold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Nunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yelgersmold might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pursuit of vikings. Nunes has chosen Selling My Soul-by- BLACK SABBATH as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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280 lbs
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278 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcos Nunes !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelgersmold slips under a jab from Nunes .
Yelgersmold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nunes .
Yelgersmold misses with a looping right.
Nunes throws a hook but Yelgersmold avoids it easily.
Yelgersmold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yelgersmold lands with a shot to the body.
Nunes tries for a takedown but Yelgersmold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yelgersmold jabs at Nunes 's body.
Yelgersmold misses with a series of wild punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yelgersmold.
It looks like Marcos Nunes has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunes looks for a takedown but Yelgersmold sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yelgersmold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Yelgersmold looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nunes is one step ahead there.
Nunes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nunes passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nunes moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunes tries to move to mount but Yelgersmold blocks the move with his legs.
Yelgersmold defending against the ground and pound.
Yelgersmold is trying to improve his position.
Nunes takes a little break here. Yelgersmold wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunes advances nicely into full mount.
Yelgersmold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yelgersmold wants to try and get back to his feet.
Nunes tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yelgersmold can't escape the position.
Nunes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Nunes has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Yelgersmold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Yelgersmold tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yelgersmold wants to hold on but Nunes pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drakaath Yelgersmold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcos Nunes 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Yelgersmold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nunes throws a series of strikes that have Yelgersmold backpedaling.
Nunes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nunes there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yelgersmold lands a left and a right that send Nunes crashing to the mat, dazed. Yelgersmold thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nunes is rocked!
Drakaath Yelgersmold is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunes switches off momentarily and Yelgersmold cracks him with a monster right hand! Nunes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Yelgersmold dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Yelgersmold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Drakaath Yelgersmold!
Post fight, an emotional Drakaath Yelgersmold said 'I am the destroyer. No jiu-jitsu will ever be more powerful then my face punching ability.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giacobbe Ruotolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes to the cage accompanied by Onward to Victory!. Ruotolo has chosen I Ratti Della Sabina - Lo Scemo Del Villaggio as his entrance music. Giacobbe Ruotolo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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143 lbs
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151 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akiro Sata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giacobbe Ruotolo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruotolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruotolo lands an overhand right.
Sata has a takedown stuffed.
Sata keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruotolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruotolo misses with a right hand
and Sata counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sata thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruotolo is trying to control the position but Sata postures up.
Ruotolo wants to stand up but Sata is controlling him.
Ruotolo is pulling down on Sata's head to control his posture.
Sata working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ruotolo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ruotolo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giacobbe Ruotolo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sata shoots and misses
and Ruotolo counters with a left to the body.
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruotolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruotolo misses with a looping right.
Ruotolo gets a takedown into half guard.
Ruotolo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sata looking for submissions off his back.
Ruotolo prevents Sata from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo stalling.
Ruotolo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruotolo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sata. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sata trying to control from the bottom.
Ruotolo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Ruotolo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giacobbe Ruotolo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A shot to the liver by Ruotolo. Beautiful body shot.
Ruotolo thuds a left hand into Sata's body.
Ruotolo thows a body shot but no joy.
Ruotolo scores with a sloppy right hand. Sata should have avoided that one.
Sata tries to clinch up but Ruotolo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruotolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sata manages to avoid it.
Ruotolo lands with a straight right. Sata didn't see that one coming.
Ruotolo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sata rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruotolo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sata is rocked!
Ruotolo throws a jab when Sata was well out of range.
Oh Sata is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sata will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sata seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sata tries to clinch up but Ruotolo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruotolo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sata did well to prevent Ruotolo getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruotolo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sata wants to control but Ruotolo is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sata actively working from the bottom here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruotolo content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata looking for submissions off his back.
Ruotolo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sata is trying to get back to full guard.
Sata is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ruotolo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sata punching from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sata wants to get back to full guard.
Ruotolo is trying to control. Sata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ruotolo is thwarting Sata's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giacobbe Ruotolo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ruotolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ruotolo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ruotolo throws out the jab.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ruotolo as he avoids it easily.
Sata tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruotolo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ruotolo misses the shot to the body.
Giacobbe Ruotolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sata fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sata throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ruotolo's waist but Ruotolo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sata off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akiro Sata. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ruotolo misses the shot to the body.
Sata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice jab there from Ruotolo.
Sata checks a leg kick.
Sata uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruotolo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruotolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ruotolo connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sata is defended easily by Ruotolo.
Ruotolo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice combination there by Sata.
Ruotolo connects with a body shot.
Sata lands with a cross.
Sata shoots in and drives through. Ruotolo sprawls well.
Sata changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ruotolo tries to avoid it but Sata manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ruotolo to the ground. Ruotolo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sata shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ruotolo thuds a left hand into Sata's body.
