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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Messer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Josh Butler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Messer!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butler, right into the meat.
Butler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butler 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.
Messer swinging wildly here.
Messer just misses with a punch to the body.
Butler scores with a leg kick.
Messer tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butler throws a sloppy head kick and Messer moves out of range easily.
Messer swings for the body but Butler moves out of range.
Messer throws a jab but it's blocked by Butler.
Messer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Butler.
Messer misses with a wild combination.
That kick from Butler tenderised Messer's leg. Messer is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Messer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Messer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Messer throws a lazy uppercut
and Butler counters with an outside leg kick.
Messer misses with a hook
and Butler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Messer's knee momentarily.
Messer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Messer looks winded!
Messer throws a head kick that misses.
Butler fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Messer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butler lands a high kick!
Butler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Butler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Butler lands a head kick!
It looks like Mark Messer has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butler.
Butler lands with a slapping head kick.
Butler lands a brutal head kick. Messer looks out on his feet and Butler throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Josh Butler!
After the fight, Josh Butler 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolay Dubrovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikolay Dubrovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karelin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dubrovsky jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Aleksandr Karelin has been cut.
Dubrovsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karelin pinned against the cage. Karelin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Karelin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dubrovsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dubrovsky trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dubrovsky 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.
Dubrovsky trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Dubrovsky looking to pass the guard.
Karelin has his foot on Dubrovsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dubrovsky works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin is trying to control the position but Dubrovsky postures up.
Dubrovsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Dubrovsky trying to control but Karelin is working from the bottom.
Dubrovsky won't allow Karelin to sweep him here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nikolay Dubrovsky wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Karelin with a poor takedown
and Dubrovsky counters with a nice body shot.
Dubrovsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Karelin to the mat! Karelin manages to get full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrovsky forces his way into half guard.
Karelin is trying to maintain the position but Dubrovsky is very close to passing his half guard.
Dubrovsky passes to side control.
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!
Dubrovsky trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Karelin tries to bench press Dubrovsky off him but Dubrovsky keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin prevents Dubrovsky from moving into mount.
Dubrovsky trying to control the position but Karelin is working away.
Karelin wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Dubrovsky has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Karelin's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Karelin is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Dubrovsky!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nikolay Dubrovsky!
Nikolay Dubrovsky thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Franz Bratwurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Franz Bratwurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Bratwurst.
Bratwurst lands with a good body shot.
Bratwurst scores with a one two! Tyler had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like John Tyler has been cut.
Bratwurst lands a jab to the nose.
Tyler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bratwurst.
Tyler with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bratwurst to score with a decent uppercut.
Bratwurst moves out of range as Tyler strikes.
Bratwurst connects with a body shot that sends Tyler's belly button to the back.
Tyler misses with a series of wild punches.
Bratwurst looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bratwurst swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tyler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bratwurst misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Bratwurst. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bratwurst.
Bratwurst scores with the left hand. Tyler knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler throws the left hand but Bratwurst avoids the punch easily.
Tyler ducks under a wild hook from Bratwurst.
Bratwurst misses with the combination.
Bratwurst misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bratwurst misses with a wild combination.
Bratwurst scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Franz Bratwurst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler takes a swing at Bratwurst's ribcage but misses.
Tyler throws an overhand right that lands on Bratwurst's shoulder, as Bratwurst tries to avoid the shot.
Bratwurst swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyler loads up on a big right hand but Bratwurst slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Bratwurst catches Tyler right on the button with a cross.
Bratwurst catches Tyler with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bratwurst swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bratwurst uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tyler.
Bratwurst swings for the body but Tyler moves out of range.
Bratwurst looks to land a right hand but Tyler moved out of range.
Bratwurst slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bratwurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyler.
Tyler misses with an uppercut. Bratwurst saw that one coming.
Tyler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bratwurst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyler throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler dodges the punch combination from Bratwurst.
