Killer Instinct PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daouda Diakite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Allen comes to the cage accompanied by Of wolf and man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allen
vs
Diakite

198 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jared Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Daouda Diakite!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diakite shoots for a takedown but Allen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Diakite fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jared Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daouda Diakite.

Allen gets the takedown into side control.
Diakite parries the strikes from Allen easily there. Allen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Diakite to escape.
Allen advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Allen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Diakite looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen controlling the pace for now.
Allen landing punches.
Allen looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Diakite 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 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Allen!
Jared Allen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Smith
vs
Butler

187 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthur Smith !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Butler!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butler.
Butler scores with a nice body kick.
Butler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Butler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Butler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice takedown defense from Butler. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butler is able to avoid easily.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Butler counters with a leg kick.
Butler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Smith .
Smith shoots in but Butler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Josh Butler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Butler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Butler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Butler throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Butler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Butler throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Butler blocks the body kick.
Butler looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
Smith avoids the head kick by Butler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler 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.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick.
Smith throws a sloppy head kick and Butler moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butler moves out of range of the body kick.
Butler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith .
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butler counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butler misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Butler throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Smith throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Butler counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butler throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.

Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Butler is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Smith prevents Butler from standing back up.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Butler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a strike but Butler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Smith controls from within his opponent's guard.
Butler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Smith trying to control but Butler is working from the bottom.
Butler wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Smith dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butler blocks a head kick by Smith .
Butler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Butler blocks a head kick by Smith .
Butler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Smith throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Butler's waist but Butler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smith off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler lands a front kick.

Smith bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Butler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Smith trying to control the position but Butler is working away.
Butler being controlled for a moment.
We've been hearing that Smith has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control the position but Butler is working away.

Arthur Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Butler leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith dives in and grabs Butler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butler pushes down on Smith 's head and hops out.
An inside leg kick lands from Butler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butler is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Butler circles away and we're back to standing.
An inside leg kick from Butler misses.
Butler misses with a leg kick

and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Butler tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Butler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Smith .
Smith won't allow Butler to get back to his feet.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith won't allow Butler to get back to his feet.
Smith works over Butler with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Smith trying to control but Butler is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Arthur Smith has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Smith dominated that second round.
That's time! Smith 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Smith throws a chopping leg kick but Butler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Butler.
Butler throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith throws a head kick but Butler moves out of range.
Butler tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Butler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butler tried to score with a low kick but Smith checks it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler ducks under a wild hook from Smith .
Butler motions for Smith to come forward. Butler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butler's calf.
Arthur Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
Butler tries to work over Smith 's front leg with a kick but Smith checks it.
Butler connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith blocks a head kick by Butler.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Butler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith throws a body punch but Butler moves out of range.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler misses with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butler, right into the meat.
Smith motions for Butler to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Butler scoring well with a low kick there.
Butler misses with a low kick.
Butler throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butler throws a leg kick that is checked

and Smith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butler is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Butler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Butler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Butler keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Butler is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arthur Smith .
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Josh Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butler throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith throws a push kick but Butler slaps the foot to one side.
Butler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butler defends it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Smith !
After the fight, Arthur Smith was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Josh Butler was interviewed post fight and said 'NOOOOOOO'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Cesaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tyler
vs
Cesaro

185 cm
19
176 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ice Nutrition
Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tyler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Antonio Cesaro!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cesaro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tyler, pushing him back against the cage.

Cesaro manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Tyler tries to free his leg and advance position but Cesaro is retaining full guard.
Cesaro tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Tyler drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cesaro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cesaro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cesaro!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tyler takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cesaro cracks Tyler with a big elbow.

It looks like John Tyler has been cut.
Cesaro cracks Tyler with a big right hand but Tyler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Tyler is trying to work for a sweep but Cesaro has mounted him!
Tyler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyler is looking for a sweep. Cesaro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cesaro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Cesaro really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cesaro is looking to advance position but Tyler won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler looking for submissions off his back.
Cesaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cesaro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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. Cesaro connects with a nice short shot to Tyler's temple.
Cesaro slips a nice elbow through Tyler's hands, connecting with Tyler's forehead.

John Tyler's cut is getting worse.
Well, if Cesaro is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tyler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Tyler isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cesaro stacks Tyler on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cesaro!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesaro lands some shots froms side control.

John Tyler's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tyler is looking to reverse the position.
Cesaro landing a few strikes.

Tyler is rocked!

Jeez, John Tyler's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Tyler's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Antonio Cesaro!
Antonio Cesaro managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Mango Nutrition , into his post fight interview.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey O Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Wolter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonas Wolter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O Doherty
vs
Wolter

