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WarZone 58: Smell of Fear PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauhallinen Pommi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Humors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Humors has chosen Hurt - Johnny Cash as his entrance music. Rauhallinen Pommi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauhallinen Pommi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dark Humors!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humors tries to clinch up but Pommi circles away and keeps his distance.
Humors misses with an uppercut
and Pommi counters with a body kick.
Humors shoots in and drives through. Pommi sprawls well.
Humors throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pommi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Humors is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Humors wants to clinch up but Pommi keeps it at a distance.
Pommi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Humors has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pommi breaks from the clinch.
Humors shoots in but no luck this time.
Pommi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Humors tries to clinch but Pommi is having none of it.
Humors wants to clinch up but Pommi keeps it at a distance.
Pommi wants to land a leg kick but Humors is out of range.
Pommi swats away the attempt to clinch by Humors.
Pommi throws a leg kick which misses Humors's front leg but catches the back leg as Humors tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rauhallinen Pommi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dark Humors.
Pommi lands a big head kick that sends Humors tumbling to the mat! Pommi takes a step backwards and waves Humors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Dark Humors has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pommi defending well as Humors loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pommi.
Pommi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pommi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Humors shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pommi defends it nicely.
Humors fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Humors looks winded!
Pommi connects with a leg kick. Humors looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Humors looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pommi - that will leave a mark!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pommi, right into the meat.
Humors takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pommi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Humors takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Humors avoids the head kick by Pommi.
Rauhallinen Pommi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pommi.
Pommi connects with a high kick.
That has opened up Dark Humors's cut even more.
Humors tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pommi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pommi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pommi scoring well with a low kick there.
Pommi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Humors stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pommi.
Pommi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dark Humors seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pommi thumps Humors with a low kick.
Humors is trying desperately to land a takedown but Pommi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Humors.
Pommi scores with a head kick.
Pommi cracks the inside of Humors's front leg.
Pommi throws a nice head 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!
Humors tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Humors doesn't manage to clinch there - Pommi circles away.
Humors is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Humors shoots in for a double leg but Pommi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Humors fails with a takedown attempt.
Humors tries for a takedown but Pommi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pommi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Humors has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pommi!
Pommi lands a big head kick that sends Humors tumbling to the mat! Pommi takes a step backwards and waves Humors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Pommi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Humors moves to clinch but Pommi breaks away
and Pommi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Humors's knee momentarily.
Humors takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pommi.
Pommi lands a big head kick that sends Humors tumbling to the mat! Pommi takes a step backwards and waves Humors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The cut above Dark Humors's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pommi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pommi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rauhallinen Pommi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Humors's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
That kick from Pommi tenderised Humors's leg. Humors is trying to keep his angry face on.
Humors's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Humors tries to clinch up.
Humors shoots in but Pommi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pommi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Humors takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Humors tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pommi lands a big head kick that sends Humors tumbling to the mat! Pommi takes a step backwards and waves Humors back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Humors is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pommi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Humors is still on wobbly legs! Can Pommi finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Pommi.
Humors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pommi can pounce on him.
Humors seems to have recovered his senses.
Humors is breathing heavily.
Humors on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pommi. Pommi obviously looking to wear him down.
Humors chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pommi can pounce on him.
Humors has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pommi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pommi seems to be stalking Humors here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Humors drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Rauhallinen Pommi!
A relieved looking Rauhallinen Pommi 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Jim's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Jim!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim misses the shot to the body.
Jim just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Jim catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Jim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Kevin Diaz has been cut.
Jim stalks Diaz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Diaz's face. Diaz staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jim takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jim to score with a decent uppercut.
Jim scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Jim.
A slow jab from Jim misses its intended target.
Jim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Diaz.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jim.
Diaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jim.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jim is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim lands a head shot.
Diaz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kevin Diaz's cut is getting worse.
Jim lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A big right from Jim misses.
Jim lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Jim thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jim looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaz slips a jab and a cross from Jim.
Jim throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kevin Diaz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Diaz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jim scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jim scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jim lands a right hook to the body.
Jim throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Diaz back to the cage. Jim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jeez, Kevin Diaz's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jim throws the left hand but Diaz avoids the punch easily.
Jim throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Jim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jim jabs at Diaz's body.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jim scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
James Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Jim ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jim thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Jim misses with the combination.
Jim lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diaz at a distance.
Jim lands a jab-cross combination.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kevin Diaz's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). James Jim!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heliodor Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Redmunsta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Redmunsta was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Heliodor Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Redmunsta!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redmunsta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kush throws a head kick but Redmunsta moves out of range.
Redmunsta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Redmunsta throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kush - that will leave a mark!
Kush tries to clinch but Redmunsta is having none of it.
A clash of legs there as Redmunsta blocks the low kick.