Tyler walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Bratwurst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyler tries to move into range but Bratwurst moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bratwurst lands a left and a right that send Tyler crashing to the mat, dazed. Bratwurst thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tyler is rocked!
That has opened up John Tyler's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bratwurst cracks Tyler with a hook to the temple - Tyler is on wobbly legs here! Bratwurst swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Tyler falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Bratwurst wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Franz Bratwurst!
After winning the bout, Franz Bratwurst thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mendes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Andre swivels and escapes.
Andre pushes Mendes up against the cage in a clinch.
Andre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mendes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jake Mendes has been cut.
Andre misses with the head strike.
Andre misses with a punch to the body.
Mendes goes for a takedown attempt but Andre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mendes shoots in but Andre avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jean-Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Mendes.
A solid body kick from Andre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes misses with a takedown attempt
and Andre counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Andre misses with a hook. Mendes ducked under it nicely.
Andre throws a combination. Mendes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Andre throws a leg kick that misses.
Andre throws a wild body kick that Mendes sees coming a mile off.
Andre throws a series of strikes that have Mendes backpedaling.
Andre throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Andre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andre looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendes passes into side control.
Andre regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes prevents Andre from improving his position.
Andre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mendes's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mendes's back!
Mendes breaks Andre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Andre is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Andre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mendes gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mendes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mendes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Andre is looking for a triangle but Mendes pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mendes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mendes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Andre keeping full guard, as Mendes tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andre is working an open guard so Mendes takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Andre pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Andre throws a poor cross that misses
and Mendes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Andre's guard.
Mendes is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Andre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Andre has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mendes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Andre is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre trying to control the position from guard on top but Mendes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mendes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Andre trying to control the action but Mendes is working from the bottom.
Andre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mendes is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Andre asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Mendes taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mendes gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mendes is not content to let Andre control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean-Louis Andre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jake Mendes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mendes takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andre. Mendes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mendes shoots in looking for a takedown but Andre manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mendes's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mendes shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Andre defends it nicely.
Andre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendes has Andre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Andre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jean-Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Mendes.
Andre scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Andre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mendes is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Andre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Andre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andre tries a body shot but Mendes blocks it.
Mendes blocks the elbow strike.
Mendes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Andre pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mendes checks a leg kick nicely.
Andre darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Andre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mendes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a lunging right hand
and Mendes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Andre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mendes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Andre misses with an elbow over the top.
Andre lands with a left to the head.
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!
Mendes tries for a takedown but Andre manages to get underhooks.
Andre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Andre.
Andre lands a nice elbow.
Andre throws a punch but it's blocked by Mendes.
Mendes has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Andre clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Mendes not allowing Andre to control his hands.
Mendes is trying to stick to Andre's back but Andre is turning into Mendes. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mendes's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Andre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andre wants to control from the top but Mendes keeps moving.
Andre working some strikes from top position.
Andre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
Andre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Andre passes Mendes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Andre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mendes defends it well.
Mendes pushes Andre off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre misses with a series of wild punches.
Andre connects with the punch.
Mendes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Andre counters with a nice leg kick.
Andre fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andre misses with a body punch
and Mendes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andre misses with a punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Andre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Andre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mendes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean-Louis Andre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Mendes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Andre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jean-Louis Andre is winning the standup battle so far.
Andre scores with a kick to the body.
Andre is looking to clinch but Mendes is avoiding it.
Mendes fails with the takedown.
Andre swinging wildly here.
Jean-Louis Andre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andre scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andre moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Andre has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Mendes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andre throws a right and a left that Mendes avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andre throws a leg kick but Mendes moved away.
Mendes avoids the body shot from Andre.
The fighters circling - Andre throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mendes fails with the takedown
and Andre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jean-Louis Andre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Mendes.
Andre's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Andre duly obliges.
Andre misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mendes is defended easily by Andre.
Andre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendes manages to avoid it.
Mendes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mendes has his takedown stuffed
and Mendes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andre throws a hook but Mendes avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Mendes.
