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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jinhai Yoshida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jinhai Yoshida could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lucas Emelianenko 's chin.
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jinhai Yoshida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Yoshida counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Yoshida is looking to land body kicks.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Yoshida moves away
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoshida dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko moves to clinch but Yoshida breaks away
and Yoshida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoshida.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoshida has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoshida is trying to stall.
Yoshida lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Yoshida scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Yoshida has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Yoshida blocks with his arms.
Yoshida scores with a hook to the body.
Yoshida lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Yoshida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yoshida struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Yoshida is blocking nicely.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Yoshida is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Yoshida lands a right hand.
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Yoshida.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshida tries to work over Emelianenko 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yoshida stalls.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Yoshida trying to control the position but instead, Emelianenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Yoshida into the cage.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoshida avoids it.
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshida cracks Emelianenko with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoshida blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshida landing knees to the head.
Yoshida stalls.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Yoshida lands with a short shot to the head.
Yoshida stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida lands a damaging elbow.
Yoshida throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yoshida lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yoshida lands with a right to the head.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yoshida.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yoshida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Yoshida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yoshida manages to pull guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko being controlled here momentarily.
Yoshida working for a triangle but Emelianenko defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Yoshida.
Emelianenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Yoshida is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Emelianenko frees his head nicely. Oh but Yoshida has switched to an armbar! Emelianenko is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jinhai Yoshida!
A relieved looking Jinhai Yoshida 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Malham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans's entrance music is Like a G6. A fine choice. Malham comes into a darkened arena with his song building. John's Walkout kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Quinton Evans has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Quinton Evans seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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183 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
24 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Malham!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans missing with a left hand there. Malham was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malham pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Evans takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Malham ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
Evans fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Malham defending well as Evans loads up on a big left hand.
Malham misses with a series of wild punches.
Malham blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a left hand
and Malham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Malham moves nicely into side control.
Evans manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malham trying to control here.
Malham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
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!
Malham 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.
Malham not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evans 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.
Malham manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Evans manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Malham escapes and throws Evans's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Evans tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Malham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malham looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Evans is avoiding damage well.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working to avoid the ground and pound but Malham connects with a decent elbow.
Malham is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Malham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Evans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Malham tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evans takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Malham fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Evans takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Evans is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham is pressing down on Evans's thigh, looking to free his foot. Evans is holding on for now.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
My spies in Amsterdamage inform me that Malham has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Malham scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans won't allow Malham to pass to mount.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Malham in particular looking to stall.
Malham 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Malham dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Malham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malham shoots in for a double leg but Evans sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malham instigates a clinch.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Evans has Malham pressed against the cage.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Malham avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malham is defending well.
Evans misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Malham.
Malham tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Malham misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Malham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malham taking a breather.
Evans is looking to control Malham's arms but Malham gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evans has his back to the cage.
Malham is pushing Evans up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Evans has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malham is trying to keep an underhook but Evans manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Malham is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malham gets full guard.
Malham is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
Malham looking for a sweep. Not yet Malham, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malham keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Malham is trying to keep Evans in close.
Malham has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Malham had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Evans defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Malham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Malham wants to improve his position but instead Evans has moved into half guard.
John Malham has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Malham wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Malham manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malham keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans passes Malham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Malham is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Malham trying to control here.
Evans is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malham keeps working.
Malham trying to control here.
Malham wants to get back to full guard.
Malham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Evans wants to control from the top but Malham keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans being controlled here momentarily.
Evans controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Malham will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Malham swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malham moves away.
Malham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinton Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Malham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Evans digs a good hook to Malham's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands a jab to Malham's midsection.
Malham with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Evans to score with a decent uppercut.
Malham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans checks a leg kick nicely.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Malham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Evans manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malham delivers a nice body kick.
Evans throws a head kick but Malham moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malham fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malham's head backwards.
Malham tried to score with a low kick but Evans checks it.
Evans motions for Malham to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evans connects with a solid leg kick.
John Malham is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Evans digs a good body shot into Malham's ribs.
A leg kick checked by Malham.
Evans takes a swing at Malham's ribcage but misses.
Malham fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans misses with a right hand
and Malham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malham tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Evans scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Malham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John Malham is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malham manages to avoid it.
Malham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quinton Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans throws a right hand that misses
and Malham counters with a straight right hand.
Evans misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Evans ducks right into an uppercut from Malham.
Evans connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malham. Malham circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Evans tries to sprawl but Malham drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans looking for submissions off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Malham 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Malham!
In his post fight interview, John Malham started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fullsize Mirror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirror has chosen Ordinary Guy--- Blue Scholars 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fullsize Mirror!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirror misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Mirror takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mirror has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Martin is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mirror ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Mirror misses with a looping right.
Mirror looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mirror takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Martin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Mirror.
