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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Saracen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes to the cage accompanied by Lamb of God - To The End. Landry Saracen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dylan Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Landry Saracen!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a head kick.
Diaz gets caught flat footed, as Saracen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Saracen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Diaz dives on top into guard.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Saracen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Saracen looking for subs off his back but Diaz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Saracen is trying to stand.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen is looking to escape.
Diaz is taking a breather. Saracen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Diaz wants to control but Saracen is keeping him busy.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dylan Diaz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Diaz lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Diaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dylan Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saracen misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a nice leg kick.
Diaz scores with a nice strike.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Saracen swings widly with a right hand
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen shoots in but Diaz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diaz misses with an uppercut.
Saracen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Diaz on his heels. He'll look to pass Diaz's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz working for a triangle but Saracen defends it easily.
Saracen slips nicely into half guard.
Diaz pushes Saracen off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz slips a jab from Saracen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a nice body kick.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Saracen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Saracen ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Saracen.
Diaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Diaz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saracen's defenses.
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Saracen.
Diaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Diaz can't find room to land a body shot as Saracen controls the action.
Saracen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Diaz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saracen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diaz walks away with a smile on his face. Saracen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body kick from Diaz.
Good standup being displayed there by Saracen as he connects with a hook.
Diaz slaps away a takedown attempt from Saracen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Diaz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Saracen off the cage and back into range.
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!
A chopping leg kick lands by Diaz.
Saracen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick and Saracen moves out of range easily.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Saracen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saracen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Diaz.
Saracen fails with a takedown attempt.
Saracen throws a poor cross that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Diaz wants to land a leg kick but Saracen is out of range.
Saracen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saracen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Saracen cracks Diaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saracen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Saracen looks for a takedown but Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saracen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saracen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Dylan Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Saracen is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Diaz lands a right hook to the body.
Saracen tries for a takedown but Diaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Saracen.
Saracen goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
Diaz tries a body shot but Saracen blocks it.
Diaz gets through Saracen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaz tries to work over Saracen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saracen blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diaz lands a shot to the body.
Diaz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body punch.
Saracen avoids the elbow strike from Diaz, against the cage.
Diaz tries to work over Saracen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saracen backwards.
Diaz scores with a shot to the side of Saracen's head.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diaz but Diaz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saracen's calf.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz thumps Saracen with a low kick.
Diaz looks for the body kick but Saracen saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but Saracen slips the punch.
Diaz throws a big shot that misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saracen.
Diaz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saracen.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
Saracen shoots in for a takedown but Diaz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saracen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Saracen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saracen looking to score a takedown here. Diaz is defending well but Saracen drives through and ends up in Diaz's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saracen advances position into side control!
Diaz sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saracen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaz knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Saracen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Diaz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Diaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saracen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz stuns Saracen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saracen slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No luck for Saracen with that takedown attempt.
Diaz cracks the inside of Saracen's front leg.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Saracen.
Saracen shoots in and drives through. Diaz sprawls well.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saracen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saracen avoids the head kick by Diaz.
Saracen misses with a takedown
and Diaz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dylan Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landry Saracen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saracen throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Diaz throws a nice head kick!
Diaz keeps Saracen at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Diaz finds it's way through Saracen's defenses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saracen.
Saracen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saracen shoots and misses
and Diaz counters with a big head kick but Saracen shrugs it off.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz thumps Saracen with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saracen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diaz defends well and Saracen ends up having to push Diaz into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saracen backwards.
Diaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Diaz lands with a right to the head.
Saracen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diaz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Saracen is looking to clinch.
Diaz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz lands with a kick to the temple. Saracen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Saracen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Diaz counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saracen misses with a takedown attempt
and Diaz counters with a head kick. That will keep Saracen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz tries to bum rush Saracen with a series of wild strikes but Saracen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saracen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saracen's sensitive parts.
Good shot there by Diaz.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saracen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saracen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diaz with a hook.
Landry Saracen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Valentijn Sammens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammens kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is PRIDE FC - Opening. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Great elbows
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valentijn Sammens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws an overhand right that lands on Sammens's shoulder, as Sammens tries to avoid the shot.
Diaz misses with a looping left.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sammens looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sammens scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sammens working over Diaz with some ground and pound. Diaz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Diaz wants to control but Sammens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sammens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammens throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammens thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz has hold of Sammens's hands but Sammens slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sammens throwing shots but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Sammens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sammens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sammens pulls his head out easily.
Diaz is looking to control Sammens's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Diaz avoid being mounted?
Sammens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sammens scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Sammens trying to control from half guard but Diaz is working away.
