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Brain Dead - Castor vs. Humors PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Romano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donian Viendone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romano comes into the arena with Nicotina Groove by SUBSONICA blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Romano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Donian Viendone!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romano scores with a nice body kick.
Viendone 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.
Samuel Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano thows a body shot but no joy.
Viendone dives in for a single leg takedown but Romano sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Romano lands a right hand.
Our sources have told us that Romano has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Viendone managing to block the knees to the body from Romano.
Viendone pressing his opponent against the cage.
Viendone tries to circle away but Romano has him pinned against the cage.
Romano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Viendone avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano presses Viendone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Viendone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Romano has him pressed against the cage.
Romano blocking some punches.
Viendone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Viendone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Viendone is working Romano over against the cage.
Romano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romano keeps control of Viendone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Romano looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romano lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Viendone has Romano pressed against the cage.
Viendone trying to control the position but instead, Romano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Viendone into the cage.
Romano lands a shot to the body.
Viendone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Viendone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
Viendone can't find room to land a body shot as Romano controls the action.
Viendone tries to stall but Romano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Romano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Romano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Viendone misses with the head strike.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Viendone blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Romano is looking to break free of the clinch but Viendone has double underhooks.
Viendone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Viendone coming out on top.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viendone.
Viendone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Romano stuffs the takedown.
Samuel Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donian Viendone.
Jab by Romano.
Viendone shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romano sprawls well. Romano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Viendone gets slowly back to his feet.
Romano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Viendone. That did some damage!
Viendone blocks a low kick nicely.
Samuel Romano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viendone.
Viendone lands a right hook to the body.
Romano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Romano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Romano lands a head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano throws a leg kick but Viendone moved away.
Viendone misses with a looping left.
Viendone tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romano sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Viendone somewhat.
Romano throws a leg kick that misses.
Viendone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Viendone checks the leg kick nicely there.
Romano scores with a nice head shot.
Viendone fails with the takedown
and Romano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Viendone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Viendone lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
Romano scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Romano fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viendone swings wildly with an uppercut but Romano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano digs a right hand into Viendone's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Viendone's gas tank.
Romano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Romano lands a right hand.
Viendone lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Romano or not.
Viendone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Romano lands a knee to the head.
Viendone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Romano lands a body shot.
Romano lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Romano.
Viendone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Viendone works on Romano's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romano scores with a shoulder strike.
Viendone misses with a hook to the ribs.
Romano lands a shot to the body.
Romano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Romano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Romano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samuel Romano is winning the standup battle so far.
Viendone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romano swivels and escapes.
Romano is looking to land body kicks.
Viendone takes a swing at Romano's ribcage but misses.
Romano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romano thows a left - swing and a miss!
Romano slips a straight right by Viendone.
Romano's jab looks to have found its range, popping Viendone under the eye.
Viendone cracks Romano with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Romano slips under a jab from Viendone.
Romano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Viendone looks to land a combination but Romano avoids it well.
Romano scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Viendone shoots in for a double leg but Romano sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Romano connects with a crisp jab.
Romano lands a leg kick that knocks Viendone off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Viendone tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romano swivels and escapes.
Samuel Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donian Viendone.
Viendone is breathing heavily.
Viendone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romano.
Romano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Viendone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viendone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romano.
Viendone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Romano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Viendone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Romano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Romano cracks Viendone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viendone slips under a jab.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Romano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viendone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Viendone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Romano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Viendone walks into a stiff left hand from Romano.
Romano misses with a looping left.
Romano fakes the leg kick and cracks Viendone in the body.
Viendone keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Viendone shoots in but Romano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Viendone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romano defends it nicely.
Viendone takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viendone looks to throw the jab but Romano is out of range.
Good work by Viendone as he checks the leg kick.
Romano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Viendone fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romano avoids it really well and circles away.
Viendone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romano is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Viendone.
Romano scoring well with a low kick there.
Romano lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Viendone or perhaps it was just good defense by Romano which made him look bad.
Romano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Viendone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Romano lands a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romano.
Romano fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Viendone's head backwards.
A cross from Romano lands.
Romano throws a chopping leg kick but Viendone manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Romano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Viendone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Romano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Romano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Viendone to the ground. Romano is now in Viendone's guard.
Romano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Viendone trying to control the position.
Romano stopping the sweep attempt from Viendone.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Romano dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Viendone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Romano displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Viendone.
Viendone shoots in for a takedown but Romano shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Viendone misses with a body shot.
Viendone shoots in for a takedown but Romano shows good takedown defense.
Samuel Romano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donian Viendone.
Romano cracks Viendone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Romano displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Romano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Viendone can do to turn this around?
