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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dane Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Pacific (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pacific's choice of entrance music: Akon ft Pitbull Shut it Down. Dane Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dane Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Pacific!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacific shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kane tries to strike from the bottom.
Pacific being controlled here momentarily.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacific on the ground.
Pacific wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Kane controlling the position.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Kane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Dane Kane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kane moves in looking to clinch but Pacific pushes him off.
Pacific shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to get back to his feet.
Kane is trying is best to control the position here.
Pacific not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pacific tries to pass to full mount but Kane defends it.
Kane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kane tries to get out of the position.
Kane is not content to let Pacific control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane tries to kick Pacific off but Pacific keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kane is positioning himself well to prevent Pacific advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pacific drives through with a takedown into Kane's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pacific trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pacific trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Kane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pacific won't allow Kane to sweep him here.
Kane is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pacific defends well.
Pacific wants to control from the top but Kane keeps moving.
Pacific forces his way into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to control Pacific's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Kane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pacific stalling.
Pacific is pressing down on Kane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kane is holding on for now.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane is looking for a triangle but Pacific pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Pacific will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kane instigates a clinch.
Pacific content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kane is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pacific to keep the fight standing.
Kane tries to pull guard but Pacific forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kane lands a takedown into guard.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane postures up and lands a big shot to Pacific's brow.
Kane controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pacific looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Kane preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws an elbow that misses. Pacific uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kane's guard. Nice move by Pacific!
Kane is looking to sweep but instead, Pacific has passed into half guard.
Kane keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacific prevents Kane from standing back up.
Kane looking for submissions off his back.
Pacific seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pacific throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacific trying to control the pace.
Kane is looking to control Pacific's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pacific manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pacific is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kane's back!
I really don't envy Kane right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacific somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pacific trying to control momentarily.
Kane can't escape the position.
Kane manages to escape to his feet.
Pacific throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kane was covering up waiting for the punch and Pacific finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacific postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacific doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacific manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dane Kane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kane shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kane seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Pacific's temple.
Pacific is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane controlling the action here.
Kane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pacific knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to stand but Pacific has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kane is just content to waste time from the top position. Pacific takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dane Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacific is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We're going to have a standup here because Dane Kane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Pacific leaves Kane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kane shoots and misses
and Pacific counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pacific scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pacific looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kane looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Pacific from controlling successfully.
Kane trying to control the position here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dane Kane.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pacific circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dane Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacific wants to get back to striking at distance but Kane won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane fails to pull guard.
Kane is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Pacific working aggressively here.
Pacific misses with an elbow strike.
Kane avoiding damage as Pacific throws knees to the body.
Pacific looking to slow down the pace here.
Kane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane tries for a takedown but Pacific sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pacific looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dane Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dane Kane!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Intro. Joe Ivar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Silva's chin.
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265 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Ivar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Ivar's head but Ivar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ivar shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva looks for a takedown but Ivar sprawls well.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva goes for a double leg but Ivar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ivar continues to drive forward.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Ivar's takedown attempt.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Ivar is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ivar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ivar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivar is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Silva has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ivar is looking to defend but Silva has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ivar! Silva pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ivar taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joe Silva!
In his post fight interview, Joe Silva 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 Woody May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rome Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May comes to the cage accompanied by Watch you Bleed by FFDP. Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eminem & Royce Da 5'9 - Above the Law . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woody May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rome Jones!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
May leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by May!
It looks like Rome Jones has been cut.
May gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
May prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
Jones is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
Jones stops a takedown attempt from May.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jones 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.
Jones wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones tries to pull guard but May holds him up against the cage and eventually Jones drops back down to his feet.
Woody May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rome Jones.
Jones wants a takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. May gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
May working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as May walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
May drops Jones with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jones looks back up at him and smiles so May waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Jones is rocked!
May has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can May finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
May pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones has May pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. May manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones is trying to pull guard but May has him pressed against the cage.
Jones tries for a takedown but May manages to get underhooks.
May's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
May closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with May but May pushes him off and we're back to square one.
May drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
Jones is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables May to keep the fight standing.
May lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
May taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
May lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones has May pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. May manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones has May pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jones pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending May tumbling to the mat - Jones dives into May's guard.
Jones looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
May 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.
May wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
May is trying to control the position from the bottom.
May is really struggling to control Jones but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Woody May has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for May on that attempt.
May takes the fight into the clinch.
May stalling in the clinch but Jones improves position.
May gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but May has double underhooks.
May prevents Jones from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage as May throws knees to the body.
May lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. May smiles and moves away.
May wants to clinch.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as May sprawls well. May wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
May shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
May throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around May's waist but May gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.
Jones shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. May manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
May keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to pass the guard but May is keeping the position.
May has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Jones is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but May prevents it.
Jones is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
May lands a body shot in the clinch.
May goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
May is working Jones over against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. May gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
May missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Woody May dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rome Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
May stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and May wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones shoots in for a double leg but May sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Woody May has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rome Jones.
May throws a shot to the body.
May cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
May closes the distance and clinches.
Jones is working for takedown but May is calmly controlling the position for now.
May scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones blocks an elbow strike from May.
Jones is working for takedown but May is calmly controlling the position for now.
May keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones is trying to pull guard but May turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jones is breathing heavily.
May drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
With the fighters up against the cage, May throws an elbow but misses.
Jones goes for a takedown in the clinch but May prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from May as the two fighters clinch.
May cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but May gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Jones jumps guard but May stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but May has him pressed against the cage.
Jones is trying to push May away but May has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
May gets underhooks to prevent Jones's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
May manages to break the clinch.
Jones looks up at the clock. Bad move! May lands a right hand from hell, dropping Jones. May pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Woody May!
Woody May really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that The Adrenaline Matrix logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggums (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Macready (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggums comes to the cage accompanied by Dopeman. Macready comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AWOLNATION - SAIL kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Damon Macready has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tyrone Biggums's chin.
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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 Amsterdam, Tyrone Biggums!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damon Macready!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macready has closed the distance and engaged Biggums in a clinch.
Biggums tries for a takedown. No joy.
I was talking to Biggums's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Macready manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macready. Biggums does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macready fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Biggums.
Macready cracks Biggums with a good jab.
It looks like Tyrone Biggums has been cut.
Macready tests Biggums's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macready displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Biggums.
Macready throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Macready both land. Nice combination.
Biggums 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 one minute gone in the round.
Macready loads up on a big right hand but Biggums slips the punch.
Macready swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Biggums blocks a low kick nicely.
Macready lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Macready.
Macready connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tyrone Biggums's cut is getting worse.
Biggums shoots for a takedown but Macready saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrone Biggums. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macready fails in his attempt to clinch.
Macready 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.
Biggums shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Biggums closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Macready.
Biggums takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macready lands with a big right hook that stumbles Biggums - he's out on his feet here! Macready follows up with another monster hook that separates Biggums from consciousness! Biggums falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Macready stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damon Macready!
An out of breath Damon Macready 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Puntti Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Palmer (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Puntti Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Palmer!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmer.
Palmer takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena connects with the punch.
Pena throws a right and a left that Palmer avoids nicely.
Jimmy Palmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Palmer.
It looks like Puntti Pena has been cut.
Nice shot by Pena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer slips under a jab from Pena.
Pena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Palmer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pena walks into a stiff left hand from Palmer.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Palmer bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Palmer lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pena down.
Pena defending against the ground and pound.
Palmer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Palmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Palmer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pena hang on?
Puntti Pena's cut is getting worse.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Puntti Pena's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Palmer!
Jimmy Palmer is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jimmy Palmer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Watkin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into the arena with Evil Boy blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Watkin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Molina.
Molina throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Molina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Molina throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Molina throws a combination. Jones tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Watkin Jones has been cut.
Molina throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Molina.
Molina lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Molina moves into range and connects with a jab.
Molina fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Molina lands a right hook to the body.
Jones tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Molina lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Molina delivers a nice body kick.