It looks like Frank Martin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirror takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mirror slips under a jab from Martin.
Martin throws a shot to the body.
Martin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Martin lands a left and a right that sends Mirror crashing to the canvas! Martin dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Fullsize Mirror has been cut.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martin raining down hammerfists from mount.
Mirror is rocked!
Martin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mirror manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mirror is still in real trouble! Can Martin finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Mirror is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Martin can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Martin!
After the big win, Frank Martin made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Unique Wear and Custom Design and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Quela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Quela might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen of the Rodeo. Carwin has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Chung Quela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Quela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin punishes Quela's body with a nice straight punch.
Chung Quela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quela misses with a low kick.
Quela walks into a straight right hand from Carwin.
A slow jab from Quela misses its intended target.
Donk. Quela catches Carwin right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quela connects with a solid leg kick.
Quela is looking to land body kicks.
Carwin scores with a nice right hand.
Quela misses with a straight left.
Carwin cracks Quela with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Quela misses the target.
Carwin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quela paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quela.
Carwin throws a big shot that misses.
Carwin misses with a body shot.
Quela takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Carwin.
Quela throws a looping overhand right but Carwin ducks down to avoid it.
Quela thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quela tests Carwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carwin blocks a jab.
Quela throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin doesn't manage to clinch there - Quela circles away.
Carwin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A punch combination from Carwin misses.
Quela lands a really nice looking cross but Carwin seems unphased.
Quela 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.
Carwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Quela. Quela circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quela misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Quela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quela walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carwin looks to land a right hand but Quela moved out of range.
Quela jabs Carwin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Quela.
A lazy body kick from Quela
and Carwin counters with a nice uppercut.
Quela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carwin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Quela throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carwin throws a head kick but Quela moves out of range.
Carwin looks winded!
Quela lands a big uppercut and Carwin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Carwin looks OK. Quela waves Carwin back to his feet!
Carwin is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin is still on wobbly legs! Can Quela finish him?
Quela cracks Carwin with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Carwin tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Quela pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Carwin is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chung Quela!
A very excited looking Chung Quela made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tad Ghostal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghostal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Good King Wenceslas. Spencer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ride Of The Valkyries - Richard Wagner kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tad Ghostal has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tad Ghostal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mark Spencer!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Spencer.
Ghostal on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been hearing reports that Ghostal has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Spencer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghostal lands a nice looking body shot.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ghostal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Spencer connects with a single shot there.
Ghostal ducks under a wild hook from Spencer.
Ghostal tries to land a front kick but Spencer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spencer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ghostal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghostal moves out of range as Spencer throws a body kick.
Ghostal lands with a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Spencer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Spencer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ghostal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spencer throws a jab when Ghostal was well out of range.
Spencer moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer connects with an inside leg kick.
Spencer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ghostal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ghostal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Spencer tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ghostal defends well and Spencer ends up having to push Ghostal into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ghostal is working Spencer over against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spencer closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ghostal to the mat! Ghostal manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Spencer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ghostal is on top in guard.
Ghostal works over Spencer with some ground and pound from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghostal is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Spencer has control of Ghostal's left arm, preventing Ghostal from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Spencer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Spencer keeping full guard, as Ghostal tries to pass.
Ghostal trying to control but Spencer is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Good shot there by Spencer.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Ghostal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ghostal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ghostal scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Ghostal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghostal manages to avoid it.
Spencer cracks Ghostal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ghostal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ghostal moves out of range of the strikes.
Spencer slips a jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal loads up on a big right hand but Spencer slips the punch.
Ghostal is looking to wear down Spencer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Spencer lands a jab to the head.
Ghostal throws a head kick that misses.
Ghostal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghostal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spencer.
The fighters circling - Spencer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ghostal throws an off balance right hand
and Spencer counters with a nice body shot.
Spencer looks to land a left hand but Ghostal moved out of range nicely.
A clash of legs there as Spencer blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ghostal wants to get back to full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghostal keeps working.
Ghostal makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ghostal.
Ghostal looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghostal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ghostal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer stopping the sweep attempt from Ghostal.
Ghostal has his hands on Spencer's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tad Ghostal will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ghostal moves out of range as Spencer strikes.
A slow jab from Spencer misses its intended target.
Spencer drops his hands momentarily and Ghostal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Spencer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ghostal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Mark Spencer has been cut.
Ghostal lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tad Ghostal is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghostal checks a leg kick.
Ghostal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spencer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spencer misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spencer shoots for a takedown but Ghostal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghostal wants to land a leg kick but Spencer is out of range.
Spencer with a poor takedown
and Ghostal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ghostal. No joy for Spencer on that attempt.
Tad Ghostal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Spencer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer throws a body punch but Ghostal moves out of range.
Spencer misses with a hook to the body
and Ghostal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spencer is breathing heavily.