Good leg kick by Romano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Viendone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romano.
Viendone shoots in but Romano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Romano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Viendone.
Romano scores with a leg kick.
Viendone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Romano scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano lands the left hand.
Viendone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice straight punches there by Romano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Romano.
Viendone is rocked!
Romano feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Viendone sprawling to the canvas! Viendone rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Romano finish him?!
Viendone is still on wobbly legs! Can Romano finish him?
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!
Viendone shoots in looking for a takedown. Romano tries to sprawl out of it but Viendone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romano manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romano measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Viendone! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Samuel Romano!
Samuel Romano thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abu Schaubi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Ratajczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schaubi's entrance music is Kanye West ft. The xx - Touch the Sky. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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250 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Schaubi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Ratajczyk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaubi gets tackled into the cage by Ratajczyk. Ratajczyk maintains the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Schaubi has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schaubi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ratajczyk has Schaubi pushed against the cage.
Schaubi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratajczyk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Schaubi is able to avoid easily.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch
and Ratajczyk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Peter Ratajczyk has been cut.
Schaubi swings for the body but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ratajczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratajczyk closes the distance but Schaubi moves to the side
and Schaubi counters with a right hand to the body.
Ratajczyk walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaubi cracks Ratajczyk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch but Schaubi is avoiding it.
Schaubi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schaubi looks to throw the jab but Ratajczyk is out of range.
Schaubi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Schaubi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up but Schaubi circles away and keeps his distance.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaubi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch.
Ratajczyk looks to land a right hand but Schaubi moved out of range.
Ratajczyk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schaubi wants to clinch up but Ratajczyk keeps it at a distance.
Schaubi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schaubi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schaubi moves into range and clinches up with Ratajczyk.
Schaubi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peter Ratajczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schaubi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Schaubi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaubi clinches.
Schaubi is trying to force a seperation but Ratajczyk has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schaubi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ratajczyk gets tackled into the cage by Schaubi. Schaubi maintains the clinch.
Schaubi breaks from the clinch.
Ratajczyk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schaubi.
Schaubi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratajczyk is just out of range.
Schaubi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ratajczyk circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Schaubi. Those never looked like landing.
Ratajczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ratajczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schaubi darts in and clinches Ratajczyk up against the cage.
Schaubi is looking to break free of the clinch but Ratajczyk has double underhooks.
Ratajczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
Schaubi tries to circle away but Ratajczyk has him pinned against the cage.
Ratajczyk throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ratajczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ratajczyk breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi moves out of range.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schaubi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
Schaubi fails with a takedown attempt.
Schaubi fails to land with a series of punches.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch up but Schaubi keeps it at a distance.
Schaubi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch.
Schaubi is looking to clinch.
Ratajczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaubi tries to bum rush Ratajczyk with a series of wild strikes but Ratajczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Ratajczyk scores with a four punch combination!
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
Schaubi throws a series of punches but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi tries to clinch up.
Ratajczyk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schaubi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schaubi throws a big shot that misses.
Schaubi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schaubi throws a body punch but Ratajczyk moves out of range.
Schaubi is breathing heavily.
Schaubi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ratajczyk closes the distance and pushes Schaubi back into the cage.
Ratajczyk wants to stall.
Ratajczyk tries to circle away but Schaubi has him pinned against the cage.
Schaubi goes for a takedown attempt but Ratajczyk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Schaubi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Schaubi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Ratajczyk'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.
Schaubi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaubi misses with a series of wild punches.
Schaubi needs to keep his hands up - Ratajczyk had a free shot at his head there.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch up but Schaubi keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schaubi.
Schaubi looks to score with a jab to the body but Ratajczyk is just out of range.
Schaubi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratajczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schaubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch.
Ratajczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
Schaubi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch.
Peter Ratajczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch
and Schaubi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schaubi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Schaubi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ratajczyk was well out of range. Poor timing from Schaubi.
Ratajczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schaubi circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Schaubi counter with a right hand.
Schaubi ducks under a wild hook from Ratajczyk.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up.
Schaubi moves into the clinch successfully.
Ratajczyk is looking to control Schaubi's arms but Schaubi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ratajczyk has his back to the cage.
Schaubi breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schaubi tries to clinch there but Ratajczyk circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch
and Schaubi counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Schaubi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ratajczyk rushes Schaubi and presses him up against the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Schaubi wants to break free but Ratajczyk has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ratajczyk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Schaubi's efforts to push away.
Ratajczyk breaks the clinch.