Sammens landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Diaz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diaz wants to improve his position but Sammens is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Sammens missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz manages to get to full guard.
Diaz has his foot on Sammens's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sammens works his way back into a safe position though.
Sammens throws a big elbow that misses.
Sammens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sammens defends easily.
Sammens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sammens throws a big right hand that misses.
Sammens stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammens works over Diaz with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz looking for a guillotine here but Sammens defends easily.
Sammens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sammens postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sammens throws a big elbow that misses.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sammens gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sammens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Sammens from controlling successfully.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sammens trying to control but Diaz is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sammens defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sammens passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sammens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Diaz is looking to regain half guard here but Sammens keeps moving and retains side control.
Diaz is still trying to improve position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sammens.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sammens's best efforts.
Sammens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Valentijn Sammens dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sammens was well out of range. Poor timing from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Sammens avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sammens ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Sammens throws a nice head kick!
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sammens circles away quickly and effectively.
Sammens scores with a spinning back kick!
Sammens scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sammens scores with a head kick.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sammens.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sammens scoring with punches from side control.
Sammens fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sammens throws a strike aimed at the side of Diaz's head but Diaz avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Diaz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sammens.
The strikes coming from Sammens are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sammens landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Diaz is looking to reverse the position.
Diaz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sammens off and has taken his back!
Diaz throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Sammens is in bad spot here.
Sammens is having to fend off submission attempts from Diaz, who is looking to sink in the choke. Diaz doesn't have the hooks in though and Sammens manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Sammens is working Diaz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sammens stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammens in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Diaz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sammens is one step ahead there.
Sammens makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sammens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sammens defends well.
Diaz has momentary wrist control but Sammens slips an elbow through the middle.
Sammens throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Diaz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sammens defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sammens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sammens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sammens stands up over Diaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sammens missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sammens is in close to Diaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sammens postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Sammens working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sammens connects with a couple of short punches.
Sammens postures up in Diaz's guard and throws a big left but Diaz blocks it.
Diaz is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Sammens has his hands clasped together but Diaz extends and breaks Sammens's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Diaz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nick Diaz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hidalgo Montoya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Montoya's choice of entrance music: El Toro. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hidalgo Montoya!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya scores with a nice body kick.
Cozad misses with the combination.
Cozad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Cozad.
Cozad throws a body punch but Montoya moves out of range.
Montoya on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've been hearing reports that Cozad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A shot to the liver by Montoya. Beautiful body shot.
Cozad moves out of range of the body kick.
Montoya ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
Cozad misses with an uppercut.
Montoya closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.
Cozad tries to bench press Montoya off him but Montoya keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montoya tries to move to mount but Cozad blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Montoya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cozad keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Montoya's best efforts.
Montoya perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cozad kicks off Montoya and gets to his feet.
Cozad throws a nice head kick!
Cozad sizes up Montoya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Hidalgo Montoya has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad doesn't manage to clinch there - Montoya circles away.
Cozad is looking to clinch but Montoya is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cozad fails with a takedown attempt.
Montoya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Montoya blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montoya.
Montoya swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
Montoya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Cozad misses.
Cozad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cozad moves in looking to clinch but Montoya pushes him off.
Cozad goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Montoya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Montoya thuds his shin into the meat of Cozad's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cozad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Montoya scores with a shot to the body.
Cozad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montoya avoids it really well and circles away.
Montoya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cozad.
Montoya punishes Cozad's body with a nice straight punch.
Montoya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cozad keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Cozad tries to get to full guard but Montoya has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya wants to take a breather but Cozad is having none of it.
Montoya is looking for a kimura but Cozad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Montoya to get the leverage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad is doing well to control the position and prevent Montoya from advancing to side control.
Montoya is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cozad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Montoya.
Cozad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montoya is working away from the top position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Montoya tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cozad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hidalgo Montoya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Montoya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Montoya throws a leg kick which misses Cozad's front leg but catches the back leg as Cozad tries to avoid it.
Cozad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Montoya counters with a right hand to the body.
Montoya stuffs the takedown.
Montoya slips a jab and a cross from Cozad.
Cozad fails with the takedown.
Cozad dives in and grabs Montoya's left leg, looking for a takedown. Montoya pushes down on Cozad's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Cozad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Montoya circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Montoya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick
and Montoya counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to regain half guard here but Montoya keeps moving and retains side control.
Montoya is looking to take a break and control but Cozad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cozad is looking to reverse the position.
Montoya looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cozad is looking for a sweep.