Ghostal scores with a sloppy right hand. Spencer should have avoided that one.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghostal can pounce on him.
A jab lands there for Ghostal.
Spencer is rocked!
Ghostal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Spencer is still on wobbly legs! Can Ghostal finish him?
Ghostal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Spencer seems to have recovered his senses.
Spencer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Ghostal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spencer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ghostal finds it's way round the side to connect with Spencer's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spencer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ghostal can pounce on him.
Spencer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ghostal sprawls well. Ghostal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spencer gets slowly back to his feet.
Ghostal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Spencer's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer avoids the head kick by Ghostal.
Spencer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ghostal circles away quickly and effectively.
Tad Ghostal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ghostal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spencer's head backwards.
Ghostal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spencer takes a step back to recover.
Spencer misses with a straight left.
Ghostal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spencer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spencer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Spencer trying to pass the guard but Ghostal defending well.
Spencer prevents Ghostal from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal is looking to escape.
Spencer wants to take a breather but Ghostal is having none of it.
Spencer throwing shots but Ghostal is blocking nicely.
Ghostal tries to roll over but Spencer keeps him under control.
Ghostal manages to get to full guard.
Ghostal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spencer.
Mark Spencer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ghostal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spencer's guard.
Ghostal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spencer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ghostal is controlling Spencer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghostal trying to control but Spencer postures up.
Spencer is nestled in close to Ghostal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ghostal blocking the ground and pound attempt from Spencer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spencer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Spencer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spencer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Spencer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tad Ghostal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Spencer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Ghostal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spencer's head backwards.
A combination from Spencer does no damage.
Spencer connects with a body shot that sends Ghostal's belly button to the back.
Ghostal connects with a leg kick. Spencer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Spencer 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 Ghostal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ghostal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ghostal is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ghostal connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghostal throws a leg kick but Spencer sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ghostal lands with a straight right. Spencer didn't see that one coming.
Spencer takes a swing at Ghostal's ribcage but misses.
Spencer checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghostal thows a body shot but no joy.
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Ghostal counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghostal misses with a hook.
Ghostal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ghostal moves in looking to clinch but Spencer pushes him off.
Spencer misses with a takedown attempt - Ghostal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Spencer blocks a leg kick.
Ghostal connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Spencer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghostal is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ghostal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spencer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spencer misses with a hook.
Ghostal throws a series of punches but Spencer moves out of range.
Spencer misses with an uppercut. Ghostal saw that one coming.
Ghostal avoids the body shot from Spencer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spencer throws a low kick, looking for Ghostal's leg but Ghostal calmly moves out of range.
Spencer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ghostal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spencer.
Spencer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mark Spencer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ghostal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Spencer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Spencer throws an off balance right hand
and Ghostal makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Spencer really felt that one!
Spencer misses with a left hand
and Ghostal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghostal misses with a low kick as Spencer jumps back.
Spencer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ghostal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ghostal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spencer manages to avoid it.
Ghostal cracks Spencer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ghostal misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ghostal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Spencer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ghostal.
Ghostal connects with a crisp jab.
Spencer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spencer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Spencer lands in his opponent's guard.
Ghostal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ghostal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Spencer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghostal controlling the position for now.
Ghostal wants to get back to full guard.
Spencer passes into side control, despite Ghostal's attempt to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spencer wants to control but Ghostal is keeping him busy.
Spencer tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghostal is trying to improve his position.
Mark Spencer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spencer lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tad Ghostal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ghostal, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tad Ghostal!
Tad Ghostal made sure to mention his sponsor, Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Kazarian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Schoots (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazarian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limp Bizkit - My Way. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tony Kazarian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Romano Schoots!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schoots throws the left hand but Kazarian avoids the punch easily.
Kazarian slips a straight right by Schoots.
Nice shot lands for Schoots.
Kazarian blocks a low kick nicely.
Schoots throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Romano Schoots seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Schoots.
Kazarian changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schoots tries to avoid it but Kazarian manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schoots to the ground. Schoots escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schoots pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schoots tries to clinch up.
Schoots lands a head kick!
Kazarian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schoots lands a really nice looking cross but Kazarian seems unphased.
Kazarian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Steel Penn Icon Training Grounds in the buildup to the fight.
Schoots throws out a loose jab but Kazarian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazarian gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Schoots is not content to let Kazarian control the position.
Schoots is pressing down on Kazarian's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kazarian throwing strikes from guard but Schoots blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Schoots holds on and takes a little breather.
Kazarian throws a big elbow that misses.
Kazarian looking to sit in guard and control but Schoots gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schoots must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kazarian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots trying to control but Kazarian is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romano Schoots has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jab by Schoots.
Schoots wants to land a leg kick but Kazarian is out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Schoots. No joy for Kazarian on that attempt.
Kazarian circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Schoots. No joy for Kazarian on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots lands a jab to the head.