Ratajczyk tries to keep at a distance but Schaubi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ratajczyk wants to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk just leaning against Schaubi, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Peter Ratajczyk.
Schaubi rushes Ratajczyk and presses him up against the cage.
Ratajczyk misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ratajczyk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up
and Schaubi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That has opened up Peter Ratajczyk's cut even more.
Schaubi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schaubi misses with an uppercut. Ratajczyk saw that one coming.
Schaubi misses with a body shot.
Abu Schaubi is winning the standup battle so far.
Schaubi tries to clinch but Ratajczyk is having none of it.
Ratajczyk clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schaubi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schaubi breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi pushes Ratajczyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Schaubi manages to break the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schaubi here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
The crowd cheers as Schaubi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ratajczyk doesn't seem phased though.
Schaubi closes the distance and clinches up with Ratajczyk, looking for a takedown. Schaubi pushes Ratajczyk against the cage but Ratajczyk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ratajczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Schaubi lands a really nice looking cross but Ratajczyk seems unphased.
Ratajczyk scores with a three punch combo!
Ratajczyk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ratajczyk is rocked!
The cut above Peter Ratajczyk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schaubi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ratajczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Schaubi circles away.
Ratajczyk throws a series of punches but Schaubi avoids them all with ease.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratajczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Schaubi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Schaubi throws a series of punches but Ratajczyk avoids them all with ease.
Ratajczyk has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Schaubi thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abu Schaubi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Ratajczyk'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. This is the final round!
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schaubi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Schaubi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ratajczyk cracks a nice hook into Schaubi's ribs.
Schaubi shoots in looking for a takedown. Ratajczyk tries to sprawl out of it but Schaubi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ratajczyk manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ratajczyk tries to clinch but Schaubi moves out of range.
Ratajczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schaubi.
Ratajczyk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Schaubi counters with a nice body shot.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
Schaubi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ratajczyk is looking to clinch but Schaubi is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaubi slips under a jab.
Schaubi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schaubi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Schaubi wants to take a breather but Ratajczyk is having none of it.
Ratajczyk manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Schaubi keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ratajczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ratajczyk prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ratajczyk is pressed up against the cage. Schaubi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ratajczyk down to the mat. Ratajczyk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Schaubi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ratajczyk moves away from the strike by Schaubi.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratajczyk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abu Schaubi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Schaubi circles away.
Ratajczyk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ratajczyk wants to clinch up but Schaubi keeps it at a distance.
Ratajczyk thows a body shot but no joy.
Ratajczyk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schaubi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ratajczyk as he avoids it easily.
Ratajczyk moves in looking to clinch but Schaubi pushes him off.
Schaubi closes the distance and pushes Ratajczyk back into the cage.
Ratajczyk is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schaubi wants the takedown. Ratajczyk is fighting it off but Schaubi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Ratajczyk's guard against the cage.
Ratajczyk keeping moving, preventing Schaubi from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk wants to stand and escape but Schaubi is having none of it.
Schaubi stays in close to Ratajczyk's body and controls the position.
Schaubi looking to sit in guard and control but Ratajczyk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Schaubi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Schaubi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schaubi looking for a guillotine here but Ratajczyk defends easily.
Ratajczyk is looking to stand up but Schaubi won't let him.
Ratajczyk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratajczyk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Schaubi tries to clinch up.
Ratajczyk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schaubi tries to bum rush Ratajczyk with a series of wild strikes but Ratajczyk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ratajczyk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schaubi counters with a three punch combo that has Ratajczyk backing up. Ratajczyk nods at Schaubi to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schaubi misses the jab.
Schaubi tries to close the distance and clinch but Ratajczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peter Ratajczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Ratajczyk.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abu Schaubi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schaubi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abu Schaubi!
Abu Schaubi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Virtually Identical [$25 clothes!] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mufasa Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taylor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Intention is War. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
193 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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195 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mufasa Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor takes the fight into the clinch.
Taylor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Listen after a bit of a struggle.
Listen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Listen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor looking to throw knees to the head but Listen is blocking nicely.
Taylor tries to land knees in the clinch but Listen avoids the damage to the body.
Listen blocks an elbow strike.
Taylor misses with a knee to the head.
Listen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Listen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Taylor tenderised Listen's leg. Listen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Listen misses with a wild body shot.
Listen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor keeps control of Listen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Listen holds him up against the cage and eventually Taylor drops back down to his feet.
Taylor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Taylor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Listen's defenses.
It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Taylor throws an elbow but it misses.
Listen breaks the clinch.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Listen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mufasa Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor walks into a straight right hand from Listen.
Listen looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Taylor attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've been hearing reports that Taylor has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Jared Listen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor lands with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Taylor, right into the meat.