166 cm
27
153 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

173 cm
23
152 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mickey O Doherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonas Wolter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Doherty throws a hook but Wolter avoids it easily.
Wolter misses with a hook.
Wolter slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
Wolter slips under a jab from O Doherty.
Wolter tries to clinch but O Doherty moves out of range.
Wolter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolter ducks right into an uppercut from O Doherty.
A swing and a miss from O Doherty.
Wolter throws a head kick that misses.
O Doherty scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Doherty looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wolter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
O Doherty fails to land with a series of punches.
O Doherty misses with an uppercut. Wolter saw that one coming.
Wolter throws out a loose jab but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolter lands a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty misses with a hook.
Wolter blocks a jab.
O Doherty throws a hook but Wolter avoids it easily.
O Doherty lands a glancing blow to the side of Wolter's head.
The fighters circling - Wolter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolter scores with a nice right hand.
O Doherty scores with a nice right hand.
O Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wolter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Wolter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Doherty lands a slapping body shot.
O Doherty jabs at Wolter's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolter. O Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mickey O Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolter moves away from the strike by O Doherty.
Wolter chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Doherty throws out the jab.
Wolter connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Doherty scores with a three punch combo!
Jab from O Doherty.
Wolter moves away from the strike by O Doherty.
O Doherty throws a poor cross that misses

and Wolter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
O Doherty wants to get back to striking at distance but Wolter won't allow it.
Wolter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wolter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wolter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wolter.
Wolter misses with the head strike.
Wolter misses with an elbow strike.
Wolter throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolter throws an elbow but it misses.
Wolter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
O Doherty is looking to break free of the clinch but Wolter has double underhooks.
Wolter lands a damaging elbow.
Wolter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Doherty avoids it.
Wolter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
O Doherty pushes Wolter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Doherty blocks it with crossed arms.
Wolter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wolter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Doherty.

O Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wolter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Doherty.
O Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty avoids the body shot from Wolter.
Wolter ducks under a wild hook from O Doherty.
Wolter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Doherty throws out the jab.
O Doherty tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolter was well out of range. Poor timing from O Doherty.
Wolter throws a leg kick but O Doherty sees it coming and moves out of range.
O Doherty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolter.
O Doherty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Doherty looks to land a right hand but Wolter moved out of range.
O Doherty 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.
Wolter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Doherty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty's corner calls for a 1-2. O Doherty obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wolter works O Doherty's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mickey O Doherty will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

O Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolter throws the left hand but O Doherty avoids the punch easily.
O Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolter.
O Doherty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolter manages to avoid it.
Wolter misses the shot to the body.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wolter works the jab nicely.
No joy there for Wolter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wolter scores with a crisp jab that stopped O Doherty in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Wolter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wolter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Doherty throws out the jab.
Wolter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. O Doherty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wolter scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolter lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Doherty will feel that in the morning.
Wolter misses with a lunging right hand
and O Doherty counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wolter fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Doherty falls off balance throwing a combination
and O Doherty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wolter throws a big shot that misses.
Mickey O Doherty is winning the standup battle so far.
Wolter connects with a solid leg kick.
O Doherty connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wolter moves in looking to clinch but O Doherty pushes him off.
O Doherty throws a right and a left that both miss.
O Doherty swinging wildly here.
O Doherty throws a shot from downtown. Wolter moves away and avoids it.
O Doherty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Doherty is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolter tries to clinch up but O Doherty circles away and keeps his distance.
Mickey O Doherty is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from O Doherty.
Wolter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
O Doherty cracks Wolter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wolter misses with an uppercut.
Wolter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
O Doherty looks to land a combination but Wolter avoids it well.
O Doherty tries to move into range but Wolter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Doherty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
O Doherty connects with a jab.
Wolter throws a combination that misses
and O Doherty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wolter misses with a hook. O Doherty ducked under it nicely.
Wolter misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolter avoids the body shot from O Doherty.
Wolter misses with an uppercut
and O Doherty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
O Doherty misses with a right hand
and Wolter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wolter takes a swing at O Doherty's ribcage but misses.
Wolter misses with a wild body shot.
O Doherty tries to move into range but Wolter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Doherty checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wolter slips a jab and a cross from O Doherty.
Wolter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Doherty moves away.
Wolter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but O Doherty circles away quickly and effectively.
Wolter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Doherty.
Wolter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
O Doherty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wolter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Doherty moves away.
Wolter throws a hook but O Doherty avoids it easily.
Wolter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by O Doherty.
O Doherty will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, jab by O Doherty - just one landing.
Wolter throws a head kick but O Doherty moves out of range.
Wolter misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from O Doherty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolter throws a right and a left that O Doherty avoids nicely.
O Doherty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wolter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonas Wolter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from O Doherty. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters circling - Wolter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolter misses with a hook.
O Doherty looks to land a combination but Wolter avoids it well.
No joy there for O Doherty, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
O Doherty avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wolter cracks O Doherty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
O Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Wolter ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
O Doherty moves out of range as Wolter strikes.
O Doherty throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wolter defending well as O Doherty loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wolter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wolter stalling in the clinch but O Doherty improves position.
O Doherty tries to break free but Wolter pushes him back against the cage.
Wolter trying to land knees to the body.
Wolter misses with a knee strike.
Wolter tries a knee to the head but O Doherty blocks it.
Wolter throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Doherty lands a shoulder strike.
Wolter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wolter.
Wolter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
O Doherty wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wolter keeps control of O Doherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Doherty.
Wolter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty is trying to break free.
Wolter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
O Doherty takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wolter looking to stall.
O Doherty blocks an elbow strike.
O Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Wolter has him pressed against the cage.
Wolter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
O Doherty blocks an elbow strike from Wolter.
Wolter misses with an elbow over the top.
O Doherty wants to break free but Wolter has control.
Wolter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Doherty.
O Doherty dodges an elbow strike from Wolter.