Schoots pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kazarian is out of range and Schoots settles back down.
Schoots gets caught flat footed, as Kazarian shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schoots utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kazarian throws a strike but Schoots rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kazarian keeping full guard, as Schoots tries to pass.
Kazarian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schoots keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kazarian thows a huge punch but Schoots dodges it nicely.
Kazarian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schoots trying to control here.
Schoots holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schoots is staying active underneath Kazarian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kazarian throwing shots but Schoots is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Romano Schoots will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kazarian walks into a straight right hand from Schoots.
Kazarian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Schoots throws a body punch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kazarian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kazarian gets tackled into the cage by Schoots. Schoots maintains the clinch.
Kazarian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Schoots pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Schoots stops a takedown attempt from Kazarian.
Kazarian is working for takedown but Schoots is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Kazarian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kazarian tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short uppercut from Schoots.
Schoots throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazarians head.
Schoots scores with a shoulder strike.
Schoots manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kazarian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Schoots scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schoots is struggling to control the position.
Kazarian tries for a takedown but Schoots manages to get underhooks.
Kazarian is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schoots can't fight it off and eventually Kazarian manages to take the fight to the floor. Schoots looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Schoots trying to control the position here.
Kazarian throws a big right hand that misses.
Kazarian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is looking to work some ground and pound but Schoots has wrist control.
Schoots is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kazarian is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schoots wants to control but Kazarian is keeping him busy.
Kazarian looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kazarian tries to roll over but Schoots keeps him under control.
Tony Kazarian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazarian is working hard here to advance position.
Schoots is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Romano Schoots was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Schoots throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schoots is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kazarian ducks under a wild hook from Schoots.
Nice defenses there by Kazarian.
Schoots looks to land a right hand but Kazarian moved out of range.
A left lands for Schoots.
Schoots bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Schoots throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schoots ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kazarian moves away.
Schoots misses with an uppercut
and Kazarian counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazarian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schoots.
Schoots throws a solid leg kick but Kazarian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Schoots.
Schoots uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kazarian has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Schoots showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schoots tries to clinch but Kazarian moves out of range.
Schoots tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kazarian manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kazarian blocks a head kick by Schoots.
Kazarian moves away from the strike by Schoots.
Schoots tries to bum rush Kazarian with a series of wild strikes but Kazarian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kazarian swings for the body but Schoots moves out of range.
Schoots throws a lazy right hand but Kazarian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazarian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schoots throws a right hand that misses
and Kazarian counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Schoots!
Schoots is trying to get back to half guard.
Kazarian throwing strikes but Schoots manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kazarian holds on to Schoots's head and controls the position momentarily.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Schoots working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazarian wants to control but Schoots postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schoots controlling from side mount.
Kazarian is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schoots taking a breather here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tony Kazarian.
Schoots throws the left hand but Kazarian avoids the punch easily.
Kazarian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schoots drives through and clinches with Kazarian against the cage.
Schoots scores with a shoulder strike.
Kazarian jumps guard but Schoots turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Kazarian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kazarian jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Schoots walks away with a smile on his face. Kazarian gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Schoots. That snapped Kazarian's head back.
Romano Schoots seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Donk. Schoots catches Kazarian right on the button with a cross.
Schoots misses the shot to the body.
Schoots lands with a nice body punch.
Kazarian defending well as Schoots loads up on a big left hand.
Kazarian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazarian manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schoots on his heels. He'll look to pass Schoots's guard now, I'm sure.
Kazarian in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schoots working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kazarian.
Tony Kazarian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kazarian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schoots is keeping the position for now.
Kazarian wants to control from the top but Schoots keeps moving.
Schoots has Kazarian pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Schoots 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Romano Schoots was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fighters circling - Schoots throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Tony Kazarian.
I think Schoots 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Schoots!
Romano Schoots thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gor Keyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Tavares told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gor Keyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Tavares!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keyman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tavares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Keyman. That did some damage!
Tavares scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keyman doesn't seem bothered though.
Tavares connects with a body shot that sends Keyman's belly button to the back.
Crunch! Tavares slams his shin into Keyman's torso.
Tavares takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Keyman is able to avoid easily.
Keyman moves away from the strike by Tavares.
Keyman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Keyman lands a glancing blow to the side of Tavares's head.
It looks like Thiago Tavares has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Tavares as he connects with a hook.
Tavares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavares misses with a leg kick
and Keyman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tavares blocks a leg kick.
Tavares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thiago Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Tavares misses.
Keyman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Keyman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tavares thows a leg kick but Keyman checks it
and Keyman counters with a nice body kick.
Tavares goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tavares tries to land a leg kick but Keyman saw it coming and moves away.
Tavares scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavares is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tavares throws a front kick that sends Keyman stumbling back into the cage.