Listen misses with a wild combination.
Taylor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Taylor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Listen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taylor throws a leg kick
and Listen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a high kick!
Listen's corner calls for a 1-2. Listen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Taylor tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Listen with a jab.
Taylor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taylor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Listen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Listen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Listen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor connects with an inside leg kick.
Mufasa Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Listen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Taylor's hands.
Taylor wants to slow Listen down by chopping away at his legs.
Good work by Listen as he checks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Listen blocks a low kick nicely.
Listen throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mufasa Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taylor doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Listen blocks a leg kick.
Taylor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Taylor explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Listen missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Listen blocks the elbow strike.
Listen breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
A slapping body kick lands there for Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a low kick.
Listen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Listen checks a low kick from Taylor.
Mufasa Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Listen.
Taylor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taylor throws a chopping leg kick but Listen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Taylor tries to clinch but Listen moves out of range.
Listen misses the jab.
Taylor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Listen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
and Listen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Listen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Listen throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Listen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Listen just misses with a punch to the body.
Listen throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Listen misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.
Listen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Taylor slips under a jab from Listen.
Listen lands with a good body shot.
Listen lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Listen checks a leg kick.
Taylor tries to clinch but Listen moves out of range.
Taylor moves out of range as Listen strikes.
Taylor motions for Listen to come forward. Taylor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor throws a leg kick but Listen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Listen misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taylor throws a leg kick
letting Listen counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Listen moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Listen there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick from Taylor is predictable there
enabling Listen to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor misses with a head kick.
Taylor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Listen takes a step back to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Listen misses the shot to the body.
Taylor 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jared Listen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Taylor feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Listen's calf.
A good leg kick by Taylor.
Listen drops Taylor with a beautiful combination! Taylor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Listen is looking for the KO!
Taylor is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor is looking to chop away at Listen's legs.
Listen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Taylor throws a strike but Listen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Listen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Listen wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Taylor haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Taylor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Listen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Listen is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Listen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Listen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Listen thows a body shot but no joy.
Listen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Taylor throws a low kick but Listen avoids it.
Taylor lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Listen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Listen stuffs the takedown.
Listen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Some bone on bone action there as Listen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Taylor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen lands a nice hook to Taylor's body. Taylor takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Listen avoids a kick to the body.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Listen misses with an uppercut.
Listen misses with a looping left.
Listen checks a leg kick.
Listen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Taylor.
Listen throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Listen misses with a hook. Taylor ducked under it nicely.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Listen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Listen checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taylor. That's going to slow Listen down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from Taylor misses
and Listen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Taylor thows a leg kick but Listen checks it
and Listen counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jared Listen.
I think Listen 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jared Listen!
Jared Listen spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borgen Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stein has chosen Shut 'em Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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20
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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224 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Borgen Stein!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith lands a high kick!
Stein scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Arthur Smith has been cut.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Smith .
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!
Stein gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stein is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stein is keeping the position for now.
Smith engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stein looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Smith has picked Stein up and slammed him! Stein can't keep hold of the triangle and Smith manages to pass to side control!
Smith misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stein keeps working.
The referee asks Smith politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Smith prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stein taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Stein is trying to improve his position.
Smith working the strikes but Stein uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Stein's head.
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.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Smith seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stein wants to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stein keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein moves into full guard.
Smith is working Stein over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stein has his foot on Smith 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Stein is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Stein is keeping the position.
Stein working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stein looking for subs off his back but Smith has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Smith 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stein avoids a kick to the body.
Jab from Stein.
Stein checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith .
A looping hook to the body misses from Stein. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Stein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt.
Stein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smith .
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Stein counters with a left to the body.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stein connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Stein. That snapped Smith 's head back.
Arthur Smith 's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith is looking to slow Stein down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stein fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stein has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stein has control of Smith 's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stein is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Stein keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith throwing strikes from guard but Stein blocks nicely.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Stein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borgen Stein showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arthur Smith 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Stein lands the left hand.
Smith avoids the body shot from Stein.
Stein has managed to clinch.
Smith blocks a body shot from Stein.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith .
Smith tries for a takedown but Stein manages to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith .
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Stein struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith is working for takedown but Stein is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arthur Smith . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Stein clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Stein looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Smith punishes Stein with strikes from the back mount.
Stein turns into Smith and is now in his guard.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stein won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Stein must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stein postures up in Smith 's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing Stein from standing up.
Stein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Smith is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein scoring with some ground and pound.