Andre connects with a looping right hand.
Andre fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre catches Mendes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Andre misses with a wild body shot.
Andre misses with a jab to the body
and Mendes counters with a takedown into side control.
Andre tries to bench press Mendes off him but Mendes keeps the position.
Jake Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendes is working for a kimura but Andre is defending it quite comfortably.
Andre looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andre actively working from the bottom here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mendes stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Andre!
Andre throws out a powerful jab.
Mendes tries to move into range but Andre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Andre looks to score with a jab to the body but Mendes is just out of range.
Mendes moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Andre misses.
Andre bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mendes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Andre counters with a right hand to the body.
Jean-Louis Andre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean-Louis Andre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean-Louis Andre!
After winning the bout, Jean-Louis Andre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dorokhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Bulger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Dorokhov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bulger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorokhov.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dorokhov!
We've been told by Bulger's head coaches at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dorokhov misses with a looping left.
Bulger defending well as Dorokhov loads up on a big left hand.
Nice jab there from Dorokhov.
Dorokhov thuds a left hand into Bulger's body.
Joseph Bulger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bulger lands a glancing blow to the side of Dorokhov's head.
Dorokhov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dorokhov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bulger has his takedown stuffed
and Dorokhov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Dorokhov misses.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Bulger got wobbled bad by a big combination! Dorokhov presses forward with punches and knees until Bulger stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Bulger closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Dorokhov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Hoffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Hoffer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eddie Torrez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez takes one to the side of the head.
Torrez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hoffer.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrez thows a body shot but no joy.
Torrez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Torrez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hoffer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Torrez cracks Hoffer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hoffer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Torrez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoffer throws out a loose jab but Torrez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torrez throws a right hand that misses
and Hoffer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Torrez does no damage.
Torrez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Torrez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hoffer counters with a three punch combo that has Torrez backing up. Torrez nods at Hoffer to acknowledge the strikes.
Torrez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoffer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Torrez avoids it really well and circles away.
Torrez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoffer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torrez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torrez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hoffer shoots in and drives through. Torrez sprawls well.
Nice cross by Hoffer.
Hoffer misses with a hook
and Torrez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoffer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hoffer dodges the punch combination from Torrez.
Torrez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hoffer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Torrez.
Torrez lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoffer throws a hook to the side of Torrez's head but Torrez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hoffer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Hoffer finds it's way through Torrez's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hoffer misses with an uppercut.
Torrez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hoffer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hoffer throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Torrez misses.
Hoffer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Torrez misses with a hook. Hoffer ducked under it nicely.
Hoffer shoots in looking for a takedown but Torrez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoffer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Hoffer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torrez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hoffer at a distance.
A big left from Hoffer misses.
Torrez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoffer under the eye.
Hoffer misses with a low kick.
Torrez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoffer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torrez scores with a shot to the body.
Torrez feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hoffer sprawling to the canvas! Hoffer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Torrez finish him?!
Hoffer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Torrez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Hoffer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Torrez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Torrez jabs at Hoffer's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hoffer. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Torrez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoffer momentarily.
Torrez drops Hoffer with a naaaaasty hook - Hoffer is in real trouble here! Torrez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Torrez!
Eddie Torrez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Alaniz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Iron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alaniz comes into the arena with Slippin blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying The Iron's choice of entrance music: Slippin. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charlie Alaniz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John The Iron!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Iron gets tackled into the cage by Alaniz. Alaniz maintains the clinch.
The Iron can't find room to land a body shot as Alaniz controls the action.
The Iron looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Alaniz to work.
Alaniz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Alaniz postures up and lands a big shot to The Iron's brow.
The Iron looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alaniz won't allow The Iron to sweep him here.
Alaniz chips away with some ground and pound.
Alaniz throws an elbow that misses. The Iron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Alaniz's guard. Nice move by The Iron!
Alaniz has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think The Iron should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Alaniz has tightened it up now! The Iron should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charlie Alaniz!