O Doherty breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolter misses the target.
O Doherty lands a jab-cross combination.
Wolter tries to clinch up.
Wolter misses with a lunging right hand
and O Doherty counters with a straight right hand.
Wolter misses with a looping right.
O Doherty's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wolter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! O Doherty scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts O Doherty, as that shot connected.
O Doherty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wolter moves away.
Wolter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolter throws a low kick but O Doherty moves out of range easily.
O Doherty ducks under a wild hook from Wolter.
Wolter misses with a left hand
and Wolter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Doherty throws a one two combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from O Doherty.
O Doherty misses with a left hand

and Wolter moves into the clinch.
Wolter pushes off an throws an elbow but O Doherty leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wolter lands a right hand that snaps the head of O Doherty backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Doherty tries to circle away but Wolter has him pinned against the cage.
Wolter lands an elbow inside that O Doherty shrugs off.
Wolter has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wolter looking to stall.
Wolter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
O Doherty avoids a wild elbow strike from Wolter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wolter struggles to land a body shot inside as O Doherty controls his hands.
O Doherty avoiding damage as Wolter throws knees to the body.
O Doherty managing to block the knees to the body from Wolter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jonas Wolter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wolter 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonas Wolter!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerich has chosen NEW BDSM Whore as his entrance music. Varshik Gerich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andre
vs
Gerich

172 cm
23
153 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

193 cm
28
157 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Demon Clothing Company and Laundy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean-Louis Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gerich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Andre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andre throws a hook but Gerich blocks it.
Gerich misses with a hook.
Gerich lands a leg kick that knocks Andre off balance momentarily.
Andre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gerich moves out of range as Andre strikes.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Andre takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerich. That's going to slow Andre down.
Andre throws a lazy uppercut
and Gerich counters with a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gerich.
Gerich misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters circling a little - Gerich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerich. That's going to slow Andre down.
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich lands a head kick!
Gerich throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gerich misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gerich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Gerich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerich manages to avoid it.
Gerich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andre throws out the jab.
Gerich slips under a jab.
Gerich connects with a high kick.
Gerich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Andre finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerich's head.
Gerich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Andre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gerich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andre's knee momentarily.
Gerich lands a leg kick that knocks Andre off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Gerich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre loads up on a big right hand but Gerich slips the punch.
Varshik Gerich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Gerich scores with a kick to the body.
Gerich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Andre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gerich sprawls well initially but Andre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Andre stalling.
Andre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gerich's head.
Andre throws a strike but Gerich avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Andre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andre wants to pass the guard but Gerich is keeping the position.
Andre throwing strikes from guard but Gerich blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre controlling from the top position.
Andre tries to free his leg and advance position but Gerich is retaining full guard.
Andre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Andre trying to control but Gerich is working from the bottom.
Andre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Andre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre landing with the ground and pound.
Andre throws an elbow that misses. Gerich uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Andre's guard. Nice move by Gerich!
Andre keeping full guard, as Gerich tries to pass.

Andre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gerich gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Andre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gerich uses it to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Andre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andre moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean-Louis Andre dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gerich misses with a low kick.
Varshik Gerich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andre takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Andre walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gerich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gerich looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That kick from Gerich tenderised Andre's leg. Andre is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gerich lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gerich takes one on the button.
Andre tries to score with a low kick but Gerich moves his leg out of the way.
Andre is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gerich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andre.
Gerich thumps Andre with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gerich.
Varshik Gerich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gerich throws a sloppy head kick and Andre moves out of range easily.
Gerich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerich chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gerich to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerich moves away.
Andre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gerich moves away.
Gerich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gerich ducks under a wild hook from Andre.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gerich.
Andre misses with a straight left.
Andre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gerich swivels and escapes.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gerich.
Andre dives in and grabs Gerich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gerich pushes down on Andre's head and hops out.
Gerich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gerich scores with a kick to the body.
Gerich tries a low kick but Andre avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Andre.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andre misses with an attempted mid kick.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gerich.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre dives in and grabs Gerich's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gerich pushes down on Andre's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean-Louis Andre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerich fakes the leg kick and cracks Andre in the body.
Gerich moves away from the strike by Andre.
Andre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerich. Gerich obviously looking to wear him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gerich!
Andre looks to land a right hand but Gerich moved out of range.
Gerich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gerich throws a front kick aimed at Andre's knee but Andre avoids it well.
Andre blocks a low kick nicely.
Gerich throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich slips under a jab from Andre.
Gerich throws a head kick that half lands.
Andre avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gerich ducks under a wild hook from Andre.

Andre manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gerich on his heels. He'll look to pass Gerich's guard now, I'm sure.
Gerich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Andre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andre wants to control from the top but Gerich keeps moving.
Andre is looking to work some ground and pound but Gerich has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Andre has gone for a leg lock! Gerich slips out almost immediately though and dives into Andre's guard.

Gerich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andre has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gerich has managed to get both his arms back between Andre's legs - danger averted.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gerich with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerich wants to control from the top but Andre keeps moving.

Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Andre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andre keeping moving, preventing Gerich from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Varshik Gerich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gerich manages to avoid it.
Gerich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gerich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andre.
Andre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gerich sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andre somewhat.
Gerich throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gerich wants to slow Andre down by chopping away at his legs.
Andre swings for the body but Gerich moves out of range.
Andre misses with an uppercut. Gerich saw that one coming.
Gerich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gerich scores with a decent looking hook.
Gerich has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gerich looks to land a body kick but Andre moved away.
Andre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Gerich does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich throws a low kick, looking for Andre's leg but Andre calmly moves out of range.
Andre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gerich is out of range and Andre settles back down.
Andre connects with a looping right hand.
Andre with a nice cross.
Gerich delivers a nice body kick.
Gerich lands with a kick to the ribs.
Andre checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Gerich there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Andre scores with a nice body kick.
Andre misses with a low kick.
Andre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses.
Gerich wants to slow Andre down by chopping away at his legs.
A swing and a miss from Andre.
Andre takes a swing at Gerich's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Andre misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich avoids a kick to the body.
Gerich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Andre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gerich tried to score with a low kick but Andre checks it.
Horrible takedown by Andre or perhaps it was just good defense by Gerich which made him look bad.
Gerich avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andre scores with a one two! Gerich had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andre looks to land a left hand but Gerich moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerich.
Andre will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gerich wants to slow Andre down by chopping away at his legs.
Andre throws a poor cross that misses
and Gerich counters with a solid body kick.
Gerich tries to land a front kick but Andre steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gerich defending well as Andre loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gerich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gerich throws a jab but it's blocked by Andre.
Andre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gerich avoids a kick to the body.
Andre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gerich was well out of range. Poor timing from Andre.
Gerich throws a leg kick but Andre sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gerich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gerich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andre.
Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Andre with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean-Louis Andre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre throws a jab when Gerich was well out of range.
Andre moves out of range as Gerich throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gerich. That's going to slow Andre down.
Andre takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A left lands for Gerich.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Gerich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andre lands a slapping body shot.
Andre needs to keep his hands up - Gerich had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Gerich does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andre thows a left - swing and a miss!
Andre scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Andre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gerich.
A solid body kick from Gerich.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerich tries a head kick but it misses.
Andre fails to land with a series of punches.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gerich. Andre shrugs it off though.
Gerich throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Andre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Varshik Gerich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gerich 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Varshik Gerich!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tale of Three Brothers. 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.

Bei
vs
Simans

193 cm
20
260 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
235 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simans takes a swing at Bei's ribcage but misses.
Bei on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Simans keeps the fight on the outside.
Bei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Simans on the side of the head.
Simans slips under a jab.
Simans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bei moves away.
Bei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bei was well out of range. Poor timing from Simans.
Simans misses with an uppercut

and Bei counters with a crisp one two that drops Simans! Bei thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Simans to his feet! Simans is in big trouble!

Simans is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Simans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bei moves away.
Simans is still on wobbly legs! Can Bei finish him?
Bei has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Good leg kick by Simans there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Simans scores with a leg kick.
Simans seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Bei. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bei did well to prevent Simans getting side control.
Simans thows a huge punch but Bei dodges it nicely.
Bei tries to kick Simans off but Simans keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Simans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bei on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bei tries to get out of the position.
Bei is trying to stand back up but Simans is controlling him
Simans misses with a head shot. Bei uses the momentum to regain guard.

Simans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Simans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bei is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Simans trying to control the position from guard on top but Bei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Simans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Simans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Simans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simans is working Bei over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Simans slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Simans scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Simans. That snapped Bei's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edgars Simans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bei throws a series of punches but Simans moves out of range.
Bei takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Simans is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bei rather than just go for the knockout.
Bei takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bei doesn't manage to clinch there - Simans circles away.
A jab from Simans does it's job there.
Simans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bei.
Bei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Liu Bei is winning the standup battle so far.
Bei defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simans.
Bei misses with the combination.

Bei moves into the clinch successfully.
Bei lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bei misses with a hook to the ribs.

Simans has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bei regains guard immediately.
Bei knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simans on the ground.
Bei wants to stand up but Simans is controlling him.
Bei is wriggling around but Simans manages to pass to half guard.
Simans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bei defending well though.
Simans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Simans is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Simans.
Simans is nestled in close to Bei, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simans works his foot free and advances to mount.
Simans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bei hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simans wants to control the pace but Bei is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bei really wants to buck Simans off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgars Simans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice cross by Simans.
Bei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bei wants to clinch.
Simans swats away the attempt to clinch by Bei.
Bei tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Simans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bei's guard now.
Simans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simans is looking to work some ground and pound but Bei has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans trying to control but Bei is working from the bottom.
Simans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bei wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Simans manages to pass to side control.
Simans thows a huge punch but Bei dodges it nicely.
Bei blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simans.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bei keeps working.
Bei won't allow Simans to pass to mount.
Liu Bei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simans is looking to take a break and control but Bei is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Edgars Simans hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Bei rushes Simans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bei can't find room to land a body shot as Simans controls the action.
Bei misses with a body punch.
Simans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bei's elbow.
Simans can't find room to land a body shot as Bei controls the action.
Simans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bei gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Edgars Simans is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bei working aggressively here.
Bei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Simans landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Simans manages to pull guard.
Simans trying to control the position.