Keyman is breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavares 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 Keyman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Keyman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavares fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tavares throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tavares fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tavares goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tavares tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tavares drops Keyman with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Keyman looks back up at him and smiles so Tavares waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Keyman takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Keyman is out of range.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Keyman momentarily.
Tavares lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Keyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keyman blocks a head kick by Tavares.
Tavares tries a head kick but it misses.
Keyman misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tavares connects with a solid leg kick.
Keyman wants to clinch.
Tavares blocks a leg kick.
Tavares tries to score with a low kick but Keyman moves his leg out of the way.
Tavares throws a lazy head kick
and Keyman finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tavares feints and then cracks Keyman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Keyman down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tavares misses with a kick to the body.
Keyman clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Tavares dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Tavares's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tavares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Keyman needs to keep his hands up - Tavares had a free shot at his head there.
Tavares scores with a leg kick.
Tavares throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Tavares has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Keyman tumbling to the mat! Tavares takes a step backwards and waves Keyman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Gor Keyman has been cut.
Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tavares lands a big head kick that sends Keyman to the canvas! Tavares follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Tavares!
Our winner, Thiago Tavares, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luca Turilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cajun Xander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Turilli might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to krolithika. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 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
18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Luca Turilli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Cajun Xander!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xander walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turilli checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turilli steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Xander. That one must have hurt.
A solid body kick from Xander.
Turilli throws a head kick that misses.
Turilli moves out of range as Xander strikes.
Turilli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xander.
Xander scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turilli throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Turilli moves away from the strike by Xander.
Turilli misses the shot to the body.
Luca Turilli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turilli wants to clinch up but Xander keeps it at a distance.
Xander connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Turilli momentarily.
It looks like Luca Turilli has been cut.
Turilli has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xander.
Xander swats away the attempt to clinch by Turilli.
Xander throws a solid leg kick but Turilli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Xander.
Xander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turilli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turilli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Luca Turilli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turilli misses with a straight right.
Xander fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turilli avoids it really well and circles away.
Turilli walks into a left hand.
Turilli tries to clinch there but Xander circles away.
Xander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Xander tries a head kick but it misses.
Xander clinches up with Turilli and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Turilli fails to land.
Xander takes a shot to the head.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turilli prevents a body shot from Xander.
Xander lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Xander fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xander.
Xander working aggressively here.
Turilli misses with a knee to the head.
Xander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Turilli or not.
Turilli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Xander on the inside.
Xander blocking some punches.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Turilli.
Turilli is trying to break the clinch but Xander is controlling him.
Xander struggles to land a body shot inside as Turilli controls his hands.
Xander lands with a left to the head.
Xander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turilli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Turilli has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Turilli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xander lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xander.
Xander lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turilli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Turilli swings wildly with an uppercut but Xander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander misses with a hook from the clinch.
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Turilli avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Xander lands a body shot.
Turilli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xander digs a right hand into Turilli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turilli's gas tank.
Turilli is breathing heavily.
Xander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Xander misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xander.
Xander digs a right hand into Turilli's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turilli's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Turilli avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Xander tries to work over Turilli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turilli can't find room to land a body shot as Xander controls the action.
Xander lands a shoulder strike.
Turilli tries to work over Xander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xander swings wildly with an uppercut but Turilli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Xander.
A short right from Xander on the inside.
Luca Turilli's cut is getting worse.
Xander holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Turilli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xander pushes Turilli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turilli misses with some punches.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xander working aggressively here.
Turilli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turilli lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xander misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Turilli.
Turilli missing with knees to the body.
Xander throws a punch but it's blocked by Turilli.
Turilli tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cajun Xander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luca Turilli'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.
A big right from Turilli misses.
Turilli throws the left hand but Xander avoids the punch easily.
Xander feints and then cracks Turilli's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turilli down.
Xander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turilli tests Xander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Xander scores with a punch to the head.
Xander connects with a solid leg kick.
Xander throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Jab by Xander.
Xander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turilli takes a swing at Xander's ribcage but misses.
Xander instigates a clinch.
Turilli trying to land knees to the body.
Xander misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Xander stalling in the clinch but Turilli improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turilli's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turilli.
Xander lands with a short shot to the head.
Xander scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xander tries to throw a body punch but Turilli avoids it by throwing Xander back against the cage.
Turilli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Xander - that landed with a thud.
Xander avoiding damage as Turilli throws knees to the body.
Turilli tries to land knees in the clinch but Xander avoids the damage to the body.
Xander lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Xander.
Xander misses with a punch to the body.
Turilli misses with a knee strike.
Xander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xander misses with a body punch.
Stalling in the clinch from Xander.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xander throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turillis head.
Luca Turilli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xander throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Xander as Turilli tries to tie him up.
Xander misses with a hook to the ribs.
Turilli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xander scores with a shoulder strike.
Turilli gets through Xander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Xander.