Charlie Alaniz took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I don't know why these fighter's show up, I am on a mission, to be the best and to fight the best. As I rise to the top I will show everyone my skills and that I fight because I am THE only true warrior in the cage!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Worries. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Malaki under the eye.
Malaki blocks a jab.
Good work by Malaki as he checks the leg kick.
De Fran connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Malaki checks a leg kick.
De Fran throws a poor cross that misses
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away.
A good leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran throws a nice looking combination but Malaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from De Fran does it's job there.
Malaki stalks De Fran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into De Fran's face. De Fran staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - De Fran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malaki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
De Fran is looking to chop away at Malaki's legs.
De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malaki, as that shot connected.
Malaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malaki takes a swing at De Fran's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki lands with a good body shot.
Malaki scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
De Fran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malaki throws out the jab.
De Fran scores with a head kick. Malaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
De Fran misses with a lunging right hand
letting Malaki counter with a right hand.
Malaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fran.
De Fran feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malaki's calf.
A big right from De Fran misses.
De Fran scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran thows a leg kick but Malaki checks it
and Malaki counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body kick from De Fran.
Malaki lands the left hand.
De Fran 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.
De Fran throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malaki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Fran misses with a head kick.
De Fran scores with a head kick. Malaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran tries to land a front kick but Malaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from De Fran misses the target.
De Fran clinches.
De Fran has a couple of punches blocked by Malaki.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
Malaki wants to break free but De Fran has control.
De Fran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Malaki backwards.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
Malaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malaki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De Fran has him pressed against the cage.
Malaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
De Fran throws an elbow but it misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malaki breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by De Fran.
De Fran throws a hook to the side of Malaki's head but Malaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Fran attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Malaki throws a shot to the body.
Malaki tests De Fran's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Malaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Malaki ducks under a wild hook from De Fran.
De Fran throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A big right from Malaki misses.
De Fran lands a lovely overhand right.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Fran shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran tries to land a leg kick but Malaki saw it coming and moves away.
De Fran will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Fran takes one to the side of the head.
Malaki misses with a straight left.
Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Fran throws a solid leg kick but Malaki takes the impact on his shin and smiles at De Fran.
Malaki loads up on a big right hand but De Fran slips the punch.
De Fran throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Malaki misses with a hook. De Fran ducked under it nicely.
De Fran throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malaki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Malaki lands with a nice combination. De Fran backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaki.
De Fran tries to clinch there but Malaki circles away.
De Fran takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Malaki defending well as De Fran loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
De Fran fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Malaki.
Malaki works over De Fran's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from De Fran.
Andr De Fran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malaki throws a series of punches but De Fran avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Malaki coming out on top.
Good shot there by Malaki.
Malaki scores with a body shot.
De Fran fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Fran dodges the punch combination from Malaki.
De Fran misses with a straight left.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fran. De Fran obviously looking to wear him down.
De Fran thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Fran with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Fran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Malaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malaki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malaki checks the leg kick.
De Fran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and De Fran counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Fran is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Malaki is keeping busy.
De Fran is leaning against Malaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Fran tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Malaki avoids it.
De Fran working Malaki over with knees to the body.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
De Fran unloads a knee to the mid-section. Malaki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Malaki is breathing heavily.
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!
De Fran scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Fran.
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
A shot in the inside from De Fran.
De Fran lands a damaging elbow.
Malaki is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malaki is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from De Fran.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Fran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Malaki avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
De Fran controlling the action here for a moment.
De Fran tries a knee to the head but Malaki blocks it.
De Fran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Malaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malaki looking to stall.
Malaki avoids the elbow strike from De Fran, against the cage.
Malaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
De Fran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Fran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls for De Fran to work.
A right hand to the body from De Fran.
Malaki blocks an elbow strike from De Fran.
Malaki avoiding damage as De Fran throws knees to the body.