Stein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Stein trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith trying to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Stein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith trying to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Arthur Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Stein throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Stein lands with a nice body punch.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein misses with a wild combination.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith motions for Stein to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Smith fails with the takedown
and Stein counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Borgen Stein.
I think Stein 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borgen Stein!
Post fight, an emotional Borgen Stein said '"I thought he was gonna try to take me down, so I took him down instead".'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liu Bei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Bertuccio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bei comes to the cage accompanied by Tale of Three Brothers. Bertuccio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 Amsterdam, Liu Bei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Giovanni Bertuccio!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertuccio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bei counters with a two punch combo.
Bei slips a jab and a cross from Bertuccio.
We've been informed that Bertuccio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bertuccio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bei slips under a jab from Bertuccio.
Bei with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bertuccio to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Liu Bei has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bertuccio throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bei counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bertuccio throws a poor cross that misses
and Bei counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bertuccio misses with a double jab
and Bei counters with a right hand to the body.
Bertuccio misses with a combination
and Bei counters by moving into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bei - that landed with a thud.
Bei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bertuccio's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bei.
Bei tries a body shot but Bertuccio blocks it.
Bertuccio prevents a body shot from Bei.
Bei pushes Bertuccio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bei lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bertuccio looks winded!
Bei tries to throw a body punch but Bertuccio avoids it by throwing Bei back against the cage.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
A short right from Bei.
A left hand lands to the body for Bei.
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!
Bei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bertuccio stalling in the clinch but Bei improves position.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
Bertuccio blocks a body shot from Bei.
Bei tries a body shot but Bertuccio blocks it.
Bei tries a body shot but Bertuccio blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Bei.
A nice left hand lands by Bei.
Bei can't find room to land a body shot as Bertuccio controls the action.
Bertuccio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio takes a shot to the head.
Bertuccio is looking to control Bei's arms but Bei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bertuccio has his back to the cage.
Bei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bertuccio backwards.
Bertuccio looking to stall.
Bei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bertuccio is trying to maintain a safe position but Bei gets an underhook and turns Bertuccio into the cage.
Bei struggles to land a body shot inside as Bertuccio controls his hands.
Bei doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bertuccio is trying to stall.
Bertuccio seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bei lands a nice uppercut.
Bei misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bei as Bertuccio tries to tie him up.
Bei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bertuccio looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Giovanni Bertuccio.
Bertuccio throws a nice looking combination but Bei bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bertuccio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bertuccio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bei counters with a three punch combo that has Bertuccio backing up. Bertuccio nods at Bei to acknowledge the strikes.
Giovanni Bertuccio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bertuccio throws a lazy uppercut
and Bei comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Bertuccio stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Bei is on him like rabid pit bull! Bertuccio slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liu Bei!
Our winner, Liu Bei, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underwood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is House of Cards. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
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192 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Underwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quest Love!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Love avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Love's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Love's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Love throws out a loose jab but Underwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Underwood tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quest Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love misses the shot to the body.
Underwood lands with a nice combination. Love backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Quest Love has been cut.
A jab from Underwood finds it's way through Love's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Underwood works over Love's head and body with a nice combination.
Love is rocked!
Underwood staying out of range there.
Love is still on wobbly legs! Can Underwood finish him?
Love throws a right hand that misses
and Underwood counters with a crisp right that sends Love to the canvas! Underwood follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Underwood!
Frank Underwood made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'There are two kinds of pain. The sort of pain that makes you strong and useless pain, the sort of pain that’s only suffering. I have no patience for useless things.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Galdra Kiddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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
8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Galdra Kiddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dave Klincko!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiddi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Kiddi.
Kiddi misses with a hook. Klincko ducked under it nicely.
Klincko throws a looping overhand right but Kiddi ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Klincko has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Klincko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiddi looks to throw the jab but Klincko is out of range.
Kiddi throws a low kick but Klincko avoids it.
Klincko dodges the punch combination from Kiddi.
A jab from Kiddi misses.
Kiddi misses with a few strikes there.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Klincko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Klincko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Galdra Kiddi has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko avoids a kick to the body.
Klincko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kiddi counters with a shoot takedown. Klincko fights it but they end up in guard.
Kiddi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kiddi throws a big right hand that misses.
Kiddi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klincko is keeping the position for now.
Klincko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kiddi stands and throws Klincko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi is looking to take a break and control but Klincko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiddi in side control, throwing shots but Klincko defends.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiddi misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Kiddi crashes against the mat.
Klincko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kiddi.
Klincko is trying to control Kiddi's posture but Kiddi avoids it.