Xander lands with a right to the head.
Xander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turilli misses with a punch on the inside.
Xander lands a nice uppercut.
Turilli is rocked!
Xander lands a hook that snaps the head of Turilli backwards.
Oh Turilli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turilli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xander avoids it.
Xander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turilli backwards.
Xander pushes Turilli against the cage. Xander is working some dirty boxing. Xander pushes off with a quick right hook! Turilli goes down! Turilli tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Xander moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cajun Xander!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Virgil Cid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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30
164 lbs
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34
158 lbs
42 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Virgil Cid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
42 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Karl De Groot!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by De Groot as he checks the leg kick.
Cid takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Groot moves out of range of the body kick.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Groot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cid attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot misses with a hook.
De Groot checks a leg kick nicely.
De Groot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Groot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cid crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Groot - the referee stops the clock and Cid gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Groot. Cid manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
De Groot throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid looks to score with a jab to the body but De Groot is just out of range.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cid thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid thuds his shin into the meat of De Groot's side.
De Groot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cid tries to land a front kick but De Groot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
De Groot slips under a jab.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Groot throws a low kick but Cid avoids it.
De Groot throws a front kick aimed at Cid's knee but Cid avoids it well.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Cid sees coming a mile off.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot lands the left hand.
De Groot blocks a head kick by Cid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cid.
Cid throws a hook but De Groot avoids it easily.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cid checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cid avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cid misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot blocks the body kick.
De Groot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cid.
A lazy left from De Groot finds it's target.
De Groot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cid looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Groot motions for Cid to come forward. De Groot throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cid has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Groot.
De Groot blocks a jab.
Cid lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to clinch but Cid is having none of it.
Cid throws a head kick that misses.
Cid throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Groot.
De Groot lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily.
Cid looks to throw the jab but De Groot is out of range.
Cid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Groot's head.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cid throws a looping overhand right but De Groot ducks down to avoid it.
De Groot lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot looks to land a right hand but Cid moved out of range.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot lands a high kick!
Cid lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot slips under a jab from Cid.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid throws a good cross that connects.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cid swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Cid is just out of range.
De Groot cracks a nice hook into Cid's ribs.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow De Groot down.
Cid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from De Groot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Cid.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Groot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl De Groot dominated that round.
That's time! Cid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
De Groot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cid moves away.
Cid smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Groot tries a head kick but it misses.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Groot lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice shot by De Groot.
De Groot just misses with a punch to the body.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Cid sees coming a mile off.
Cid moves out of range of the strikes.
De Groot throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by De Groot.
Karl De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cid throws a body punch but De Groot moves out of range.
Cid circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cid takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
Cid misses with a kick to the body.
Cid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cid swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot avoids a kick to the body.
De Groot fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Groot.
Cid checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Groot walks into a straight right hand from Cid.
A jab from Cid does it's job there.
Cid throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Groot tries to clinch but Cid moves out of range.
De Groot thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cid is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Groot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cid misses the target.
De Groot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cid.
Cid misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Groot takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Karl De Groot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Groot wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
Cid takes a swing at De Groot's ribcage but misses.
De Groot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Groot misses with a straight right.
De Groot misses with an uppercut
and Cid counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Groot's knee momentarily.
Cid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Groot scores with a shot to the body.
De Groot misses with a leg kick
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
Cid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Groot to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Groot tries to move into range but Cid moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Groot avoids the head kick by Cid.
Cid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Cid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cid throws a hook but De Groot blocks it.
De Groot misses with a low kick.
Cid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Groot at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Cid blocks the leg kick.
Cid fakes the leg kick and cracks De Groot in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cid. That's going to slow De Groot down.
Cid throws a leg kick but De Groot checks it.
Cid scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot thuds a left hand into Cid's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Groot looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
De Groot misses with a lunging right hand
and Cid counters with a good low kick that De Groot was not able to check.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Groot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cid checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Cid.
De Groot checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cid tries to keep at a distance but De Groot has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Groot tries to land a knee to the head but Cid blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Karl De Groot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
Cid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick
and Cid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cid throws a quick head kick that skims the top of De Groot's head.
De Groot is looking to clinch but Cid is avoiding it.
Cid lands with a good body shot.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
De Groot avoids the body shot from Cid.
Cid misses with a wild body shot.
De Groot connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cid throws out the jab.
Cid misses with a straight left.
Cid tried to score with a low kick but De Groot checks it.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cid. De Groot shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cid counters with an inside leg kick.
De Groot cracks the inside of Cid's front leg.
De Groot throws a lazy body kick
and Cid counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Groot's knee momentarily.
Cid motions for De Groot to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot throws a push kick but Cid slaps the foot to one side.
Cid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Groot fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Cid.
De Groot misses with a body kick.