Molina pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Molina misses.
Molina throws a quick inside leg kick.
Molina misses with a hook.
Molina throws a body kick that misses
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Molina throws a head kick that misses.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Molina lands with a thumping leg kick.
Molina misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Molina, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Molina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Molina.
Lazaro Molina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Molina looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Molina avoids a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Molina, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina misses with a body kick.
Jones takes a kick to the side of the head.
Molina thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Molina throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Molina misses with a head kick.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones slips under a jab from Molina.
Molina throws a front kick that sends Jones stumbling back into the cage.
Molina is looking to land body kicks.
Molina plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Molina misses with a straight right.
Molina tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Molina.
Molina throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Molina finds it's target.
Molina takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Molina throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Molina misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molina throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Molina avoids it.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lazaro Molina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Watkin Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones avoids the head kick by Molina.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Molina 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Molina explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jones 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.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones lands with a straight right. Molina didn't see that one coming.
Molina takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Molina motions for Jones to come forward. Molina throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Molina throws a head kick that misses.
Molina misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Molina.
Molina gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Molina attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Molina looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Molina tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Molina throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Molina.
A head kick misses from Molina.
Jones with a hook.
Molina avoids the head kick by Jones.
Molina lands with a kick to the temple. Jones shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Molina throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Molina moves out of range as Jones throws a body kick.
Molina throws a head kick that misses
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Molina misses with the body kick
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Molina is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Molina misses
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lazaro Molina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones punishes Molina's body with a nice straight punch.
Molina tries a head kick but it misses.
Molina misses with a left hand
and Jones counters with a head kick that drops Molina to the mat! Molina scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Molina is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Molina shrugs it off though.
Molina is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Jones! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Watkin Jones!
A very excited looking Watkin Jones 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 Perseen Suti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Draugovich Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perseen Suti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Perseen Suti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grigori Draugovich Ii!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draugovich Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draugovich Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
Suti throws a hook to the side of Draugovich Ii's head but Draugovich Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draugovich Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draugovich Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suti throws out the jab.
We've been told by Suti's head coaches at Red Light MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A lazy left from Suti finds it's target.
Draugovich Ii throws a leg kick but Suti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Suti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Suti misses with the combination.
Suti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Suti is trying to control but Draugovich Ii passes into side control!
Suti is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draugovich Ii is looking to take a break and control but Suti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Draugovich Ii gets to mount! Suti was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii dominating with strikes here.
Suti working to try and regain half guard.
Suti is squirming around, avoiding Draugovich Ii's attempts to control the action.
Suti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Draugovich Ii controlling from the full mount.
Draugovich Ii throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Suti because Draugovich Ii loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti is looking to improve his position but Draugovich Ii isn't that keen on the idea.
Draugovich Ii trying to control but Suti is having none of it.
Draugovich Ii controlling his opponent.
Suti tries to lock up and control but Draugovich Ii gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suti regains half guard.
Draugovich Ii performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Grigori Draugovich Ii was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Suti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Suti. Those never looked like landing.
Draugovich Ii misses with a looping left.
Draugovich Ii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suti scores with a body shot.
Draugovich Ii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suti.
Draugovich Ii bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suti's head backwards.
Suti misses with a double jab.
Suti missing with a left hand there. Draugovich Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Draugovich Ii slips under a jab from Suti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii scores with a body shot.
Suti lands a nice shot that snaps Draugovich Ii's head back.
Draugovich Ii throws a body kick that misses.
Suti misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Suti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draugovich Ii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draugovich Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Suti off balance momentarily.
Suti takes a swing at Draugovich Ii's ribcage but misses.
Draugovich Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Suti misses.
Suti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Suti.
Draugovich Ii slips a jab from Suti.
Draugovich Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suti misses the body punch
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Suti's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigori Draugovich Ii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Suti misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Suti misses the target.
Draugovich Ii defending well as Suti loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Suti.
A jab from Draugovich Ii misses.
Draugovich Ii connects with a leg kick. Suti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Draugovich Ii drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Suti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Suti throws a good cross that connects.