Kiddi is trying to ground and pound but Klincko uses the momentary lack of control by Kiddi to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiddi is trying to control. Klincko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kiddi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kiddi is just content to waste time from the top position. Klincko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kiddi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiddi postures up in Klincko's guard and throws a big left but Klincko blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiddi stands up over Klincko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kiddi throwing strikes from guard but Klincko blocks nicely.
Klincko has control of Kiddi's left arm, preventing Kiddi from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi stopping the sweep attempt from Klincko.
Klincko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kiddi tries to get to full guard but Klincko has control of the leg.
Kiddi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Klincko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klincko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Klincko wants to control from the top but Kiddi keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
That's time! Kiddi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klincko thumps Kiddi with a low kick.
Kiddi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klincko stuns Kiddi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiddi throws the left hand but Klincko avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Klincko.
A clash of legs there as Kiddi blocks the low kick.
Kiddi throws a low kick, looking for Klincko's leg but Klincko calmly moves out of range.
Klincko throws a leg kick but Kiddi moved away.
Kiddi lands a body shot.
Klincko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Klincko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiddi cracks Klincko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kiddi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Klincko as he avoids it easily.
Klincko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Klincko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiddi.
Klincko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Klincko.
Kiddi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klincko doesn't seem bothered though.
Klincko slips under a jab.
Kiddi misses the jab.
Kiddi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiddi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Klincko.
A good leg kick by Kiddi.
Klincko avoids the body shot from Kiddi.
Dave Klincko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Kiddi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Klincko loads up on a big right hand but Kiddi slips the punch.
Kiddi swings for the body but Klincko moves out of range.
Kiddi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Klincko under the eye.
Klincko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Kiddi scores with the left hand. Klincko knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiddi scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiddi misses with a left hand
and Klincko counters with a left and a right that stings Kiddi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kiddi checks a leg kick.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Klincko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiddi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Klincko keeps Kiddi at a distance using the push kick.
Klincko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiddi misses the target.
Klincko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiddi.
A good leg kick by Klincko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko stuns Kiddi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kiddi throws a body punch but Klincko moves out of range.
Klincko tries a low kick but Kiddi avoids it.
Klincko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Kiddi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Kiddi misses.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
The fighters circling - Klincko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kiddi misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiddi throws the kick towards the body but Klincko avoids it.
Galdra Kiddi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klincko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klincko throws a push kick but Kiddi slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Galdra Kiddi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Galdra Kiddi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Klincko cracks Kiddi with an open hand slap.
Klincko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiddi lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiddi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klincko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Kiddi misses.
Kiddi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiddi misses with a series of wild punches.
Klincko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Klincko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Klincko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiddi scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klincko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiddi throws a head kick that misses.
Klincko pushes Kiddi away with a front kick.
Klincko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Klincko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiddi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiddi lands the left hand.
Klincko misses with a body kick.
Kiddi lands with a straight right. Klincko didn't see that one coming.
Klincko throws an off balance right hand
and Kiddi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiddi shoots in for a takedown but Klincko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave Klincko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiddi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiddi misses with a left hand
and Klincko counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Klincko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Galdra Kiddi is winning the standup battle so far.
Klincko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiddi.
Klincko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Kiddi tries to score with a low kick but Klincko moves his leg out of the way.
Kiddi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Klincko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiddi.
Klincko throws a series of punches but Kiddi avoids them all with ease.
Kiddi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiddi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Klincko can pounce on him.
A combination from Kiddi does no damage.
Kiddi misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Klincko connects with a solid leg kick.
Kiddi misses with a wild body shot.
Klincko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiddi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klincko.
Klincko motions for Kiddi to come forward. Klincko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiddi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiddi blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a solid leg kick but Kiddi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Klincko.
Klincko drops his hands momentarily and Kiddi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Klincko swings for the body but Kiddi moves out of range.
Klincko misses with a body kick.
Klincko misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick by Klincko misses
and Kiddi counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiddi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Klincko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klincko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kiddi's sensitive parts.
Klincko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Klincko.
Well Kiddi 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Galdra Kiddi!
After winning the bout, Galdra Kiddi 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 Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vecheslav Gurin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gurin has chosen Dolphin - I Will Live as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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31
145 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vecheslav Gurin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurin with a poor takedown
and Rold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rold just misses with a punch to the body.
Rold works Gurin's body with a nice hook.
Gurin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gurin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gurin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rold does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rold is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rold is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gurin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gurin's back!
Gurin fending off the submission attempt from Rold.
Rold controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold not allowing Gurin to control his hands.
Rold slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Gurin prevents Rold from getting a body triangle.
Rold not allowing Gurin to control his hands.
I really don't envy Gurin right now.