Ruotolo leaves Sata with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruotolo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sata.
Ruotolo looks to land a combination. Sata sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruotolo moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Ruotolo tenderised Sata's leg. Sata is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice uppercut there from Ruotolo.
Ruotolo cracks Sata with a hook to the temple - Sata is on wobbly legs here! Ruotolo swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sata falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ruotolo wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Giacobbe Ruotolo!
Giacobbe Ruotolo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Damien Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stardust Corpsegrinder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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157 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Damien Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stardust Corpsegrinder!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Penn there as he acknowledges the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Corpsegrinder.
Penn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Penn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Corpsegrinder can pounce on him.
Corpsegrinder lands a leg kick that knocks Penn off balance momentarily.
Corpsegrinder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penn at a distance.
Corpsegrinder throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A combination from Corpsegrinder does no damage.
Corpsegrinder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corpsegrinder tries to score with a low kick but Penn moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corpsegrinder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Corpsegrinder clinches up with Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Corpsegrinder dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Penn ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Penn no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Corpsegrinder is fighting to break Penn's control of his arms but Penn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Penn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Corpsegrinder wants to stand but Penn is controlling his posture from full guard.
Penn looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Damien Penn wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Corpsegrinder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Penn blocks a head kick by Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Corpsegrinder throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corpsegrinder throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corpsegrinder is looking to clinch but Penn is avoiding it.
Corpsegrinder moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Penn tries to keep at a distance but Corpsegrinder has taken the fight into the clinch.
Penn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Corpsegrinder lands a knee to the head.
Corpsegrinder stops a takedown attempt from Penn.
Corpsegrinder lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Penn is rocked!
Nice body punch from Corpsegrinder.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corpsegrinder lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Corpsegrinder working Penn over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn is working for takedown but Corpsegrinder is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corpsegrinder lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Corpsegrinder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Corpsegrinder prevents a takedown attempt there.
Penn is breathing heavily.
Corpsegrinder lands a nice uppercut.
Corpsegrinder lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Penn is trying to drag Corpsegrinder to the mat but Corpsegrinder just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Penn wants a takedown but no success here.
Corpsegrinder has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head and Penn goes down! Corpsegrinder dives on top of him - Penn manages to get guard.
Penn being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn controls Corpsegrinder momentarily but Corpsegrinder frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stardust Corpsegrinder dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Corpsegrinder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Corpsegrinder throws a head kick that misses.
Corpsegrinder tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Corpsegrinder tries to clinch up but Penn circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Corpsegrinder.
Corpsegrinder throws a wild body kick that Penn sees coming a mile off.
Corpsegrinder throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Penn's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Corpsegrinder. Penn shrugs it off though.
Corpsegrinder is looking to clinch.
Corpsegrinder takes the fight into the clinch.
Penn tries to pull guard but Corpsegrinder won't allow it.
Corpsegrinder is trying to maintain a safe position but Penn gets an underhook and turns Corpsegrinder into the cage.
Penn manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Corpsegrinder tries to free his leg and advance position but Penn is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Penn is on top in guard.
Corpsegrinder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Corpsegrinder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corpsegrinder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stops Corpsegrinder from standing up.
Corpsegrinder keeping full guard, as Penn tries to pass.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Corpsegrinder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Corpsegrinder looking to hit a scissor sweep but Penn is one step ahead there.
Penn drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Penn seems to have locked his on tight now - Corpsegrinder screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Penn, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Damien Penn!
Damien Penn was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rankka Ankka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishmael Boorg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ankka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Milk - The Knife Song. Boorg has chosen In the Jailhouse Now as his entrance music. 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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30
220 lbs
20 - 12 - 0 |
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33
222 lbs
21 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rankka Ankka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ishmael Boorg!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ankka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boorg lands with a shot to the body.
Boorg tries to clinch up but Ankka circles away and keeps his distance.
Ankka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ankka lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ankka. That's going to slow Boorg down.
Boorg takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boorg scores with a hook to the body. Ankka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Boorg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ankka, pushing him back against the cage.
Ankka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ishmael Boorg has been cut.
A short right from Boorg.
Boorg throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boorg.
Boorg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ankka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ankka blocks an elbow strike from Boorg.
Boorg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ankka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ankka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nice body punch from Boorg - that landed with a thud.
Ankka cracks Boorg with a nice body shot.
Boorg misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boorg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ankka's brow.
Ankka struggles to land a body shot inside as Boorg controls his hands.
Ankka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boorg tries to land a knee to the head but Ankka blocks with his arms.
Ankka blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ankka.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ankka.
Boorg looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Ankka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ankka ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ankka no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ankka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ankka wants to get back to his feet but Boorg is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka looking for a sweep. Not yet Ankka, not yet.