Cozad is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Montoya wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cozad keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Montoya uses his free foot to push down on Cozad's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cozad.
Montoya wants to control the pace but Cozad is squirming around nicely.
Montoya wants to take Cozad's back but he can't do it this time.
Montoya with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hidalgo Montoya has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montoya controlling the position easily from mount.
Montoya wants to control the pace but Cozad is squirming around nicely.
Cozad really wants to buck Montoya off and get back to his feet.
Cozad prevents Montoya from taking his back.
Cozad is trying desperately to improve position.
Montoya is working for a guillotine from mount but Cozad frees his head quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montoya is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cozad to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cozad shrugs it off.
Cozad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cozad is squirming around, avoiding Montoya's attempts to control the action.
Cozad is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Montoya can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cozad is looking to escape.
Cozad can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya has control of Cozad's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cozad regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hidalgo Montoya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hidalgo Montoya's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cozad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cozad fails to land with a series of punches.
Montoya lands a jab-cross combination.
Cozad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Montoya sprawls well initially but Cozad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cozad is looking to take a break and control but Montoya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Montoya is looking for a sweep. Cozad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Montoya has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cozad is working away from the top position though.
Montoya tries to roll over but Cozad keeps him under control.
Cozad is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Montoya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cozad looking to pass the guard.
Cozad trying to control but Montoya is working from the bottom.
Cozad pushes down on Montoya's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Montoya is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cozad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cozad's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montoya struggling to keep hold of the position.
Montoya gets his hands free as Cozad looks to control.
Cozad is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cozad manages to reverse the position and now he's in Montoya's guard. Nice work there by Cozad.
Cozad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cozad is looking to stand up but Montoya won't let him.
Montoya had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cozad defends it easily.
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!
Montoya is looking for a triangle but Cozad pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hidalgo Montoya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Montoya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cozad wants to stand but Montoya has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Montoya is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Montoya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charles Cozad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cozad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Montoya is keeping the position for now.
Montoya looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cozad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Montoya holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Cozad just wasn't active enough.
Cozad misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cozad takes one to the side of the head.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Montoya jabs at Cozad's body.
Cozad throws a head kick that half lands.
Montoya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cozad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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 Charles Cozad.
I think Montoya has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hidalgo Montoya!
Hidalgo Montoya tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blixt Boxlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Touhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Touhu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - TNT kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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37
165 lbs
22 - 23 - 0 |
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32
165 lbs
20 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blixt Boxlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Toni Touhu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxlund lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Touhu takes a swing at Boxlund's ribcage but misses.
Touhu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Boxlund's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boxlund seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Touhu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boxlund's guard.
Boxlund wants to control but Touhu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Touhu is controlling the pace.
Touhu is trying to control the action in half guard but Boxlund is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Touhu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Touhu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touhu is working for a submission of some sort.
Boxlund definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Touhu controlling the action here.
Touhu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Boxlund is just riding it out for now. Touhu eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Touhu seems to be looking for submissions.
Touhu is pressing down on Boxlund's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boxlund is holding on for now.
Touhu wants to control but Boxlund is keeping him busy.
Boxlund is defending against the submission attempts here by Touhu.
Touhu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Boxlund does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Touhu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Touhu goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Boxlund turns into him and now he's in Touhu's guard.
Touhu working a defensive guard here.
Touhu looking for subs off his back but Boxlund has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touhu tries to get to full guard but Boxlund has control of the leg.
Touhu wants to control but Boxlund is keeping busy.
Touhu is looking to improve his position.
Touhu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boxlund is trying to control. Touhu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Touhu trying to hold on to Boxlund's head to control him but Boxlund postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Toni Touhu dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Touhu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boxlund throws a hook but Touhu blocks it.
Boxlund takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Touhu moves out of range of the body kick.
Boxlund throws out a loose jab but Touhu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Touhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Boxlund misses with a hook. Touhu ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Boxlund misses.
Touhu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Boxlund tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Touhu is in Boxlund's guard.
Boxlund has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Touhu has passed into side control.
Touhu laying and praying for a moment but Boxlund takes advantage and regains half guard.
Touhu wants to control but Boxlund is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Touhu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boxlund knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Touhu not doing much here.
Boxlund works his way to full guard. Good work.
Touhu stopping the sweep attempt from Boxlund.
Boxlund keeping moving, preventing Touhu from controlling successfully.
Touhu content to stall in guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Toni Touhu hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Boxlund tried to score with a low kick but Touhu checks it.
Boxlund gets caught napping as Touhu dives in and scores a takedown. Boxlund manages to retain guard.
