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WarZone 46: Heroes Emerge PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Arnberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levi Arnberg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Levi Arnberg!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Arnberg or perhaps it was just good defense by Lawrence which made him look bad.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Arnberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Arnberg moves away
and Arnberg counters with a series of strikes. Lawrence will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arnberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lawrence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Arnberg is having none of it.
Lawrence has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lawrence tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arnberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawrence.
Lawrence is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arnberg.
Arnberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawrence is fending him off so far but Arnberg persists. Nope, Lawrence circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arnberg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lawrence throws a front kick aimed at Arnberg's knee but Arnberg avoids it well.
Arnberg lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Arnberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence drives through and clinches with Arnberg against the cage.
Arnberg has Lawrence pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lawrence manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pete Lawrence has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Arnberg.
Arnberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lawrence is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arnberg avoiding damage as Lawrence throws knees to the body.
Arnberg just leaning against Lawrence, taking a breather.
Lawrence pushes off an throws an elbow but Arnberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Arnberg has him pressed against the cage.
Lawrence missing with knees to the body.
Lawrence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lawrence tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Arnberg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lawrence just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lawrence has Arnberg pressed against the cage, preventing Arnberg from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
Arnberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Lawrence. No joy for Arnberg on that attempt.
Arnberg looks winded!
Arnberg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawrence is fending him off so far but Arnberg persists. Nope, Lawrence circles away and we're back to standing.
Lawrence is looking to clinch but Arnberg is avoiding it.
Lawrence throws a series of punches but Arnberg moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arnberg.
Lawrence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Levi Arnberg has been cut.
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!
Lawrence rushes Arnberg and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawrence's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lawrence unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arnberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lawrence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Arnberg is having none of it.
Lawrence connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body punch from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arnberg is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Arnberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Lawrence finish him?
Lawrence lands an elbow inside that Arnberg shrugs off.
Lawrence stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lawrence creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Arnberg! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Lawrence.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Lawrence!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Garrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamy Studinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Garrison looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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199 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
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Good kicks
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Garrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kamy Studinski!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Studinski scores with the left hand. Garrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Garrison looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Studinski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garrison avoids the head kick by Studinski.
Studinski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Studinski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Studinski lands a left and a right that send Garrison crashing to the mat, dazed. Studinski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Garrison is rocked!
It looks like Tony Garrison has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Are you kidding me?! Studinski ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Garrison clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kamy Studinski!
Kamy Studinski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ross Swann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swann kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Clash - I Fought the Law. Franklin has chosen Erasure - Always as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Powerful |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ross Swann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fletcher Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Swann has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
No joy there for Swann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Swann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Swann.
Good shot there by Swann.
Swann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Swann misses.
Swann closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Franklin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Swann quickly recovers to half guard.
Franklin wants to free his trapped foot but Swann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Franklin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Franklin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Franklin wants to free his trapped foot but Swann is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Franklin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Swann could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Franklin has cracked it and Swann is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Franklin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fletcher Franklin!
After winning the bout, Fletcher Franklin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neymar Messi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Pippel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neymar Messi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Pippel!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pippel throws a head kick that misses.
Pippel misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Pippel.
Messi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pippel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Messi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Messi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Messi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pippel looking to control.
Messi pushes down on Pippel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Messi looks to land a strike but Pippel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pippel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Messi wants to control from the top but Pippel keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Messi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Messi trying to control but Pippel is working from the bottom.
Messi throws a big elbow that misses.
Pippel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pippel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Messi scores with a body shot.
Pippel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Messi.
Pippel gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Messi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Messi throws a big elbow that misses.
Messi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Messi wants to control from the top but Pippel keeps moving.
Messi throws a strike but Pippel rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pippel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dick Pippel has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pippel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pippel wants to stall.
Pippel is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Messi has denied him.
Pippel pushes off an throws an elbow but Messi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pippel lands an elbow just above Messi 's eye.
Messi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pippel prevents it.
Pippel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Messi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Pippel is trying to keep an underhook but Messi manages to get the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pippel pushes Messi off looking to stand but Messi dives back in and keeps control.
Messi content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Messi is looking to take a break and control but Pippel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Messi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch lands to the side of Messi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pippel throws a front kick aimed at Messi's knee but Messi avoids it well.
Pippel fails to land with a series of punches.
Messi misses the shot to the body.
Messi misses with a wild body shot.
Pippel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pippel thows a body shot but no joy.
Messi misses the shot to the body.
Messi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pippel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pippel wants to get back to his feet but Messi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi wants to control from the top but Pippel keeps moving.