Redmunsta throws a head kick that misses.
Redmunsta has Kush up against the cage in a clinch.
Kush scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like James Redmunsta has been cut.
Kush lands a knee to the head.
Kush lands a nice knee to the body.
Redmunsta looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Kush.
Redmunsta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kush tries to land knees in the clinch but Redmunsta avoids the damage to the body.
Redmunsta breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush instigates a clinch.
Redmunsta turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Redmunsta manages to end up in side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Redmunsta wants to control but Kush is keeping him busy.
Kush is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Redmunsta content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
An elbow from Redmunsta crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is trying to get back to half guard.
Kush stops Redmunsta from passing to mount.
Redmunsta happy to just control the position for now.
Redmunsta tries for a kimura but Kush is defending well.
Kush is looking to get back to his feet here but Redmunsta is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kush's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush is in bad spot here.
Redmunsta is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kush defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kush trying to control the hands but Redmunsta breaks the grip.
Redmunsta is persistently looking for the submission but Kush is defending it well.
Kush is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush is trying to defend against the choke here but Redmunsta has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Redmunsta Tightens the hold and Kush taps out furiously! Redmunsta displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Redmunsta!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Leone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ferdinand Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Leone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Leone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Fox!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leone is looking for a takedown.
Leone wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leone blocks an elbow strike from Fox.
Fox misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Fox.
Fox misses with the head strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fox misses with some punches.
Fox throws a head punch that misses.
Fox is leaning against Leone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Leone tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox tries a knee to the head but Leone blocks it.
Leone prevents a body shot from Fox.
Fox misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Fox lands a nice elbow.
Leone goes for a takedown attempt but Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Fox is trying to maintain the position but Leone is very close to passing his half guard.
Fox looking for submissions off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leone wants to free his trapped foot but Fox is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Leone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fox defending well though.
Leone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fox wants to control but Leone is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fox looking for submissions off his back.
Fox is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fox actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fox taking some punishment here, with Leone in his half guard.
Fox trying to control here.
Fox actively working from the bottom here.
Fox won't allow Leone to pass to mount.
Leone thows a huge punch but Fox dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox moves into full guard.
Leone tries to free his leg and advance position but Fox is retaining full guard.
Fox has his foot on Leone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Leone works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Leone working some strikes from top position.
Fox seems keen to control Leone's posture.
Leone is looking to work some ground and pound but Fox has wrist control.
Fox seems keen to control Leone's posture.
Fox looking to control.
Fox is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Leone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fox has momentary wrist control but Leone slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Fox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fox scores with a spinning back kick!
Corey Leone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Leone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fox thumps Leone with a low kick.
Leone shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Leone's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox closes the distance and clinches.
Leone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fox after a bit of a struggle.
Leone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox is pressed up against the cage. Leone has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fox down to the mat. Fox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fox scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ferdinand Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leone fails with a takedown attempt.
Fox has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Leone is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Fox.
A lazy left from Fox finds it's target.
Fox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leone.
Leone throws the left hand but Fox avoids the punch easily.
Fox works over Leone's head and body with a nice combination.
Fox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fox clinches up with Leone and pushes him back against the cage.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leone tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Leone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fox presses Leone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fox with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leone managing to block the knees to the body from Fox.
Fox gets underhooks to prevent Leone's takedown attempt.
Fox stops a takedown attempt from Leone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Fox.
Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leone.
Fox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Leone avoiding damage as Fox throws knees to the body.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fox is defending well.
Fox pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leone can't get the takedown.
Fox tries a body shot but Leone blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
Leone being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fox.
Leone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fox stops a takedown attempt from Leone.
Leone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fox prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Leone has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Leone there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Fox as Leone shoots in.
Fox lets loose with a powerful body kick. Leone will feel that in the morning.
Fox scores with a jab.
Fox with a nice cross.
Leone throws a jab when Fox was well out of range.
Fox scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leone has his takedown stuffed
and Fox counters with a low kick, right behind Leone 's knee.
Fox explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fox dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leone. That did some damage!
Ferdinand Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fox connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fox, right into the meat.
Fox darts in and clinches Leone up against the cage.
Fox scores with a hook to the body.
Leone tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Leone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leone or not.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leones head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leones head.
Leone taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox lands a right hand.
Leone tries to throw a body punch but Fox avoids it by throwing Leone back against the cage.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Leone controls his hands.
Fox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but Leone blocks with his arms.
Leone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fox after a bit of a struggle.
Fox gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Leone.
Still in the clinch, Fox scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leone goes for a takedown attempt but Fox pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fox moves into the clinch.
Fox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Fox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leone up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fox.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fox.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leone is defending well for now.
Leone is working for takedown but Fox is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Leone prevents a body shot from Fox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leone has Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Our sources have told us that Leone has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Corey Leone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ferdinand Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fox winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ferdinand Fox!