Simans looking for a guillotine here but Bei defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bei trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simans's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Simans has his foot on Bei's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bei works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgars Simans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Simans winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgars Simans!
In his post fight interview, Edgars Simans gave a big smile as he said 'Stretch your buttcheeks Castor. I how a raping for you. Have can you not love me? Free humors! '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tatsuya Kawajiri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kawajiri
vs
De Fran

172 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
158 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatsuya Kawajiri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawajiri ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kawajiri throws a shot to the body.
Kawajiri throws a hook but De Fran blocks it.
De Fran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Kawajiri misses.
Kawajiri lands a lovely overhand right.
Good exchange - De Fran coming out on top.
Kawajiri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Fran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kawajiri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawajiri throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by De Fran.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Fran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Fran throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
De Fran looks for the body kick but Kawajiri saw that one coming.
Kawajiri throws a jab but it's blocked by De Fran.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fran.
Kawajiri connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kawajiri has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rings Russia in the buildup to the fight.
De Fran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawajiri feints a jab promting De Fran to slip. Kawajiri then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. De Fran slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fran lands with an overhand left.

De Fran clinches with his opponent.
De Fran slows down the pace here.
Kawajiri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kawajiri dodges an elbow strike from De Fran.
De Fran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kawajiri working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawajiri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as De Fran takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
De Fran blocks a body shot from Kawajiri.
De Fran lands an elbow just above Kawajiri 's eye.
De Fran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kawajiri blocks it with crossed arms.

Kawajiri breaks from the clinch.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawajiri misses the jab.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawajiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri moves out of range of the body kick.
De Fran takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
Kawajiri avoids the head kick by De Fran.
Kawajiri throws a lazy uppercut
and De Fran counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kawajiri thinking.
Kawajiri is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Kawajiri.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fran scores with a hook.
Kawajiri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Fran.
Kawajiri swings for the body but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Kawajiri has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Fran.
De Fran misses with a lunging right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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!
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Kawajiri finds it's way through De Fran's defenses.
Kawajiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
De Fran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kawajiri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
De Fran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kawajiri.
De Fran lands with a kick to the ribs.
De Fran tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
De Fran throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
Kawajiri misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Fran counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kawajiri dips to his left and cracks De Fran with an uppercut!
Kawajiri throws a body punch but De Fran moves out of range.
De Fran has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Fran there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andr De Fran will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kawajiri takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
Kawajiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kawajiri misses with a kick to the body.
De Fran throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot that snaps De Fran's head back.
De Fran looking to land some kicks to the body here.

De Fran moves into the clinch.
De Fran lands with a right to the head.
Kawajiri looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
De Fran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tatsuya Kawajiri has been cut.
De Fran wants to stall.

De Fran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kawajiri.
De Fran moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
Kawajiri throws a wild body kick that De Fran sees coming a mile off.
Kawajiri avoids the head kick by De Fran.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
De Fran throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kawajiri works De Fran's body with a nice hook.
Kawajiri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
De Fran takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kawajiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kawajiri throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Fran tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran moves away from the strike by Kawajiri.
De Fran misses with an uppercut. Kawajiri saw that one coming.
De Fran misses the jab.
De Fran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kawajiri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tatsuya Kawajiri is winning the standup battle so far.
Kawajiri connects with a right hand. De Fran shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Fran fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kawajiri on the side of the head.
Kawajiri throws the kick towards the body but De Fran avoids it.
Kawajiri throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Fran lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kawajiri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Fran sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawajiri throws the left hand but De Fran avoids the punch easily.
Kawajiri looks to land a left hand but De Fran moved out of range nicely.
De Fran connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kawajiri.
De Fran misses with a hook. Kawajiri ducked under it nicely.
De Fran is looking to slow Kawajiri down with leg kicks.

De Fran has Kawajiri up against the cage in a clinch.

Kawajiri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kawajiri looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range.
De Fran misses with a body kick.
De Fran lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kawajiri will feel that in the morning.
De Fran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kawajiri displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Fran throws out the jab.
Kawajiri scores with a nice strike.
De Fran scores with a hook.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kawajiri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kawajiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fran moves in looking to clinch but Kawajiri pushes him off.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kawajiri avoids a kick to the body.
Kawajiri defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
Kawajiri scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Fran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kawajiri just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
Kawajiri scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tatsuya Kawajiri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tatsuya Kawajiri's cut.
That's time! Kawajiri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