Gurin tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gurin is squirming around, avoiding Rold's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurin is looking to improve his position but Rold isn't that keen on the idea.
Rold sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gurin is bucking up trying to escape but Rold cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gurin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rold content just to control the position here.
Gurin wants to hold on but Rold pushes him away.
Gurin working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gurin wants to control but Rold is having none of it.
Gurin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rold wants to control but instead Gurin manages to regain half guard.
Rold is trying to work for a kimura but Gurin is defending well.
It looks like Rold is going to stand back up.
Rold moves into full mount! Gurin won't be happy about that!
Gurin regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rold working away.
Rold wants to control but Gurin is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.
Gurin wants to control but Rold postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold just content to control the position.
Rold is looking to take a break and control but Gurin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enrique Rold dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gurin darts in looking for a takedown but Rold gets double underhooks and turns Gurin into the cage.
Rold is trying to maintain a safe position but Gurin gets an underhook and turns Rold into the cage.
Gurin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rold just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gurin jumps guard but Rold turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Enrique Rold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vecheslav Gurin.
Gurin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rold to keep the fight standing.
Rold breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Rold misses
and Gurin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rold won't be happy with that.
Gurin tries for a kimura but Rold is defending well.
Rold can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurin tries to advance to mount but Rold denies him.
Gurin trying to control the position but Rold is working away.
Gurin tries to move to mount but Rold blocks the move with his legs.
Gurin is looking to take a break and control but Rold is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rold stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Gurin trying to control the position but Rold is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gurin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rold has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rold struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurin trying to control the action but Rold is working from the bottom.
Rold wants to control but Gurin postures up.
Rold is trying to get back to half guard.
Gurin tries for a kimura but Rold is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rold is not content to let Gurin control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vecheslav Gurin 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gurin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rold takes a swing at Gurin's ribcage but misses.
Gurin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rold is fending him off so far but Gurin persists. Nope, Rold circles away and we're back to standing.
Rold just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurin misses with a takedown attempt - Rold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurin on the side of the head.
Gurin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rold but Rold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Enrique Rold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vecheslav Gurin.
Rold lands a jab to Gurin's midsection.
Gurin shoots in for a takedown but Rold shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gurin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gurin with a poor takedown
and Rold counters with a leg kick.
Rold cracks Gurin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rold is looking to wear down Gurin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurin shoots and misses
and Rold counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Gurin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rold misses with a kick to the body.
A cross from Rold lands.
Rold tests Gurin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gurin fails with the takedown
and Rold counters with a series of strikes. Gurin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rold thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Rold.
Gurin misses with a takedown
and Rold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gurin misses with a takedown
and Rold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rold connects with a right hand. Gurin shakes it off.
Rold connects with a solid leg kick.
Gurin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rold counters with a low kick, right behind Gurin 's knee.
Gurin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurin misses with a takedown
and Rold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurin dives in and scores a takedown into Rold's guard.
Gurin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gurin looking to pass the guard.
Rold seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rold wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vecheslav Gurin has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gurin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rold is fending him off so far but Gurin persists. Nope, Rold circles away and we're back to standing.
Gurin shoots and misses
and Rold counters with a nice uppercut.
Rold lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
It looks like Rold has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gurin avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gurin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gurin trying to control but Rold is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enrique Rold showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rold has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enrique Rold!
After the fight, Enrique Rold 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 Castor Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castor Rollins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Castor Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgars Simans!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins shoots in for a takedown but Simans shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rollins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simans looks to land a right hand but Rollins moved out of range.
Rollins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simans.
Simans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Rollins.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rollins.
Castor Rollins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rollins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rollins misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Simans counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Simans fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Rollins avoids a kick to the body.
Rollins is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rollins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rollins darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Simans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Simans under the eye.
Rollins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rollins dives in and grabs Simans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simans pushes down on Rollins's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castor Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rollins misses with a left hand
and Simans counters with a solid body kick.
Nice jab there from Simans.
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!
Rollins looks to throw the jab but Simans is out of range.
Simans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rollins throws out a loose jab but Simans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Simans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rollins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rollins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rollins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simans misses with a body punch.
Rollins prevents a body shot from Simans.
Simans misses with a body punch.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Simans misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simans.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Simans takes a shot to the head.
Simans throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Simans struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Simans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Simans tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Rollins blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Simans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Simans.
Simans misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Simans.
Rollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Simans.
Rollins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Simans can't find room to land a body shot as Rollins controls the action.
Rollins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins trying to stall but Simans improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Simans fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins prevents a body shot from Simans.
Rollins letting Simans take a breather here.
Simans looking to stall.
Simans tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rollins avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Simans controls his hands.