Suti throws a combination that misses
and Draugovich Ii counters with a nice uppercut.
Suti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draugovich Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Suti.
Draugovich Ii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Suti defends well and Draugovich Ii ends up having to push Suti into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Draugovich Ii jumps guard but Suti stands there with Draugovich Ii around his waist. Draugovich Ii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Draugovich Ii throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii manages to pull guard.
Suti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suti stopping the sweep attempt from Draugovich Ii.
Suti throws an elbow that misses. Draugovich Ii uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Suti's guard. Nice move by Draugovich Ii!
Suti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suti is working hard here to advance position.
Draugovich Ii is looking to stand up but Suti won't let him.
Draugovich Ii won't allow Suti to sweep him here.
Suti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Perseen Suti just wasn't active enough.
Suti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suti misses with an uppercut
and Draugovich Ii counters with an outside leg kick.
Suti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draugovich Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perseen Suti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draugovich Ii slips a jab from Suti.
Suti throws a series of strikes that have Draugovich Ii backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii throws the kick towards the body but Suti avoids it.
Jab, jab by Draugovich Ii - just one landing.
Suti lands a head shot.
Draugovich Ii swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suti.
Left hook, right uppercut from Suti.
Suti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draugovich Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Suti.
Draugovich Ii lands a nice shot that snaps Suti's head back.
Draugovich Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suti.
Draugovich Ii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Suti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Suti misses with a few strikes there.
Draugovich Ii avoids the body shot from Suti.
Draugovich Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Suti.
A swing and a miss from Suti.
Perseen Suti is winning the standup battle so far.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Draugovich Ii saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suti throws a combination that misses
letting Draugovich Ii counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Suti.
Suti lands with a straight right. Draugovich Ii didn't see that one coming.
Suti throws a hook but Draugovich Ii blocks it.
Suti lands with a good body shot.
Suti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draugovich Ii looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Perseen Suti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Draugovich Ii.
Suti moves out of range of the body kick from Draugovich Ii.
Draugovich Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Suti misses with a body shot.
Draugovich Ii misses with a body kick.
Suti looks to score with a jab to the body but Draugovich Ii is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suti. Draugovich Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suti slaps away a takedown attempt from Draugovich Ii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Suti throws a hook but Draugovich Ii avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Perseen Suti dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Suti tries to bum rush Draugovich Ii with a series of wild strikes but Draugovich Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suti throws a lazy right hand but Draugovich Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draugovich Ii with a jab.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Draugovich Ii moved out of range nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Draugovich Ii. That's going to slow Suti down.
Suti looks to land a right hand but Draugovich Ii moved out of range.
Draugovich Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Suti.
Suti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Suti scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Suti misses.
Draugovich Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suti moves away.
Draugovich Ii throws a big shot that misses.
Suti looks to land a combination but Draugovich Ii avoids it well.
Draugovich Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draugovich Ii paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draugovich Ii.
Suti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draugovich Ii's head backwards.
Suti scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Perseen Suti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draugovich Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Draugovich Ii.
Suti misses with a hook.
Suti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draugovich Ii.
Suti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draugovich Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Suti is just out of range.
Suti throws a series of punches but Draugovich Ii avoids them all with ease.
Draugovich Ii walks into a straight right hand from Suti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draugovich Ii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Suti misses its intended target.
Perseen Suti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suti misses with an uppercut. Draugovich Ii saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suti misses with an uppercut
and Draugovich Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suti misses with a left hand
and Draugovich Ii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Suti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draugovich Ii has a takedown stuffed.
Draugovich Ii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suti pinned against the cage. Suti gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draugovich Ii closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Suti moves out of range of the strikes.
Suti tries to bum rush Draugovich Ii with a series of wild strikes but Draugovich Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Draugovich Ii.
Suti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draugovich Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Suti misses with the combination.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Suti looks to land a left hand but Draugovich Ii moved out of range nicely.
Draugovich Ii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suti's waist but Suti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Draugovich Ii off to one side.
Perseen Suti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Draugovich Ii.
Suti misses with a body shot.
Suti misses with a body shot.