An out of breath Ferdinand Fox thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theo Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello has chosen Like 70 as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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21
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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17
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Theo Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cullen Castrello!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castrello sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nelson somewhat.
Nelson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Castrello.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castrello as he jumps to the side.
Nelson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Castrello bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nelson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castrello but Castrello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nelson's calf.
Castrello has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nelson is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Castrello is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nelson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castrello lands with a cross.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nelson.
Nelson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Castrello defends well and Nelson ends up having to push Castrello into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Castrello lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nelson wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castrello gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nelson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
Nelson is breathing heavily.
Castrello displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nelson up against the cage.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nelson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castrello dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castrello is defending well.
Castrello gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
Castrello lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Nelson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson is trying to drag Castrello to the mat but Castrello just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nelson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Castrello lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Castrello works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castrello working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nelson has Castrello pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Castrello manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Castrello gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nelson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Castrello is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looking for a takedown.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castrello has him pressed against the cage.
Nelson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Castrello lands a nice uppercut.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nelson wants a takedown.
Nelson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Nelson wants to take the fight to the mat but Castrello manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nelson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
Nelson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Castrello prevents it.
Castrello lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Theo Nelson has been cut.
Castrello breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson shoots in looking for a takedown. Castrello tries to sprawl out of it but Nelson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Castrello manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson tries to move into range but Castrello moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castrello lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Castrello shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castrello connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nelson. Nelson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nelson dives in for a single leg takedown but Castrello sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nelson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
Knees to the body from Castrello.
Castrello lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Castrello stalling.
A right hook to the body lands for Castrello.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Theo Nelson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Castrello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castrello leaves Nelson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castrello lands a jab to the nose.
Nelson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Castrello getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Castrello bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but Castrello shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theo Nelson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castrello swivels and escapes.
Castrello connects with a nice looking jab.
Castrello takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Castrello scores with a shot to the body.
Castrello lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Castrello sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Castrello cracks Nelson with an open hand slap.
Castrello clobbers Nelson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Castrello cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelson looks for a takedown but Castrello sprawls well.
Castrello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cullen Castrello is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello's corner calls for a 1-2. Castrello obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cullen Castrello seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castrello is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castrello has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Good shot there by Castrello.
Nelson is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Nelson or perhaps it was just good defense by Castrello which made him look bad.
Oh Nelson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Nelson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Castrello closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nelson! Castrello dives in looking to finish! Nelson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cullen Castrello!
A very excited looking Cullen Castrello 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Marcelinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredo Dio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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26
176 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafael Marcelinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fredo Dio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dio misses.
Dio scores with a hook to the body. Marcelinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dio lands a slapping body shot.
Marcelinho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcelinho was well out of range. Poor timing from Dio.
Marcelinho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Dio.
Dio misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dio misses with a wild body shot.
Marcelinho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Marcelinho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fredo Dio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dio just misses with a punch to the body.
Dio scores with a hook to the body. Marcelinho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dio misses with a body shot.
Marcelinho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Dio finds it's target.
Dio works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Dio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dio throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Marcelinho colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Dio as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Marcelinho is left battered and dazed whilst Dio and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fredo Dio!
Fredo Dio gave a mention to Rush Supplements 160Q-STEEL PENN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Maxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Maxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy avoids the body shot from Maxx.
Maxx lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Brandy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Corey Maxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxx looks to land a combination. Brandy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Maxx throws a shot from downtown. Brandy moves away and avoids it.
Maxx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brandy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maxx throws a series of punches but Brandy moves out of range.
Maxx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maxx throws a nice looking combination but Brandy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maxx misses with the combination.
Brandy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maxx misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Brandy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxx checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Maxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brandy scores with a leg kick.
We've been told by Maxx's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Maxx misses with a double jab.
Brandy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brandy cracks the inside of Maxx's front leg.
Maxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandy can pounce on him.
Maxx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brandy tries to clinch up but Maxx circles away and keeps his distance.
Brandy throws a front kick that sends Maxx stumbling back into the cage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maxx crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Brandy - the referee stops the clock and Maxx gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Brandy. Maxx manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch combination from Maxx misses.
Maxx lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brandy circles away quickly and effectively.
Maxx is breathing heavily.
Brandy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandy.
Maxx swinging wildly here.
Brandy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Maxx.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxx ducks under a wild hook from Brandy.
Brandy ducks under a wild hook from Maxx.
Brandy tries to clinch there but Maxx circles away.
Maxx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Brandy. That snapped Maxx's head back.
Maxx lunges at Brandy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brandy's hand.
Maxx avoids the head kick by Brandy.
Brandy thuds his shin into the meat of Maxx's side.
Maxx looks to land a left hand but Brandy moved out of range nicely.
Brandy delivers a nice body kick.