Touhu engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Touhu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boxlund swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Touhu keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Touhu trying to control but Boxlund is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boxlund wants to sweep but no luck.
Boxlund looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Touhu.
Blixt Boxlund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Touhu.
Touhu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boxlund sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Touhu somewhat.
Touhu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Touhu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
No joy there for Touhu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toni Touhu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Touhu misses with a double jab
and Boxlund counters with a good low kick that Touhu was not able to check.
Boxlund throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Touhu misses with a two punch combination.
No luck for Touhu with that takedown attempt.
Touhu is breathing heavily.
Boxlund lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boxlund throws a wild body kick that Touhu sees coming a mile off.
Touhu misses with a wild combination.
Touhu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Touhu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Boxlund. That one must have hurt.
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!
Touhu shoots in and drives through. Boxlund sprawls well.
Blixt Boxlund is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxlund lands a front kick.
Touhu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boxlund avoids it really well and circles away.
Touhu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toni Touhu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxlund plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Boxlund lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Touhu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Boxlund defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toni Touhu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Boxlund scoring well with a low kick there.
Touhu lands with a cross.
Blixt Boxlund is winning the standup battle so far.
Boxlund lunges at Touhu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Touhu's hand.
Touhu throws the left hand but Boxlund avoids the punch easily.
Touhu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Boxlund counter with a right hand.
Touhu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Touhu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Boxlund with a hook.
A combination from Boxlund does no damage.
Touhu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blixt Boxlund has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Touhu.
Touhu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Boxlund pinned against the cage. Boxlund gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Touhu closes the distance and clinches up with Boxlund, looking for a takedown. Touhu pushes Boxlund against the cage but Boxlund circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Touhu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boxlund lands a nice shot that snaps Touhu's head back.
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!
Boxlund scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxlund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Boxlund as he connects with a hook.
Boxlund lands a nice looking kick to the body. Touhu takes a step back to recover.
Jab, jab by Boxlund - just one landing.
Boxlund lands a nice shot that snaps Touhu's head back.
Touhu takes one on the button.
Boxlund throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Touhu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boxlund lands a lovely overhand right.
Boxlund avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Boxlund.
Jab, jab by Boxlund - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Touhu looks to land a combination but Boxlund avoids it well.
Boxlund will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Touhu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boxlund can pounce on him.
Touhu tries to bum rush Boxlund with a series of wild strikes but Boxlund uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Boxlund.
Touhu misses with a combination
and Boxlund cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Touhu throws a looping overhand right but Boxlund ducks down to avoid it.
Boxlund scores with a jab to the head.
Boxlund scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Touhu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Touhu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boxlund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boxlund with a hook.
Boxlund connects with a leg kick. Touhu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boxlund misses with a double jab.
Touhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boxlund feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Touhus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Touhu slips a straight right by Boxlund.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from Touhu does no damage.
Touhu misses with a wild combination.
Boxlund swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Touhu.
Boxlund misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blixt Boxlund has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boxlund throws a hook but Touhu blocks it.
Boxlund moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boxlund bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Touhu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Touhu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Touhu darts in looking for a takedown but Boxlund gets double underhooks and turns Touhu into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Boxlund.
Touhu tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Boxlund smiles and moves away.
Touhu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boxlund avoids it really well and circles away.
Toni Touhu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxlund is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Boxlund slams his shin into Touhu's torso.
Boxlund throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Touhu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boxlund.
Touhu misses with a body shot.
Boxlund throws a jab but it's blocked by Touhu.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boxlund darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Touhu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boxlund. Boxlund obviously looking to wear him down.
Boxlund cracks Touhu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boxlund lands a head shot.
Boxlund moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Touhu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Boxlund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boxlund fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Touhu.
Touhu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Boxlund fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Touhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blixt Boxlund showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Touhu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robbin Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Nervecell - Psychogenocide. 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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27
168 lbs
12 - 14 - 0 |
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27
165 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robbin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Amun Ra!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra scores with a hook.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.
Gracie seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Ra has recovered full guard.
Ra has Gracie pulled in close to control his posture.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ra looking for a sweep. Not yet Ra, not yet.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Ra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ra misses with a hook.
Ra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ra tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gracie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ra looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Ra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ra wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Ra from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!
Ra throws a big elbow that misses.
Ra postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Ra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Ra throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Ra defends easily.
Ra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ra works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ra distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ra working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ra wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Ra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ra advances position into side control!
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ra connects with a decent elbow.
Gracie tries to buck Ra off but Ra is having none of it.