Suti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draugovich Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but Suti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Draugovich Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suti throws a jab when Draugovich Ii was well out of range.
Suti misses with a wild body shot.
Suti throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suti misses with a series of wild punches.
Suti lands a glancing blow to the side of Draugovich Ii's head.
Suti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Suti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draugovich Ii counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Draugovich Ii.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suti pulls Draugovich Ii in close to his closed guard and prevents Draugovich Ii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Draugovich Ii wants to stand but Suti has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Draugovich Ii with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draugovich Ii throwing strikes but missing.
Suti seems keen to control Draugovich Ii's posture.
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 Perseen Suti.
I think Suti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dee Stirling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stirling has chosen All That Remains-The Air That I Breathe as his entrance music. Dee Stirling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
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200 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Stirling!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi lands a head kick that stumbles Stirling and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Dee Stirling has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stirling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiddi is one step ahead there.
Kiddi controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiddi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiddi throwing strikes from guard but Stirling blocks nicely.
Stirling working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kiddi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kiddi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kiddi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiddi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stirling manages to get back to half guard.
Kiddi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kiddi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kiddi is thwarting Stirling's attempts to control the position.
Kiddi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stirling's head.
Kiddi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kiddi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stirling!
Kiddi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kiddi controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stirling tries to reverse the position but Kiddi maintains control.
Kiddi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Stirling is on top in guard.
Kiddi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stirling gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Kiddi lands a jab to Stirling's midsection.
Stirling is looking to clinch.
Kiddi throws a low kick but Stirling avoids it.
Stirling drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Stirling.
Kiddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stirling's sensitive parts.
Kiddi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stirling is out of range.
Kiddi throws a leg kick which misses Stirling's front leg but catches the back leg as Stirling tries to avoid it.
Kiddi moves away from the strike by Stirling.
Stirling lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stirling.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
Kiddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stirling at a distance.
Stirling moves away from the strike by Kiddi.
Stirling throws a nice looking combination but Kiddi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiddi fails with the takedown
letting Stirling counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stirling misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Kiddi lands.
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!
Kiddi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiddi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stirling at a distance.
Kiddi feints and then cracks Stirling's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stirling down.
Stirling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiddi ducks under a wild hook from Stirling.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiddi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Kiddi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiddi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stirling defending well as Kiddi loads up on a big left hand.
Stirling throws a right hand that Kiddi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiddi also avoids with ease.
Kiddi avoids the body shot from Stirling.
Kiddi throws a left that rocks Stirling and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kiddi dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Stirling regain composure!
Stirling is rocked!
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!
Kiddi in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Stirling looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kiddi turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Galdra Kiddi!
Our winner, Galdra Kiddi, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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201 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan shoots in and bounces Riddle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Buchanan trying to control but Riddle is working from the bottom.
Buchanan drops back, looking for a kneebar! Riddle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Riddle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Riddle!
Buchanan is looking for a sweep.
Riddle working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Buchanan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buchanan is looking to regain half guard here but Riddle keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is still trying to improve position.
Riddle just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buchanan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Riddle tries to advance to mount but Buchanan denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is looking for a sweep.
Buchanan has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Riddle controlling the position from side mount.
Buchanan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Buchanan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Riddle's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riddle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Justin Riddle.
Riddle doesn't manage to clinch there - Buchanan circles away.
Riddle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Riddle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Riddle blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Buchanan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Riddle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've been told by Riddle's head coaches at Socrates' House of Questions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riddle stuffs the takedown.
Buchanan throws a poor cross that misses
and Riddle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Riddle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buchanan at a distance.
Buchanan shoots in but no luck this time.
Riddle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Riddle misses with a wild body shot.
Buchanan motions for Riddle to come forward. Buchanan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Buchanan keeps the fight on the outside.
Riddle lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buchanan takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buchanan jabs Riddle right on the nose. Riddle blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buchanan with a poor takedown
and Riddle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justin Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Buchanan.
Riddle is looking to clinch.
Riddle connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Buchanan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Riddle!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Riddle!
In his post fight interview, Justin Riddle started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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