Cid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot wants to slow Cid down by chopping away at his legs.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot checks a low kick from Cid.
De Groot looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot misses with a looping left.
Cid lands a leg kick that knocks De Groot off balance momentarily.
De Groot is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Groot looks to land a left hand but Cid moved out of range nicely.
De Groot misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from De Groot misses.
De Groot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cid connects with a nice looking jab.
De Groot tries to clinch but Cid is having none of it.
De Groot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Groot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Groot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cid will feel that in the morning.
De Groot throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot thumps Cid with a low kick.
Cid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Groot.
Cid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cid - that will leave a mark!
De Groot connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Cid there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cid gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
De Groot moves out of range of the body kick.
De Groot misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as De Groot blocks the low kick.
De Groot checks a low kick from Cid.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a head kick that misses.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Cid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Groot wants to clinch up but Cid keeps it at a distance.
De Groot 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.
Cid 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.
Donk. Cid catches De Groot right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Groot at a distance.
Cid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Groot.
That kick from De Groot tenderised Cid's leg. Cid is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but De Groot saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid scores with a nice right hand.
Cid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Groot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Groot throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cid lunges at De Groot with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Groot's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Virgil Cid clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cid throws a front kick aimed at De Groot's knee but De Groot avoids it well.
De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cid's sensitive parts.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cid throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
De Groot throws out a leg kick but Cid moves out of range and De Groot only half commits.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for De Groot.
De Groot checks a low kick from Cid.
De Groot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cid.
Cid misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by De Groot. Beautiful body shot.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot connects with a body shot.
Cid thuds his right hand into De Groot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cid lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Groot at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
De Groot takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Groot sizes up Cid with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Groot looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cid bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cid tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cid scores with a push kick.
Cid thumps De Groot with a low kick.
De Groot throws out a loose jab but Cid uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Groot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cid.
Cid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Groot manages to avoid it.
Cid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Groot lands a leg kick that knocks Cid off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Groot doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from De Groot misses its intended target.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
Cid bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Groot throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cid walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Groot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cid throws a leg kick which misses De Groot's front leg but catches the back leg as De Groot tries to avoid it.
De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cid is out of range and De Groot settles back down.
De Groot connects with a leg kick. Cid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cid. Cid obviously looking to wear him down.
Cid stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot.
De Groot moves into range and clinches up with Cid.
Cid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cid is struggling to control the position.
De Groot blocks a body shot from Cid.
De Groot has a couple of punches blocked by Cid.
De Groot working aggressively here.
De Groot lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cid.
De Groot lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Virgil Cid has been cut.
De Groot misses with a knee to the head.
De Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cid tries to work over De Groot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Groot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Groot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cid.
Cid leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cid.
Cid makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cid lands a left hand.
A short right from Cid on the inside.
De Groot lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, De Groot scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cid.
Cid swings wildly with an uppercut but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Groot lands a nice uppercut.
De Groot can't find room to land a body shot as Cid controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Virgil Cid will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgil Cid's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot lands an overhand right.
De Groot throws a jab when Cid was well out of range.
Cid motions for De Groot to come forward. Cid throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cid throws a right hand that De Groot ducks under and follows up with a left that De Groot also avoids with ease.
De Groot drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Groot thows a leg kick but Cid checks it
letting Cid counter with a right hand.
De Groot misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Cid to counter with a crisp jab.
De Groot misses with a straight left.
De Groot throws a wild body kick that Cid sees coming a mile off.
Cid lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cid slips a straight right by De Groot.
De Groot feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cid's calf.
De Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cid was well out of range. Poor timing from De Groot.
Cid lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cid 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 De Groot has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from De Groot and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cid blocks the body kick.
Cid blocks a leg kick.
Cid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Groot's head.
A jab from Cid misses.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
De Groot cracks Cid with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Groot throws a series of punches but Cid moves out of range.
Cid is looking to land body kicks.
Cid tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Groot is looking to slow Cid down with leg kicks.
A low kick from De Groot misses
and Cid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Groot bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cid.
Cid connects with a solid leg kick.
De Groot throws a hook but Cid blocks it.
Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cid lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cid misses with a low kick as De Groot jumps back.
Nice defenses there by Cid.
De Groot avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cid checks a leg kick.
Cid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cid fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of De Groot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
De Groot has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
De Groot throws the kick towards the body but Cid avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Groot throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cid swings for the body but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
De Groot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cid takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cid manages to avoid it.
Cid 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.
Cid tries to land a leg kick but De Groot saw it coming and moves away.
Cid throws out a loose jab but De Groot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cid thuds a left hand into De Groot's body.
Cid is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Groot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
De Groot looks to land a body kick but Cid moved away.
De Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Groot tries to clinch there but Cid circles away.
De Groot misses the body punch
and Cid counters with a stiff right hand.