De Fran feints a jab promting Kawajiri to slip. De Fran then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kawajiri slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
De Fran connects with an inside leg kick.
De Fran throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Kawajiri.
De Fran misses with a hook. Kawajiri ducked under it nicely.
De Fran misses with a right hand
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
De Fran throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kawajiri's head.
De Fran throws a low kick but Kawajiri avoids it.
De Fran walks into a stiff left hand from Kawajiri.
De Fran bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Fran misses with a looping left.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
De Fran fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kawajiri throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Fran.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran tries to score with a low kick but Kawajiri moves his leg out of the way.
De Fran thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kawajiri if he has to take too many more of those.
Kawajiri scores with a jab to the body.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kawajiri. That did some damage!
Kawajiri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Fran tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kawajiri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That kick from De Fran tenderised Kawajiri's leg. Kawajiri is trying to keep his angry face on.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fran. Kawajiri does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Fran throws a hook but Kawajiri avoids it easily.
Kawajiri looks for the body kick but De Fran saw that one coming.
Kawajiri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
De Fran scores with a one two! Kawajiri had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
De Fran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Fran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kawajiri.
De Fran throws a wild body kick that Kawajiri sees coming a mile off.
Kawajiri looks to score with a jab to the body but De Fran is just out of range.
Kawajiri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Kawajiri's head but Kawajiri sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fran thows a body kick. Kawajiri tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kawajiri lands a nice shot to the body.
Kawajiri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Fran.
Kawajiri throws a hook but De Fran blocks it.
A shot to the body from Kawajiri misses
and De Fran counters with a lovely straight right hand!
De Fran throws a body kick that misses.
Kawajiri throws a lazy right hand but De Fran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kawajiri misses with a looping left.
Good standup being displayed there by Kawajiri as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawajiri connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fran. De Fran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Fran defending well as Kawajiri loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Kawajiri misses.
De Fran explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Kawajiri.
Kawajiri throws a chopping leg kick but De Fran manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Fran misses with a kick to the body.
Kawajiri throws a jab when De Fran was well out of range.
De Fran lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kawajiri takes a step back to recover.
Kawajiri uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Fran.
De Fran lunges at Kawajiri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kawajiri's hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kawajiri misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kawajiri counters with a right hand to the body.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawajiri moves away from the strike by De Fran.
De Fran pushes Kawajiri away with a front kick.
Kawajiri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kawajiri connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kawajiri scores with a hook to the body. De Fran takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
De Fran tries to land a body kick
enabling Kawajiri to counter with a crisp jab.
De Fran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fran is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Fran throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kawajiri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well De Fran has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
Our winner, Andr De Fran, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Love's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lil Wayne - Bitches Love Me (Feat. Future & Drake). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Love
vs
Silva

170 cm
26
192 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love misses with a wild body shot.
Love misses with a jab, cross combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Love down.
Love thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Love moves his leg out of the way.
Love throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Love just misses with a punch to the body.
Love throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Love misses with a body shot.
Love lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Love on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Love swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Love blocks the low kick.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Love.
Love throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Love blocks a head kick by Silva.

Love lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Love thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Dougie Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Love finish him?
Silva lands a head kick. Love smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Quest Love has been cut.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Love misses with a head kick.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Whack! Silva lands a heavy head kick that drops Love. The ref tackles Silva to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Love was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Dougie Silva!
Quest Love was interviewed post fight and said 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Buchanan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dieter Von Cunth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Von Cunth's choice of entrance music: In Waves- Trivium. Dieter Von Cunth has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Paul Buchanan's chin.

Buchanan
vs
Von Cunth

183 cm
25
201 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dieter Von Cunth!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchanan throws a head kick that misses.
Buchanan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paul Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchanan lands a slapping body shot.
Von Cunth scores with a hook to the body. Buchanan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Cunth avoids the head kick by Buchanan.
Von Cunth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buchanan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Von Cunth uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Von Cunth with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Von Cunth gets a clinch.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Cunth's elbow.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buchanan.
Von Cunth gets underhooks to prevent Buchanan's takedown attempt.
Buchanan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buchanan avoiding damage as Von Cunth throws knees to the body.
Buchanan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Buchanan.
Von Cunth swings wildly with an uppercut but Buchanan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buchanan misses with a punch to the body.
Buchanan tries to score a body lock takedown but Von Cunth shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Von Cunth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
Buchanan goes for a takedown attempt but Von Cunth pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Buchanan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Buchanan checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buchanan.
Von Cunth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Buchanan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buchanan is looking to wear down Von Cunth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Von Cunth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dieter Von Cunth is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Von Cunth moves into the clinch successfully.
Buchanan misses with some punches.
Buchanan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Cunth wants to stall.
Buchanan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Von Cunth fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchanan is looking for a takedown.
Von Cunth working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Von Cunth.
Buchanan tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan blocks a body shot from Von Cunth.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as Von Cunth controls his hands.
Buchanan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von Cunth's elbow.
A short left from Von Cunth.
Von Cunth tries to throw a body punch but Buchanan avoids it by throwing Von Cunth back against the cage.
Von Cunth pushes Buchanan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Von Cunth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buchanan backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Buchanan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan prevents a body shot from Von Cunth.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Cunth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von Cunth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buchanan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Von Cunth tries to work over Buchanan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Cunth backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Von Cunth.
Buchanan tries a body shot but Von Cunth blocks it.
Von Cunth throws a punch but it's blocked by Buchanan.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
Von Cunth stalling.
Von Cunth misses with a body punch.
Von Cunth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Buchanan blocking some punches.
Von Cunth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buchanan tries to work over Von Cunth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buchanan lands a shoulder strike.
Von Cunth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Buchanan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Von Cunth after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Von Cunth.
Von Cunth lands a body shot.
Buchanan is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von Cunth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Von Cunth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Von Cunth lands a nice uppercut.
Von Cunth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Von Cunth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieter Von Cunth dominated that round.
That's time! Buchanan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Von Cunth jabs at Buchanan's body.
Von Cunth's corner calls for a 1-2. Von Cunth obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Von Cunth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Von Cunth looks to land a body kick but Buchanan moved away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Von Cunth, right into the meat.
Von Cunth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Von Cunth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buchanan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
and Von Cunth counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Buchanan! He's just covering up as Von Cunth starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dieter Von Cunth!
In his post fight interview, Dieter Von Cunth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Almdudler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belleville has chosen The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Almdudler
vs
Belleville

162 cm
24
155 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
153 lbs
18 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Almdudler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almdudler connects with a body shot.
Belleville lands a nice shot to the body.
Belleville does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Belleville.
Belleville will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Belleville throws a quick inside leg kick.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Almdudler has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A leg kick checked by Almdudler.
A punch combination from Belleville misses.
Belleville tried to score with a low kick but Almdudler checks it.
Belleville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belleville takes a swing at Almdudler's ribcage but misses.
Almdudler misses with a head kick.