Maxx ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maxx throws a hook but Brandy blocks it.
Maxx cracks a nice hook into Brandy's ribs.
Brandy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brandy throws a head kick but Maxx moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maxx.
Brandy tried to score with a low kick but Maxx checks it.
Maxx misses with a few strikes there.
Brandy cracks the inside of Maxx's front leg.
Maxx scores with a jab.
Maxx throws a right hand that Brandy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandy also avoids with ease.
Maxx steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandy. That one must have hurt.
Maxx throws a hook but Brandy blocks it.
Brandy misses with a hook
and Brandy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Maxx scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maxx throws a jab but it's blocked by Brandy.
Brandy sizes up Maxx with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maxx is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maxx steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brandy. That one must have hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxx avoids the head kick by Brandy.
Some bone on bone action there as Maxx checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brandy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maxx misses with a body shot.
Brandy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandy ducks under a wild hook from Maxx.
Maxx looks to score with a jab to the body but Brandy is just out of range.
Brandy thows a body kick. Maxx tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Maxx loads up on a big right hand but Brandy slips the punch.
Brandy throws a front kick that sends Maxx stumbling back into the cage.
Maxx misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandy throws a nice head kick!
Maxx is rocked!
Maxx misses with a double jab.
Oh Maxx is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maxx misses with the combination.
Maxx seems to have got his legs back now.
Brandy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubicon Brandy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Maxx'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.
Maxx throws a looping overhand right but Brandy ducks down to avoid it.
Brandy scores with a punch to the head.
Maxx will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Maxx blocks a low kick nicely.
Maxx fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maxx swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Maxx takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corey Maxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brandy lands a nice looking body kick.
Maxx misses with a combination
and Brandy counters with a good low kick that Maxx was not able to check.
Maxx misses with an uppercut. Brandy saw that one coming.
Brandy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brandy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maxx will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brandy lands a leg kick that knocks Maxx off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxx takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maxx misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brandy thumps Maxx with a low kick.
Brandy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maxx misses with a hook
and Brandy counters with a three punch combo that has Maxx backing up. Maxx nods at Brandy to acknowledge the strikes.
Maxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brandy can pounce on him.
Brandy scores with a kick to the body.
Maxx avoids the head kick by Brandy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandy cracks the inside of Maxx's front leg.
Brandy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brandy misses the shot to the body.
Brandy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brandy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Brandy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brandy.
Maxx walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandy.
Rubicon Brandy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Maxx throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brandy counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Brandy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Brandy throws a good cross that connects.
Brandy misses with a hook. Maxx ducked under it nicely.
Maxx misses with a wild combination.
Brandy keeps Maxx at a distance using the push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandy.
Maxx takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maxx throws a right hand that Brandy ducks under and follows up with a left that Brandy also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Maxx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maxx's sensitive parts.
Whack! Brandy lands a heavy head kick that drops Maxx. The ref tackles Brandy to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Maxx was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Rubicon Brandy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Karanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Storm Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Vladimir Karanova has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Karanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Storm Silver!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karanova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silver drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silver has an Americana. Karanova didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silver is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silver hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Storm Silver!
An out of breath Storm Silver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fiedel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Thurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fiedel Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Thurman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro fails with the takedown
and Thurman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thurman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castro.
Thurman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Castro wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fiedel Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thurman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castro up against the cage.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thurman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Our sources have told us that Castro has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thurman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Castro avoids it.
Thurman displaying some good clinch control by pressing Castro up against the cage.
Castro is working for takedown but Thurman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castro blocking some punches.
Thurman misses with a knee to the head.
Castro is working for takedown but Thurman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castro gets control of Thurman's arms and successfully pulls guard. Castro will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thurman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thurman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thurman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thurman trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Castro looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thurman has picked Castro up and slammed him! Castro can't keep hold of the triangle and Thurman manages to pass to side control!
Castro tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Thurman presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Thurman wants to control the pace but Castro is squirming around nicely.
Thurman is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Castro can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thurman wants to get back to his feet but Castro is holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thurman controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thurman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thurman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Castro manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Castro has a hand on Thurman's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Thurman takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Thurman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Castro is working to get back to half guard.
Thurman looking to control but Castro is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to reverse the position but Thurman maintains control.
Thurman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thurman wants to control the pace but Castro is squirming around nicely.
Thurman controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castro is trying desperately to improve position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thurman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Thurman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thurman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thurman taking a breather.
Castro is working for takedown but Thurman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Castro is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Thurman can't fight it off and eventually Castro manages to take the fight to the floor. Thurman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thurman is pulling down on Castro's head. It's preventing any offense from Castro, at least for the moment.
Thurman is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Castro rolls with it to try and escape but Thurman cranks on the arm and Castro is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Thurman!
Harry Thurman was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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