Pippel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Messi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pippel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Messi trying to control but Pippel is working from the bottom.
Neymar Messi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dick Pippel was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Messi moves out of range as Pippel strikes.
No joy there for Pippel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pippel throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippel throws a sloppy body shot
and Messi counters with a stiff right hand.
Messi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Pippel misses.
Messi thows a body shot but no joy.
Pippel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Messi throws a lazy right hand but Pippel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pippel darts in trying to clinch
and Messi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pippel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Messi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Pippel.
Pippel gets caught flat footed, as Messi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Messi trying to control but Pippel is working from the bottom.
Messi throws a big elbow that misses.
Messi throws a big elbow that misses.
Messi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pippel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pippel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pippel trying to keep a closed guard but Messi is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Messi looking to sit in guard and control but Pippel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Messi wants to stand up but Pippel is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neymar Messi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Pippel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Messi counters with a straight right hand.
Pippel defending well as Messi loads up on a big left hand.
Messi jabs at Pippel's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Neymar Messi dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Messi misses the body punch
and Pippel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Messi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pippel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pippel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pippel misses with a hook
and Messi counters with a nice body shot.
Pippel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pippel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pippel doesn't manage to clinch there - Messi circles away.
Messi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pippel is looking to reverse the position.
Messi happy to just control the position for now.
Pippel is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi landing a few strikes.
Pippel is looking to reverse the position.
Messi in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Messi trying to control the position but Pippel is working away.
Messi working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pippel holds on to Messi's head and controls the position momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Messi shoots in for a takedown but Pippel shows good takedown defense.
Messi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Messi swings for the body but Pippel moves out of range.
Pippel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Messi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Messi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Messi is stalling here. Pippel is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Messi seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pippel has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pippel stands up and beckons Messi to his feet.
Messi catches Pippel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Messi just misses with a punch to the body.
Pippel tries to clinch
and Messi counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pippel connects with a high kick.
Dick Pippel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pippel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dick Pippel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messi looks to score with a jab to the body but Pippel is just out of range.
Messi looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pippel!
Pippel wants to control but Messi postures up.
Messi controls the position.
Messi trying to control the action but Pippel is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pippel gets back to half guard.
Neymar Messi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Messi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neymar Messi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Messi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Neymar Messi!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Gaarlandt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raoul Yamoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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192 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Gaarlandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul Yamoth!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaarlandt walks into a jab.
Yamoth fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gaarlandt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yamoth sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaarlandt somewhat.
Yamoth connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaarlandt momentarily.
Gaarlandt will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yamoth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yamoth moves into range and clinches up with Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt is trying to drag Yamoth to the mat but Yamoth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Gaarlandt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamoth lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaarlandt is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamoth pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamoth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamoth.
It looks like Jeff Gaarlandt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaarlandt tries to score a body lock takedown but Yamoth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamoth gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gaarlandt.
Gaarlandt wants to take the fight to the mat but Yamoth manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamoth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yamoth prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gaarlandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gaarlandt is breathing heavily.
Yamoth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yamoth lands with a short shot to the head.
Gaarlandt tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yamoth cracks Gaarlandt with a nice body shot.
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike.
Yamoth's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yamoth throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamoth takes the fight into the clinch.
Yamoth is leaning against Gaarlandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yamoth presses Gaarlandt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yamoth.
Yamoth pushes Gaarlandt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yamoth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gaarlandt or not.
A short right from Yamoth on the inside.
Yamoth scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yamoth.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamoth.
Yamoth lands a body shot.
Yamoth manages to break the clinch.
Yamoth moves into range and clinches up with Gaarlandt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaarlandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamoth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yamoth lands a hook that snaps the head of Gaarlandt backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Yamoth.
Yamoth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yamoth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Yamoth.
Gaarlandt is rocked!
Jeff Gaarlandt's cut is getting worse.
Yamoth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Gaarlandt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yamoth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Yamoth lands a big right hand that drops Gaarlandt! The killer instinct kicks in and Yamoth finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yamoth!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raoul Yamoth!
A relieved looking Raoul Yamoth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Kusilutka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Douglas has chosen Notorious B.I.G - Who shot Ya? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Kusilutka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kusilutka tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kusilutka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Douglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kusilutka jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Douglas throws a leg kick which misses Kusilutka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kusilutka tries to avoid it.
Kusilutka tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas cracks the inside of Kusilutka's front leg.
Kusilutka takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kusilutka doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
A leg kick checked by Kusilutka.
Douglas slips a jab from Kusilutka.
Kusilutka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 in the buildup to the fight.
No joy there for Kusilutka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kusilutka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Douglas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Douglas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kusilutka throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kusilutka.