Cid tries to land a front kick but De Groot steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cid goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Groot gets a clinch.
Cid misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Groot swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Groot tries a body shot but Cid blocks it.
De Groot lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Groot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Groot letting Cid take a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cid swings away with an uppercut that 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 Virgil Cid.
I think Cid has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Karl De Groot!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl De Groot thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Zeldenthuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Key's choice of entrance music: EYELID - REGENERATE. On his way into the cage it seems that Dirk Zeldenthuis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dirk Zeldenthuis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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173 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dirk Zeldenthuis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Key!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Key fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeldenthuis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Key stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Key throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Key fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeldenthuis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Key looks to score with a jab to the body but Zeldenthuis is just out of range.
Zeldenthuis ducks under a wild hook from Key.
Key throws a nice outside leg kick.
Key tries to land a body kick
and Zeldenthuis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Key is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing good reports from Zeldenthuis's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Key has his hands clasped together around Zeldenthuis's back. He's all about the action.
Zeldenthuis is thwarting Key's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Key trying to control but Zeldenthuis postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Don Key hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Key jabs Zeldenthuis right on the nose. Zeldenthuis blinks but takes it well.
Zeldenthuis throws a body punch but Key moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Key.
That kick from Zeldenthuis tenderised Key's leg. Key is trying to keep his angry face on.
Key jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zeldenthuis jabs at Key's body.
Key throws a jab but it's blocked by Zeldenthuis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Zeldenthuis lands.
Key defending well as Zeldenthuis loads up on a big left hand.
Zeldenthuis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Key checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zeldenthuis moves away from the strike by Key.
Key throws a half hearted mid kick.
Key takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zeldenthuis.
Key wants to slow Zeldenthuis down by chopping away at his legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Key throws a low kick but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Don Key is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Key throws out a loose jab but Zeldenthuis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Zeldenthuis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zeldenthuis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Key.
Key buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Key misses with a low kick.
Zeldenthuis blocks a head kick by Key.
Key throws the kick towards the body but Zeldenthuis avoids it.
Key ducks under a wild hook from Zeldenthuis.
Key tries to score with a low kick but Zeldenthuis moves his leg out of the way.
Zeldenthuis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Key can pounce on him.
Key moves in looking to clinch but Zeldenthuis pushes him off.
Zeldenthuis connects with a right hand. Key shakes it off.
Zeldenthuis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Key is out of range and Zeldenthuis settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis blocks a jab.
Zeldenthuis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Key doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeldenthuis circles away.
Key throws a push kick but Zeldenthuis slaps the foot to one side.
Zeldenthuis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Key walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Key throws a hook but Zeldenthuis avoids it easily.
Zeldenthuis moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Key takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zeldenthuis lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Key will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zeldenthuis just misses with a punch to the body.
Key misses with a leg kick.
Key tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Key throws out a loose jab but Zeldenthuis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Key misses with a leg kick.
Key with a hook.
Zeldenthuis cracks Key with a good jab.
Key wants to land a leg kick but Zeldenthuis is out of range.
Zeldenthuis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Zeldenthuis feints and then cracks Key's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Key down.
Key uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis connects with a looping right hand.
Key keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Key misses with a kick to the body.
Zeldenthuis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Key moves away.
Key misses with a hook. Zeldenthuis ducked under it nicely.
Zeldenthuis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Key is trying to defend but Zeldenthuis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Key slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Key is pulling down on Zeldenthuis's head. It's preventing any offense from Zeldenthuis, at least for the moment.
Key working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeldenthuis.
Zeldenthuis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Key's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis won't allow Key to sweep him here.
Key is trying to control the position but Zeldenthuis postures up.
Zeldenthuis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Key is keeping the position for now.
Key is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zeldenthuis wants to get back to full guard.
Zeldenthuis is working hard here to advance position.
Key is thwarting Zeldenthuis's attempts to control the position.
Zeldenthuis is defending against the submission attempts here by Key.
Key working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Key wants to lay and pray for a moment but Zeldenthuis keeps working.
Zeldenthuis is controlling Key's trapped leg to prevent Key from advancing to side control.
Key content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Zeldenthuis trying to get back to full guard but Key takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Zeldenthuis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Key with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeldenthuis is looking to get to half guard.
Key with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zeldenthuis tries to hold on but Key pushes him away.
Zeldenthuis is looking to improve his position but Key isn't that keen on the idea.
Key throwing strikes here but Zeldenthuis is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Key landing strikes, looking to finish!
Key lands with some strikes.
Zeldenthuis is rocked!
Key drops a big elbow. That's hurt Zeldenthuis! More shots from Key and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Key!
Don Key is the new welterweight champion!
As Don Key got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Dork was a pretty a good a fighter, but he was a no match for my a donkey style! Now you know what the donkey style feels like if you a know what I a mean! BROKEN HALO!'.
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