Gracie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gracie tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Ra presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ra trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Ra is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Ra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ra with shots to the head and body - Gracie looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gracie is rocked!
Ra looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Gracie covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amun Ra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Don't You Give Your Love Away . Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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36
171 lbs
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165 lbs
32 - 14 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Victor Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne feints and then cracks Brown's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Brown down.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linne throws a leg kick but Brown moved away.
Brown scores with a sloppy right hand. Linne should have avoided that one.
Brown blocks a low kick nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brown checks a leg kick.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linne checks a leg kick nicely.
Brown digs a good body shot into Linne's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linne 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 Brown has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brown and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne wants to slow Brown down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brown is able to avoid easily.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brown.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown moves into the clinch successfully.
Brown tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linne's elbow.
Linne misses with some punches.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Linne avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Linne controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Linne after a bit of a struggle.
Linne working aggressively here.
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Browns head.
Linne misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Brown.
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Brown tries to tie him up.
Brown blocking some punches.
Linne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne letting Brown take a breather here.
Brown throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left hand lands to the body for Brown.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Linne prevents a body shot from Brown.
Linne scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Brown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with some punches.
Linne struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Linne lands a left hand.
I was talking to Brown's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brown has Linne pressed against the cage.
Linne throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown lands a body punch.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Linne controls the action.
Linne lands a right hand.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Brown tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Brown dominated that round.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Linne throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Linne throws the left hand but Brown avoids the punch easily.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linne.
Brown punishes Linne's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown avoids the body shot from Linne.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Linne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linne wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.
Linne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Linne but Linne pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brown throws a body punch but Linne moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne scores with a jab.
Linne darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown slows down the pace here.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
Brown stalling against the cage.
Brown lands a body punch.
Victor Brown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brown tries a body shot but Linne blocks it.
Brown working aggressively here.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne blocks a body shot from Brown.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linne.
Linne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linne pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown lands with a short shot to the head.
Brown trying to stall but Linne improves his position.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Linne avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown tries to stall but Linne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown tries to work over Linne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Linne as the two fighters clinch.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Linne up against the cage.
Brown trying to control the position but instead, Linne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Brown into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brown stalling.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown is looking to control Linne's arms but Linne gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brown has his back to the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Linne misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sebastien Linne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brown drives through and clinches with Linne against the cage.
Brown gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Linne is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linne avoid being mounted?
Linne slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Linne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Linne from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Linne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Linne!
Linne is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown tries to control but Linne wriggling away.
Brown landing punches.
Brown trying to control but Linne is having none of it.
Brown thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brown throwing strikes here but Linne is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Linne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brown lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Linne hang on?
Linne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brown tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne gets back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown moves nicely into side control.
Linne is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brown's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne trying to control here.
Linne wants to improve his position but Brown is controlling well.
Brown scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Linne is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Brown!
A very excited looking Victor Brown 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitka Boycheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yermolai Sokoloff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boycheck comes to the cage accompanied by Парус. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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35
204 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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25
202 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitka Boycheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yermolai Sokoloff!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boycheck throws a sloppy head kick and Sokoloff moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Boycheck.
Sokoloff stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boycheck.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sokoloff 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.
Boycheck throws the kick towards the body but Sokoloff avoids it.
Boycheck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boycheck misses with a body kick.
Boycheck shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sokoloff but Sokoloff pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sokoloff throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boycheck looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boycheck has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Boycheck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boycheck checks a low kick from Sokoloff.
Sokoloff throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boycheck throws a head kick but Sokoloff moves out of range.
Boycheck moves forwards but Sokoloff connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sokoloff circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Sokoloff to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Mitka Boycheck has been cut.
Boycheck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sokoloff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sokoloff.
Sokoloff chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokoloff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boycheck is keeping the position for now.
Boycheck is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sokoloff distracts Boycheck with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sokoloff slips nicely into half guard.
Sokoloff is controlling the pace.
Boycheck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boycheck looking for submissions off his back.
Sokoloff winds up and cracks Boycheck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boycheck looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Sokoloff.
Boycheck is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. Sokoloff connects with a nice short shot to Boycheck's temple.
Sokoloff passes to full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sokoloff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sokoloff with shots to the head and body - Boycheck looks very uncomfortable down there.
Boycheck is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Sokoloff! Boycheck is hurt baaadly! Sokoloff is firing away with more strikes - Boycheck is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yermolai Sokoloff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derek Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viacheslav Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derek Doomsday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36
207 lbs
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212 lbs
26 - 12 - 0 |
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World class 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
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derek Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viacheslav Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Datsik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Viacheslav Datsik has been cut.