Belleville gets caught flat footed, as Almdudler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Almdudler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Almdudler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Almdudler is looking to work some ground and pound but Belleville has wrist control.
Belleville has momentary wrist control but Almdudler slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Belleville is on top in guard.
Belleville tries to free his leg and advance position but Almdudler is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Almdudler looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Belleville passes Almdudler's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Almdudler is looking to control Belleville's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Almdudler avoid being mounted?
Belleville sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Andreas Almdudler wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Belleville moves into the clinch.
Belleville is looking to control Almdudler's arms but Almdudler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Belleville has his back to the cage.
Belleville lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville blocks a body shot from Almdudler.
Almdudler stalling in the clinch.

Almdudler manages to break the clinch.
Belleville misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Belleville is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belleville lands a nice leg kick that just misses Almdudler's sensitive parts.
Almdudler is looking to clinch.
Belleville lands a head shot.
Belleville tries to close the distance and clinch but Almdudler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Almdudler moves into the clinch.
Belleville digs a right hand underneath Almdudler's ribcage. Almdudler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Belleville lands an uppercut.
Belleville lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Almdudler is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville lands a body shot.
Almdudler is trying to stall.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Almdudler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Belleville has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Almdudler looking to stall.
Belleville misses with a body punch.
Belleville has Almdudler pushed against the cage.

Almdudler turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almdudler working away.
Belleville is looking for a sweep.
Belleville has one of Almdudler's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Belleville struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Almdudler tries to clinch but Belleville moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belleville 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 Almdudler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Almdudler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Almdudler checks a leg kick nicely.

Almdudler moves into range and clinches up with Belleville.
Belleville makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Belleville digs a right hand into Almdudler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Almdudler's gas tank.
Belleville lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belleville lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belleville scores with a nice hook to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Belleville as Almdudler tries to tie him up.
Belleville struggles to land a body shot inside as Almdudler controls his hands.
Belleville lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Almdudler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Belleville is defending well.
Belleville is looking to break free of the clinch but Almdudler has double underhooks.
Almdudler stalling in the clinch but Belleville improves position.
Belleville on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville struggles to land a body shot inside as Almdudler controls his hands.
Almdudler prevents a body shot from Belleville.
Almdudler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belleville gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Belleville tries to throw a body punch but Almdudler avoids it by throwing Belleville back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Belleville.
Belleville stalling the fight.
Belleville lands a hook that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Belleville scores with a hook to the body.
Belleville just leaning against Almdudler, taking a breather.
Belleville lands a nice uppercut.
Almdudler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Almdudler leaning against his opponent.
Almdudler is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belleville works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Almdudler stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville lands a shot to the body.

Belleville pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Belleville with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Belleville dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Almdudler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belleville swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Belleville.

Belleville drives through and clinches with Almdudler against the cage.
Belleville blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belleville lands with a short shot to the head.
Almdudler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Belleville's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Belleville dodges the punch combination from Almdudler.

Belleville closes the distance and clinches.
Belleville working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Almdudler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belleville prevents a body shot from Almdudler.
Almdudler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Almdudler tries for a takedown but Belleville manages to get underhooks.
Belleville holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Belleville manages to break the clinch.

Belleville clinches up with Almdudler and pushes him back against the cage.
Almdudler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belleville fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Belleville throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Belleville clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Belleville.
Almdudler tries to stall but Belleville uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Belleville lands a body punch in the clinch.
Belleville stalling in the clinch but Almdudler improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Belleville breaks from the clinch.

Almdudler rushes Belleville and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville misses with a body punch.
Belleville scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Belleville manages to break the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Almdudler checks a leg kick.
Almdudler shoots in looking for a takedown but Belleville manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Almdudler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Belleville throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Almdudler lands with an overhand left.
Belleville keeps Almdudler at a distance using the push kick.
Belleville connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Belleville circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Almdudler checks a low kick from Belleville.
Good leg kick by Belleville there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Belleville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Almdudler was well out of range. Poor timing from Belleville.
Belleville is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Almdudler rather than just go for the knockout.
Belleville tries a head kick but it misses.
Belleville feints and then cracks Almdudler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Almdudler down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Belleville tries to close the distance and clinch but Almdudler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Almdudler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Belleville rushes Almdudler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Belleville presses Almdudler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Belleville lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Belleville breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almdudler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almdudler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Belleville has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Belleville throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Belleville moves into range and clinches up with Almdudler.
Belleville cracks Almdudler with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Belleville.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belleville tries a body shot but Almdudler blocks it.
Nice body punch from Belleville.
Belleville is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler prevents a body shot from Belleville.
Almdudler prevents a body shot from Belleville.
Belleville effectively controlling the action here.