Kusilutka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
Kusilutka throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Douglas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kusilutka was covering up waiting for the punch and Douglas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Douglas looking to sit in guard and control but Kusilutka gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Douglas wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Douglas is proving hard to escape from.
Douglas is controlling Kusilutka's posture.
Chris Douglas has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Douglas gets caught napping as Kusilutka dives in and scores a takedown. Douglas manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka trying to control the position from guard on top but Douglas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Douglas controlling the position.
Kusilutka prevents Douglas from getting back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kusilutka closes the distance and clinches.
Douglas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kusilutka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kusilutka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka prevents the takedown attempt.
Douglas tries for a takedown but Kusilutka manages to get underhooks.
Igor Kusilutka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Douglas.
Kusilutka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kusilutka seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Douglas is working for takedown but Kusilutka is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Douglas is looking to take this one to the mat.
Douglas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kusilutka avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kusilutka will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Douglas up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Douglas will probably get the nod.
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.
Douglas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Douglas cracks a nice hook into Kusilutka's ribs.
Kusilutka avoids the head kick by Douglas.
Kusilutka misses with a straight right.
Douglas cracks the inside of Kusilutka's front leg.
Kusilutka tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Douglas.
A head kick misses from Douglas.
Kusilutka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Douglas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas throws a head kick but Kusilutka moves out of range.
Douglas scores with a takedown into Kusilutka's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Douglas postures up.
Douglas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Douglas cracks Kusilutka with a solid left hand.
Douglas makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Douglas postures up.
Douglas throws a strike but Kusilutka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kusilutka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Douglas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Douglas holds on and takes a little breather.
Kusilutka drops back looking for a leg! Douglas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Douglas manages to kick Kusilutka off! Kusilutka jumps back into Douglas's guard.
Douglas is looking to stand up but Kusilutka isn't so interested in that idea.
Kusilutka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Douglas is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kusilutka wants to control from the top but Douglas keeps moving.
Douglas wants to stand but Kusilutka is controlling the position.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Kusilutka from controlling successfully.
We're going to have a standup here because Igor Kusilutka wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kusilutka clinches up with Douglas and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas looking for a takedown.
Douglas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Douglas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kusilutka gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Igor Kusilutka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Douglas.
Kusilutka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Come on Kusilutka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Douglas is working for takedown but Kusilutka is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kusilutka pressing his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Douglas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Douglas cracks the inside of Kusilutka's front leg.
Kusilutka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kusilutka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kusilutka tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Douglas is staying active underneath Kusilutka, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Douglas is looking to control Kusilutka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Douglas avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas wants to improve his position but Kusilutka is controlling well.
Douglas has hold of Kusilutka's hands but Kusilutka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kusilutka.
Douglas wants to get back to his feet.
Kusilutka is looking to take a break and control but Douglas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Douglas has his hands clasped together around Kusilutka's back. He's all about the action.
Igor Kusilutka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Douglas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kusilutka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kusilutka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kusilutka throws a sloppy head kick and Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Douglas throws a solid leg kick but Kusilutka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Douglas.
Douglas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kusilutka throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Douglas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Kusilutka.
Kusilutka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas is working for takedown but Kusilutka is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas has Kusilutka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kusilutka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Douglas wants to take the fight to the mat but Kusilutka manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Igor Kusilutka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Douglas.
Douglas wants a takedown.
Douglas can't break the clinch.
Douglas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kusilutka fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kusilutka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Douglas. That's going to slow Kusilutka down.
Douglas misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Kusilutka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kusilutka throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas throws a low kick, looking for Kusilutka's leg but Kusilutka calmly moves out of range.
Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kusilutka.
Douglas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kusilutka doesn't manage to clinch there - Douglas circles away.
Kusilutka blocks a leg kick.
Douglas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chris Douglas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kusilutka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Douglas but Douglas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Kusilutka.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Douglas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Douglas connects with an inside leg kick.
Douglas tries a head kick but it misses.
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 Igor Kusilutka.
I think Douglas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Douglas!
An out of breath Chris Douglas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cao Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cao has chosen Cao Cao as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cao Cao!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzinuki throws a lazy uppercut
and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Cao trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Suzinuki.
I was talking to Suzinuki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Suzinuki is trying to push Cao away but Cao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Suzinuki.
Suzinuki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suzinuki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Lotus Suzinuki has been cut.
Suzinuki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cao manages to avoid it.
Suzinuki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cao throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Cao.
Some wild striking there from Cao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao throws a series of punches but Suzinuki moves out of range.