Datsik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Datsik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doomsday, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Datsik on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doomsday.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Datsik just misses with a elbow thrown towards Doomsday's brow.
Doomsday is trying to break the clinch but Datsik has him pressed against the cage.
Doomsday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Datsik throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Doomsday fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doomsday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Datsik backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doomsday blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Datsik is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doomsday is defending well for now.
Datsik misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Datsik as Doomsday tries to tie him up.
Datsik lands a hook that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
It looks like Derek Doomsday has been cut.
Datsik lands an elbow just above Doomsday 's eye.
Doomsday lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Datsik.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Datsik.
Doomsday takes an elbow to the forehead.
Datsik pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Doomsday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Doomsday's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doomsday scores with a shoulder strike.
Doomsday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Datsik throws a head punch that misses.
Datsik pushes off an throws an elbow but Doomsday leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Datsik lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doomsday working aggressively here.
Doomsday's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doomsday clobbers Datsik with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Datsik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Datsik.
Doomsday tries to land a front kick but Datsik steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik's corner calls for a 1-2. Datsik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Derek Doomsday's cut is getting worse.
Doomsday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Derek Doomsday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doomsday throws out a loose jab but Datsik uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Datsik.
Datsik misses with a low kick.
Doomsday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Datsik.
Doomsday connects with a jab.
Doomsday on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Datsik fails to land with a series of punches.
Datsik closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Datsik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Datsik prevents a body shot from Doomsday.
Doomsday avoids the elbow strike from Datsik, against the cage.
Doomsday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doomsday tries to bum rush Datsik with a series of wild strikes but Datsik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doomsday takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Datsik thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Doomsday misses.
Doomsday misses with a straight left.
Doomsday throws a shot from downtown. Datsik moves away and avoids it.
Doomsday throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Datsik throws a sloppy head kick and Doomsday moves out of range easily.
Datsik misses with a body shot.
Datsik throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doomsday stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doomsday closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Doomsday has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
Datsik can't find room to land a body shot as Doomsday controls the action.
Doomsday has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
Datsik comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Datsik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doomsday backwards.
That's four 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!
Doomsday lands a nice uppercut.
Doomsday blocks an uppercut.
Datsik lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derek Doomsday's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Doomsday has a couple of punches blocked by Datsik.
Datsik tries to throw a body punch but Doomsday avoids it by throwing Datsik back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doomsday.
Doomsday leaning his opponent against the cage.
Doomsday lands a right hand.
Datsik creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A right hand to the body from Doomsday.
Datsik blocks an uppercut.
Doomsday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Datsik misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doomsday lands a shoulder strike.
Doomsday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Datsik is rocked!
Doomsday pressing his opponent against the cage.
Datsik is still on wobbly legs! Can Doomsday finish him?
Datsik missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Doomsday dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Doomsday's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doomsday throws a shot from downtown. Datsik moves away and avoids it.
Datsik seems to have recovered his senses.
Doomsday lands with a right that hurts Datsik. Datsik looks to clinch but Doomsday throws a short knee that drops Datsik. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Derek Doomsday!
Derek Doomsday gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfie Norks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evurts's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Norks has chosen Like a G6 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alfie Norks!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evurts walks into a stiff left hand from Norks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Norks. That's going to slow Evurts down.
Norks lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evurts will feel that in the morning.
Evurts walks into a stiff left hand from Norks.
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!
Evurts throws a series of punches but Norks avoids them all with ease.
Norks throws a leg kick but Evurts checks it.
Evurts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Norks works Evurts's body with a nice hook.
A nice combination there by Evurts.
Crunch! Norks slams his shin into Evurts's torso.
Evurts is breathing heavily.
Evurts shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Norks napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Norks is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
What's Norks going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Norks throws Evurts to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evurts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Evurts showed some decent athleticism there.
Evurts seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Norks has recovered full guard.
Norks controlling Evurts's posture.
Evurts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts forces his way into half guard.
Norks trying to control from the bottom.
Evurts trying to mount his opponent but Norks defends it.
Norks wants to get back to full guard.
Evurts trying to control the pace.
Norks trying to control from the bottom.
Norks is looking to improve his position.
Evurts stops Norks from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evurts thows a huge punch but Norks dodges it nicely.
Evurts looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Norks is refusing to be controlled, as Evurts sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norks connects with the punch.
A combination from Evurts does no damage.
Stephan Evurts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norks moves away from the strike by Evurts.
Evurts misses with a series of wild punches.