De Fran keeps control of Malaki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Malaki is looking to break free of the clinch but De Fran has double underhooks.
Malaki takes an elbow to the temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malaki is trying to break the clinch but De Fran is controlling him.
De Fran throws an elbow that misses.
De Fran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andr De Fran dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
De Fran misses the jab.
Malaki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Malaki sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Malaki looks to land a right hand but De Fran moved out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Fran, right into the meat.
De Fran scores with a nice head shot.
De Fran misses the jab.
A big left from De Fran misses.
De Fran goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Fran tries to score with a low kick but Malaki moves his leg out of the way.
De Fran misses with a leg kick.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
Malaki checks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Malaki.
Malaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran misses with a hook. Malaki ducked under it nicely.
De Fran lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malaki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
De Fran fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Fran dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malaki. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
De Fran throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Malaki blocks a low kick nicely.
De Fran misses with a looping left.
Malaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Fran.
Malaki lands a nice looking body shot.
Malaki misses with a two punch combination.
De Fran is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Malaki's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
De Fran ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malaki moves away.
Malaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Fran manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fran wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Malaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Malaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Fran. De Fran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
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!
Malaki throws a shot from downtown. De Fran moves away and avoids it.
De Fran swings for the body but Malaki moves out of range.
De Fran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
De Fran throws a leg kick but Malaki moved away.
De Fran throws a low kick, looking for Malaki's leg but Malaki calmly moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fran. That's going to slow Malaki down.
De Fran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fran.
De Fran moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Fran throws a sloppy head kick and Malaki moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Fran.
Malaki blocks the body kick.
De Fran takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Fran's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Malaki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! De Fran scrambles back to his feet.
Andr De Fran is winning the standup battle so far.
De Fran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Fran scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Yancy Malaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Fran ducks under a wild hook from Malaki.
Malaki checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Malaki misses its intended target.
De Fran comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Malaki finds it's way through De Fran's defenses.
De Fran connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Fran throws a looping overhand right but Malaki ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Fran lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
The crowd cheers as De Fran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Malaki doesn't seem phased though.
De Fran lands a front kick.
Malaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Fran attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Malaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
De Fran turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Fran looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Fran scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Fran connects with a leg kick. Malaki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Fran throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fran throws a head kick but Malaki moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andr De Fran showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Fran 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Belleville might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Offspring - You're Gonna Go Far, Kid . Paulsen has chosen Papa Roach - Do or die as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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153 lbs
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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
19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Belleville!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belleville misses with a low kick.
Belleville has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hunter's hideout in the buildup to the fight.
Belleville bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paulsen tries to buck Belleville off but Belleville is having none of it.
Belleville in side control, throwing shots but Paulsen defends.
Paulsen keeps Belleville under control for a moment.
Belleville tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Paulsen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belleville wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belleville decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Belleville tries to clinch but Paulsen moves out of range.
Belleville fails with the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Belleville.
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!
Belleville is looking to clinch but Paulsen is avoiding it.
Belleville is looking to land body kicks.
Paulsen lands a nice hook to Belleville's body. Belleville takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Belleville lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good work by Belleville as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Belleville throws a low kick but it's checked well by Paulsen.
Some wild striking there from Paulsen.
Benjamin Belleville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Paulsen misses the target.
Paulsen avoids the head kick by Belleville.
Paulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Morten Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
Paulsen connects with a crisp jab.
Paulsen digs a good body shot into Belleville's ribs.
Paulsen scores with a nice head shot.
Belleville takes a jab right on the kisser.
Paulsen throws a leg kick but Belleville checks it.
Belleville throws a leg kick that misses.
Belleville tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
Belleville closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen gets through Belleville's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Belleville tightens his grip and picks Paulsen up, before dumping him to the ground. Paulsen manages to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paulsen pulls Belleville in close to his closed guard and prevents Belleville from doing any damage or advancing position.
Paulsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Belleville throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Paulsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Paulsen pulls Belleville in close to prevent any damage.