Suzinuki misses with a jab to the body
and Cao counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Suzinuki leaning against his opponent.
Suzinuki works on Cao's body with a couple of short punches.
Cao being controlled against the cage.
Cao working Suzinuki over with knees to the body.
Cao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Suzinuki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cao misses with a knee to the head.
Suzinuki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Suzinuki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cao moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Cao. Those never looked like landing.
Cao tries to bum rush Suzinuki with a series of wild strikes but Suzinuki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suzinuki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cao punishes Suzinuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Cao lands with an overhand left.
Suzinuki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Suzinuki throws a sloppy body shot
and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Suzinuki works on Cao's body with a couple of short punches.
Suzinuki jumps guard and drags Cao to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Suzinuki pulls Cao in close to prevent any damage.
Suzinuki looking for a sweep. Not yet Suzinuki, not yet.
Suzinuki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cao escapes and throws Suzinuki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Suzinuki is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cao is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Suzinuki is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao manages to capitalize on a mistake by Suzinuki to take his back!
Suzinuki tries to break free.
Suzinuki trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Suzinuki trying to control the position but Cao manages to sink in the hooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cao controlling well, preventing Suzinuki from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cao Cao will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Suzinuki misses with a body shot
and Cao counters by moving into the clinch.
Suzinuki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cao pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cao with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Suzinuki stalls.
Cao takes a shot to the head.
Cao using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cao lands a knee to the body.
Suzinuki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suzinuki lands a body shot.
Cao Cao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzinuki manages to break the clinch.
Cao throws a series of punches but Suzinuki avoids them all with ease.
Suzinuki misses with a hook
and Cao counters by moving into the clinch.
Cao lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cao throws a series of strikes that have Suzinuki backpedaling.
Suzinuki lands a slapping body shot.
Cao lands with an uppercut that bounces Suzinuki off the cage and back into range.
Cao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cao looks to land a combination but Suzinuki avoids it well.
Cao misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao ducks under a wild hook from Suzinuki.
Cao lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cao scores with a one two! Suzinuki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Suzinuki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cao!
Suzinuki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cao is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cao wants to get back to his feet but Suzinuki drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki 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.
Suzinuki creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cao sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Suzinuki fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Suzinuki looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cao is avoiding damage well.
Cao taking punishment in the form of punches.
Suzinuki misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Suzinuki misses with the ground and pound.
Suzinuki taking a breather here.
Cao is pushing Suzinuki's head away, looking to escape. Suzinuki manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cao wants to get back to his feet but Suzinuki is dominant here and he's now got Cao's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzinuki throwing sloppy strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cao Cao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lotus Suzinuki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed right hand from Suzinuki misses the target.
Cao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cao slips under a jab from Suzinuki.
Cao Cao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suzinuki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Suzinuki is taking a breather. Cao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cao is trying to stand back up but Suzinuki is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cao wants to get back to his feet.
Suzinuki controlling the action here.
Cao is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suzinuki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Suzinuki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki working Cao over with strikes.
Suzinuki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Suzinuki tries to pass to full mount but Cao defends it.
Cao Cao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suzinuki content to control rather than advance.
Suzinuki stops Cao from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Suzinuki there.
Lotus Suzinuki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Suzinuki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Suzinuki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lotus Suzinuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice strikes from Suzinuki there.
Suzinuki wants to pass to mount but Cao is defending the position.
Suzinuki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cao is in trouble now - Suzinuki has advanced to mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Suzinuki.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lotus Suzinuki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Cao Cao!
After winning the bout, Cao Cao thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Manibusan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oboev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chernie glaza. Bryan Manibusan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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25
195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Manibusan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oboev throws a nice looking combination but Manibusan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Manibusan. Beautiful body shot.
Oboev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Manibusan tries to kick Oboev off but Oboev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Oboev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Manibusan defending well though.
Oboev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Manibusan wants to get back to his feet.
Manibusan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oboev on the ground.
Oboev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manibusan keeps working.
Oboev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Manibusan tries to kick Oboev off in order to stand up. Oboev Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Manibusan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oboev is controlling him well.
Manibusan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Oboev lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manibusan wants to get back to his feet.
Manibusan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manibusan tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on Oboev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Manibusan taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manibusan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Oboev is controlling him well.
Oboev scores with a couple of short elbows.
Manibusan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Manibusan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oboev landing a few strikes.
Oboev working the head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oboev scoring with punches from side control.
Oboev is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Manibusan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Oboev gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Manibusan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Oboev lets go of the hold and Manibusan can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rulon Oboev!
Rulon Oboev is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Rulon Oboev 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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