Evurts walks forward, straight into a front kick from Norks.
Evurts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Evurts misses with a combination
and Norks counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Norks.
Evurts is trying to control the position but Norks postures up.
Evurts is really struggling to control Norks but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Evurts is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Norks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Evurts wants to sweep but no luck.
Norks not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Norks moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Norks connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evurts's face.
It looks like Stephan Evurts has been cut.
Norks has Evurts pressed against the cage.
Norks misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alfie Norks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stephan Evurts's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Norks tries a head kick but it misses.
Norks has closed the distance and engaged Evurts in a clinch.
Norks landing knees to the body.
Norks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Norks lands an elbow that stopped Evurts in his tracks for a moment.
Norks lands an elbow inside that Evurts shrugs off.
Evurts prevents a body shot from Norks.
Norks looking to throw knees to the head but Evurts is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for Norks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norks misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Norks lands an elbow just above Evurts 's eye.
Norks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evurts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Norks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norks misses with a knee strike.
Norks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Norks tries a knee to the head but Evurts blocks it.
Norks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evurts.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Norks putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evurts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Norks.
Norks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Norks blocks a body shot from Evurts.
Norks is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Norks.
Norks lands with a left to the head.
Evurts avoids the elbow strike from Norks, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts blocks a body shot from Norks.
Norks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evurts.
Norks slowing the pace effectively.
Evurts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Norks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Evurts pushes Norks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Norks using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Evurts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Norks is stalling here.
Norks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Norks.
Norks throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norks lands a good knee to the midsection. Evurts won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Norks avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Norks works on Evurts's body with a couple of short punches.
Norks tries a knee to the head but Evurts blocks it.
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but Evurts blocks with his arms.
Norks avoiding damage.
Norks using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Norks.
Norks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Norks tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evurts looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norks lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norks tries to work over Evurts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Norks creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Evurts's defenses.
Norks lands with a short shot to the head.
Norks lands a knee to the body.
Norks tries a body shot but Evurts blocks it.
Alfie Norks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Norks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Evurts backwards.
Norks lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Norks lands an elbow inside that Evurts shrugs off.
Evurts is trying to break the clinch but Norks is controlling him.
Norks scores with a shoulder strike.
Evurts is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clinched against the cage, Norks lands a big elbow that drops Evurts! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Evurts is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alfie Norks!
Alfie Norks is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vit Tu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tu comes to the cage accompanied by Blanket on the ground. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vit Tu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tu. That did some damage!
That kick from Aurelius tenderised Tu's leg. Tu is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tu shoots in and bounces Aurelius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tu is looking to work some ground and pound but Aurelius has wrist control.
Tu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelius is trying to control the position but Tu postures up.
Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelius is keeping the position for now.
Tu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aurelius is keeping the position for now.
Aurelius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tu is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Aurelius is controlling Tu's posture.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nero Aurelius wasn't active enough on the ground.
Tu lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Nero Aurelius has been cut.
Aurelius dives in and grabs Tu's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tu pushes down on Aurelius's head and hops out.
Aurelius moves out of range of the strikes.
Tu tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aurelius defends well and Tu ends up having to push Aurelius into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tu tries to pull guard but Aurelius holds him up against the cage and eventually Tu drops back down to his feet.
Tu decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Tu keeps moving.
Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tu, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to pass the guard but Tu is keeping the position.
Aurelius throwing strikes from guard but Tu blocks nicely.
Tu wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aurelius can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tu 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.
Tu slips a nice elbow through Aurelius's hands, connecting with Aurelius's forehead.
Tu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Aurelius defending well though.
Tu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aurelius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tu.
Aurelius is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is in trouble now - Tu has advanced to mount!
Aurelius wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Tu.
Tu is working for a guillotine from mount but Aurelius frees his head quite easily.
Tu looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Aurelius blocking the ground and pound.
Tu landing punches.
Tu lands a big elbow.
Tu sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tu throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Tu throws some wild stikes that Aurelius manages to avoid easily.
Aurelius is desperately trying to improve his position but Tu has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tu throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Aurelius bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Tu, not yet.
Aurelius advances to half guard.
Tu tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Aurelius working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Aurelius is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius working the head and body with strikes.
Tu is looking to improve his position.
Aurelius trying to mount his opponent but Tu defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vit Tu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Aurelius.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tu drops his hands momentarily and Aurelius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tu misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius jabs at Tu's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tu 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.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tu cracks Aurelius with an open hand slap.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aurelius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tu to score with a decent uppercut.
Aurelius throws a push kick but Tu slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tu fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tu is defended easily by Aurelius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aurelius lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aurelius.