Belleville breaks the clinch.
Belleville takes a swing at Almdudler's ribcage but misses.
Belleville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belleville throws a leg kick but Almdudler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Almdudler gets a double leg takedown into Belleville's guard.
Almdudler is fighting to break Belleville's control of his arms but Belleville is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Almdudler trying to control but Belleville is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Benjamin Belleville has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Almdudler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Belleville swivels and escapes.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belleville swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andreas Almdudler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belleville cracks Almdudler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almdudler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Belleville moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Almdudler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Belleville!
Belleville regains half guard.
Belleville wants to control but Almdudler is keeping busy.
Belleville keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is not content to let Almdudler control the position.
Belleville controlling the position well.
Belleville is looking for a sweep. Almdudler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almdudler throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Belleville to regain full guard.
Belleville keeping moving, preventing Almdudler from controlling successfully.
Benjamin Belleville has got the better of the ground game so far.
Belleville looking to control.
Belleville controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Benjamin Belleville wasn't active enough on the ground.
Belleville throws a head kick but Almdudler moves out of range.

Belleville clinches up with Almdudler and pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville is trying to push Almdudler away but Almdudler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Almdudler struggles to land a body shot inside as Belleville controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Belleville.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe Almdudler would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Almdudler has Belleville pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belleville manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Belleville escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Belleville has closed the distance and engaged Almdudler in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Belleville scores with a nice short uppercut.
Belleville content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Belleville stalling in the clinch but Almdudler improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Belleville slows down the pace here.
Belleville scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville really dominated that round.
That's time! Almdudler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Belleville misses with a head kick.

Belleville gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Belleville breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Belleville finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Almdudler checks the leg kick nicely there.
Belleville keeps the fight on the outside.
Almdudler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Almdudler shoots in but no luck this time.
Belleville tried to score with a low kick but Almdudler checks it.
Almdudler fails with a takedown attempt.
Belleville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Almdudler tries to clinch but Belleville moves out of range.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Almdudler manages to avoid it.
Belleville takes a swing at Almdudler's ribcage but misses.
Belleville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belleville stuffs the takedown attempt from Almdudler. Almdudler gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Almdudler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Belleville throws a leg kick

and Almdudler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Belleville's guard.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belleville looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Belleville's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Benjamin Belleville has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Belleville connects with a leg kick. Almdudler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Almdudler is looking to clinch but Belleville is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler blocks a low kick nicely.
Belleville tries to clinch there but Almdudler circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almdudler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belleville with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belleville misses with a head kick.
Almdudler is looking to clinch but Belleville is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Almdudler.
Belleville circles away from the clinch attempt.
Almdudler wants to clinch.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
Almdudler lands with a shot to the body.
Belleville throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Almdudler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville lands a body shot.
Belleville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Almdudler.
Almdudler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Belleville takes the fight into the clinch.
Belleville content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Belleville.
Belleville lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Almdudler.
Belleville gets through Almdudler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belleville lands a right hand that snaps the head of Almdudler backwards.
Almdudler is looking to control Belleville's arms but Belleville gets an underhook and turns him. Now Almdudler has his back to the cage.
Belleville misses with a body punch.
Belleville is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Belleville throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Almdudlers head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler tries to score a body lock takedown but Belleville shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Belleville breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Belleville takes a swing at Almdudler's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belleville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belleville stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Almdudler at a distance.
Almdudler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Belleville clinches up with Almdudler and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Belleville.

Almdudler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Belleville keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Belleville dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Belleville throws a leg kick

so Almdudler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belleville trying to control the position here.
Almdudler trying to control the position from guard on top but Belleville is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Belleville feints a jab promting Almdudler to slip. Belleville then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Almdudler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Almdudler shoots in for a takedown but Belleville shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Almdudler wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belleville looks to score with a jab to the body but Almdudler is just out of range.
Belleville avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belleville throws a right hand that Almdudler ducks under and follows up with a left that Almdudler also avoids with ease.
Almdudler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Almdudler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Almdudler or perhaps it was just good defense by Belleville which made him look bad.
Belleville connects with a body shot.
Almdudler tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Almdudler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Belleville misses with the combination.
Almdudler misses with a wild combination.
Almdudler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belleville swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almdudler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belleville manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belleville lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Belleville 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 Almdudler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Almdudler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Belleville misses with a low kick.
Almdudler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belleville manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belleville fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belleville wants to clinch up but Almdudler keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Almdudler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almdudler checks a leg kick.
Almdudler swinging wildly here.
Almdudler takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Almdudler moves in looking to clinch but Belleville pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belleville swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Almdudler misses with a wild body shot.
Almdudler throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Belleville looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Almdudler with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Almdudler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Belleville wants to clinch.
Belleville punishes Almdudler's body with a nice straight punch.
Belleville thows a leg kick but Almdudler checks it

and Almdudler counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Almdudler throwing shots but Belleville is blocking nicely.
Belleville moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Almdudler postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belleville is pulling down on Almdudler's head to control his posture.
Belleville wants to sweep here but Almdudler controlling him for the moment.
Almdudler throwing strikes from guard but Belleville blocks nicely.
Andreas Almdudler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Almdudler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Almdudler is fighting to break Belleville's control of his arms but Belleville is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Almdudler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Almdudler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belleville swivels though and keeps the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Benjamin Belleville.
I've got Belleville winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:50
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Belleville!
Benjamin Belleville is the new featherweight champion!
After the fight, Benjamin Belleville was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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