Boorg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ankka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ankka working a defensive guard here.
Ankka controlling Boorg's posture.
Boorg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boorg throwing strikes but missing.
Boorg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ankka looking for a sweep. Not yet Ankka, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ankka is on top in guard.
Ankka lands a couple of elbows.
Boorg is trying to control the position but Ankka postures up.
Boorg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boorg is trying to keep Ankka in close.
Ankka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boorg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ankka stopping the sweep attempt from Boorg.
Ankka working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boorg's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ankka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Boorg manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boorg throws some wild stikes that Ankka manages to avoid easily.
Ankka regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ankka wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Boorg.
Boorg thows a huge punch but Ankka dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg lands with a punch from half guard.
Ankka wants to control but Boorg is keeping busy.
Ankka tries to get to full guard but Boorg has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ishmael Boorg's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ankka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boorg sprawls well. Boorg wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ankka gets slowly back to his feet.
Ankka 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.
Boorg closes the distance and clinches up with Ankka, looking for a takedown. Boorg pushes Ankka against the cage but Ankka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ankka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Boorg circles away.
Boorg wants to clinch up but Ankka keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ankka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ankka scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boorg gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boorg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boorg tries to land knees in the clinch but Ankka avoids the damage to the body.
Ankka crunches a lovely knee into Boorg's ribcage.
Ankka managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
Ankka tries a body shot but Boorg blocks it.
Ankka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ankka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Boorg has a couple of punches blocked by Ankka.
Boorg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boorg creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boorg drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ankka blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boorg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ankka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Boorg's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ankka lands with a short shot to the head.
Ankka jumps guard.
Ankka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Boorg's guard.
Ankka trying to control the position from guard on top but Boorg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ankka postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ankka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boorg keeping moving, preventing Ankka from controlling successfully.
Ankka postures up.
Ankka working some strikes from top position.
Boorg looking for a sweep. Not yet Boorg, not yet.
Ankka is in close to Boorg's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boorg is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ankka tries to free his leg and advance position but Boorg is retaining full guard.
Ankka wants to control from the top but Boorg keeps moving.
Boorg has control of Ankka's left arm, preventing Ankka from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ishmael Boorg was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Boorg is looking to clinch but Ankka is avoiding it.
Ankka throws a leg kick but Boorg checks it.
Ankka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boorg checks a leg kick.
Ankka checks a leg kick.
Ankka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boorg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ankka tries to close the distance and clinch but Boorg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ankka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ankka throws out a leg kick but Boorg moves out of range and Ankka only half commits.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ankka displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Boorg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rankka Ankka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ishmael Boorg's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Boorg is looking to clinch.
Ankka misses with a series of wild punches.
Rankka Ankka is winning the standup battle so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ankka.
Ankka has Boorg up against the cage in a clinch.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike.
Boorg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Boorg misses with some punches.
Ankka misses with a punch to the body.
Ankka connects with a knee to the head.
Boorg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boorg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ankka backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boorg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ankka blocks the elbow strike.
Ankka pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ankka misses with a body punch.
Ankka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ankka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boorg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boorg lands an elbow that stopped Ankka in his tracks for a moment.
Boorg misses with an elbow over the top.
Ankka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ankka misses with a body punch.
Boorg throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Boorg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ankka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rankka Ankka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ankka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boorg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ankka obliges.
Boorg looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ankka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ankka managing to block the knees to the body from Boorg.
Boorg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ankka misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankka takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ankka lands a knee to the head.
Ankka avoiding damage as Boorg throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Boorg.
Boorg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boorg tries a knee to the head but Ankka blocks it.
Ankka blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Boorg.
Boorg is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Boorg creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ankka's defenses.
Ankka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boorg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ankka.
Ankka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ankka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boorg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boorg blocks a body shot from Ankka.
Boorg lands an elbow just above Ankka 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankka lands a hook that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Ankka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ankka misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Boorg - that landed with a thud.
Ankka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boorg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boorg.
Ankka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Boorg lands a damaging elbow.
Boorg throws an elbow but it misses.
Ishmael Boorg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ankka blocks it with crossed arms.
Ankka blocking some punches.
Ankka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ankka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Ankka on the inside.
Boorg is looking for a takedown.
Ankka scores with a hook to the body.
Ankka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Ankka.
Ankka stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ankka.
Ankka pushes Boorg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ankka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boorg backwards.
Ankka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ankka misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ankka.
A right hand to the body from Boorg.
Boorg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ankka blocks it with crossed arms.
Boorg comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ankka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ankka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ankka misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boorg lands an elbow inside.
Ankka putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Boorg in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Ankka.
A shot in the inside from Ankka.
Boorg avoiding damage as Ankka throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rankka Ankka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ankka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rankka Ankka!
Rankka Ankka thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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