Tu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Aurelius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tu misses the shot to the body.
Aurelius moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Tu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tu's waist but Tu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Aurelius off to one side.
Aurelius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tu is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tu misses with an uppercut
and Aurelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aurelius fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius slips under a jab.
Aurelius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelius lands a nice looking body kick.
A combination from Aurelius does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu throws a hook but Aurelius blocks it.
Aurelius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Tu's front leg.
Aurelius lands a nice looking body kick.
Tu misses with a straight left.
Aurelius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tu swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius scores with a body shot.
Aurelius connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aurelius throws a head kick but Tu moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Tu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aurelius slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aurelius.
Tu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius lands with a nice body punch.
Tu connects with a crisp jab.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aurelius stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tu throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the head.
Tu drops his hands momentarily and Aurelius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tu misses with a straight right.
A big right from Tu misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's time! Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Aurelius lands a right hook to the body.
Tu misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tu won't be happy with that.
Tu is trying to improve his position.
Vit Tu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tu regains half guard.
Aurelius has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Aurelius wants to control the pace but Tu is squirming around nicely.
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!
Tu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Aurelius has his hands on Tu's head, controlling the position.
Tu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius is pulling down on Tu's head to control his posture.
Tu stands and throws Aurelius's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tu works to advance to full mount. Aurelius defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Aurelius regains half guard.
Tu trying to mount his opponent but Aurelius defends it.
Aurelius is trying to stand.
Tu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aurelius tries to get to full guard but Tu has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aurelius's head.
Aurelius makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aurelius.
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Tu forces his way into half guard.
Tu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tu moves nicely into side control.
Tu in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Aurelius's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tu in the domination position with Aurelius hanging on.
Tu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Aurelius down.
Aurelius is trying to control Tu's posture but Tu avoids it.
Aurelius parries the strikes from Tu easily there. Tu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aurelius to escape.
Tu throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aurelius works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aurelius knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Aurelius keeping control of the position.
Aurelius works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aurelius swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tu is working hard here to advance position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tu preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tu tries to free his leg and advance position but Aurelius is retaining full guard.
Tu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aurelius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Vit Tu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius'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.
Tu lands a right hook to the body.
Nero Aurelius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tu fails to land the takedown.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Tu.
Aurelius shoots in but Tu avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circling - Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aurelius slaps away a takedown attempt from Tu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aurelius as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vit Tu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tu's head backwards.
Tu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurelius with a nice cross.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Tu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Aurelius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Tu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Aurelius. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aurelius blocks a jab.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Tu.
Tu jabs at Aurelius's body.
Aurelius lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tu misses with a hook
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut.
Tu shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aurelius pinned against the cage. Aurelius gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with a nice uppercut.
Aurelius lands with a hook. Tu tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius connects with a body shot.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tu.
Tu missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tu changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to avoid it but Tu manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aurelius to the ground. Aurelius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aurelius feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice takedown defense from Aurelius. No joy for Tu on that attempt.
Aurelius's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tu under the eye.
Aurelius clobbers Tu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelius lands a head kick. Tu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a jab to the head.
Tu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tu.
Tu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aurelius.
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tu decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tu is thwarting Aurelius's attempts to control the position.
Tu throwing shots but Aurelius is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius won't allow Tu to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nero Aurelius dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nero Aurelius's cut.
That's time! Tu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Tu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Aurelius tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tu is in Aurelius's guard.
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Tu tries to pass.
Aurelius is trying to keep Tu in close.
Aurelius is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tu working some strikes from top position.
That has opened up Nero Aurelius's cut even more.
Tu looking to pass the guard.
Tu passes Aurelius's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tu is pressing down on Aurelius's thigh, looking to free his foot. Aurelius is holding on for now.
Tu lands with a punch from half guard.
Tu wants to pass to mount but Aurelius is defending the position.
Aurelius is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tu's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tu's back!
Tu is trying to get back to his feet but Aurelius has full control of the position and if anything, Tu has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Aurelius lands a shot to the body.
Aurelius is trying to stick to Tu's back but Tu is turning into Aurelius. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Aurelius's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Tu.
Tu wants to pass the guard but Aurelius is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aurelius is on top in guard.
Aurelius tries to free his leg and advance position but Tu is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tu 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! Aurelius rolls with it to try and escape but Tu cranks on the arm and Aurelius is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vit Tu!
Vit Tu retains his light heavyweight title!
Vit Tu gave a mention to Milwaukee's Best 160 SALE $140 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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