Belleville postures up.
Paulsen controlling Belleville's posture.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Morten Paulsen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Belleville.
A cross from Paulsen lands.
Paulsen stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Paulsen.
Belleville fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Paulsen checks it well.
Belleville uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Paulsen swings for the body but Belleville moves out of range.
Paulsen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Belleville tries to clinch there but Paulsen circles away.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Belleville swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paulsen avoids the body shot from Belleville.
A lazy left from Belleville finds it's target.
Belleville swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Paulsen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Belleville.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Belleville tries a head kick but it misses.
Belleville lands with a slapping head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Paulsen as Belleville shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benjamin Belleville. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belleville tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paulsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Belleville.
Paulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Belleville swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Paulsen counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Paulsen misses.
Belleville fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Belleville drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Paulsen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Belleville shoots in for a takedown but Paulsen shows good takedown defense.
Belleville takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paulsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belleville has Paulsen up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paulsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paulsen wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Belleville dominated that round.
That's time! Belleville's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Benjamin Belleville is winning the standup battle so far.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
Paulsen connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Belleville throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Paulsen is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Benjamin Belleville!
Benjamin Belleville retains his featherweight title!
Benjamin Belleville was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chubber Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifrous Satanous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Satanous's choice of entrance music: Put You To Bed. The key to victory for Chubber Lane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chubber Lane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucifrous Satanous!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lane takes a swing at Satanous's ribcage but misses.
Satanous cracks a nice hook into Lane's ribs.
Lane thows a body shot but no joy.
Satanous has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lane is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lane missing with a left hand there. Satanous was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lane misses with the combination.
Lane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Satanous throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Satanous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lane moves away.
Lane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lane stuns Satanous with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Satanous misses.
The fighters circling - Lane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lane lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lane misses with a hook.
Lane misses with a looping left.
Lane slips a jab from Satanous.
Lane swings for the body but Satanous moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanous looks to throw the jab but Lane is out of range.
Satanous takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It looks like Lucifrous Satanous has been cut.
Satanous takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Satanous avoids the body shot from Lane.
Lane tries to bum rush Satanous with a series of wild strikes but Satanous uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satanous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lane.
Lane connects with a nice looking 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!
Satanous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lane moves away.
Lane throws a big shot that misses.
Chubber Lane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satanous throws an overhand right that lands on Lane's shoulder, as Lane tries to avoid the shot.
Lane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Satanous manages to avoid it.
Lane throws a series of punches but Satanous moves out of range.
Satanous throws a looping overhand right but Lane ducks down to avoid it.
Lane looks to score with a jab to the body but Satanous is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lane. Satanous does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satanous keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Satanous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lane.
A slow jab from Lane misses its intended target.
Satanous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lane.
Lane scores with a nice strike.
Lane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Satanous tries to bum rush Lane with a series of wild strikes but Lane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lane ducks under a wild hook from Satanous.
Lane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satanous.
Lane throws a combination that misses
and Satanous counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lane's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satanous with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satanous connects with a couple of short punches.
Satanous stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lane looking to control but Satanous passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satanous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Satanous lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Satanous not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Satanous is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lane is just riding it out for now. Satanous eventually gives up the hold.
Satanous prevents Lane from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lane won't allow Satanous to pass to mount.
Satanous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satanous is trying to work for a kimura but Lane is defending well.
Satanous wants to take a breather but Lane is having none of it.
Well, if Satanous 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Satanous frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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 Chubber Lane will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucifrous Satanous's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Satanous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Satanous showed some decent athleticism there.
Lane is trying to control but Satanous manages to pass to mount!
Lane taking shots to the head.
Satanous lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Satanous unloads with some shots from mount but Lane bucks and avoids them well.
Lane tries to hold on but Satanous postures up.
Satanous scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lane?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satanous is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lane can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Satanous is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Lane goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Satanous!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lucifrous Satanous!
Lucifrous Satanous decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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