Simans presses Rollins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Simans prevents a body shot from Rollins.
Simans tries to land knees in the clinch but Rollins avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Simans.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Simans.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Simans.
Simans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edgars Simans dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simans slips a straight right by Rollins.
Rollins throws a jab when Simans was well out of range.
Simans ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rollins throws a hook but Simans blocks it.
Rollins takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rollins connects with a right hand. Simans shakes it off.
It looks like Edgars Simans has been cut.
Simans moves into the clinch.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Simans.
A hook to the body from Rollins.
Rollins pushes Simans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simans misses with some punches.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Simans's elbow.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Simans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rollins backwards.
Rollins lands a left hand.
Simans misses with the head strike.
Simans tries to work over Rollins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rollins tries a body shot but Simans blocks it.
A short uppercut from Simans.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Simans. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rollins blocks a body shot from Simans.
Simans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Simans.
Rollins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rollins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins avoiding damage as Simans throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins blocking some punches.
Rollins blocking some punches.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simans obliges.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Simans - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rollins lands a shot to the body.
Rollins is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Simans can't fight it off and eventually Rollins manages to take the fight to the floor. Simans looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rollins throwing strikes from guard but Simans blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simans keeping moving, preventing Rollins from controlling successfully.
Rollins throws an elbow that misses. Simans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rollins's guard. Nice move by Simans!
Simans landing some decent shots from guard.
Simans controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simans postures up.
Simans looking to pass the guard.
Rollins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simans!
Rollins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Simans is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Simans's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rollins dives in and grabs Simans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Simans pushes down on Rollins's head and hops out.
Rollins misses with a left hand
and Simans counters with an inside leg kick.
Simans pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rollins is out of range and Simans settles back down.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but Simans is just out of range.
Simans looks for the body kick but Rollins saw that one coming.
Rollins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simans moves away.
Simans has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Simans misses with a low kick as Rollins jumps back.
Simans throws a low kick but Rollins avoids it.
Simans swings for the body but Rollins moves out of range.
Simans just misses with a punch to the body.
Simans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins digs a good hook to Simans's body.
Simans moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rollins throws a right hand that misses
and Simans counters with a nice uppercut.
Castor Rollins is winning the standup battle so far.
Rollins connects with a jab.
Rollins just misses with a punch to the body.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simans lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simans ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins scores with a decent looking hook.
Rollins defending well as Simans loads up on a big left hand.
Simans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rollins is out of range.
Simans gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Simans!
Simans takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simans was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
Rollins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Simans doesn't seem bothered though.
Rollins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Simans manages to avoid it.
Rollins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Simans.
Simans goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simans has managed to clinch.
Simans blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins swings wildly with an uppercut but Simans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simans is working Rollins over against the cage.
Simans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simans.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by Simans.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
Simans dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
Rollins blocking some punches.
Simans swings wildly with an uppercut but Rollins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Rollins lands a shoulder strike.
Simans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Simans tries to throw a body punch but Rollins avoids it by throwing Simans back against the cage.
Simans scores with a shot to the side of Rollins's head.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Simans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rollinss head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Simans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rollins.
Rollins throws a punch but it's blocked by Simans.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simans lands a body punch in the clinch.
Simans tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Simans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Simans's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Simans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rollins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Simans clinches with his opponent.
Rollins misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Simans scores with a shot to the side of Rollins's head.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rollins wants to stall.
Rollins works on Simans's body with a couple of short punches.
Rollins struggles to land a body shot inside as Simans controls his hands.
Edgars Simans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rollins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Simans backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Simans throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
Rollins trying to control the position but instead, Simans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rollins into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans works on Rollins's body with a couple of short punches.
Rollins is struggling to control the position.
Simans trying to land knees to the body.
Rollins misses with a body punch.
Simans tries a body shot but Rollins blocks it.
Simans blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rollins fails to land.
Simans prevents the takedown attempt.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with some punches.
Rollins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Simans.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins slows down the pace here.
A short right from Simans on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rollins scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Simans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rollins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simans backwards.
Simans throws a punch but it's blocked by Rollins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Simans lands with a short shot to the head.
Simans blocks an uppercut.
Simans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rollins misses with a punch on the inside.
Rollins lands a big uppercut and Simans is down! He's in big trouble - Rollins follows him to the mat!
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 preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Simans is still in real trouble! Can Rollins finish him?
Rollins prevents Simans from improving his position.
Simans seems to have recovered his senses.
Rollins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simans wants to get back to full guard.
Simans gets full guard.
Simans is adopting a defensive guard.
Simans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins stands up over Simans, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Castor Rollins had his way with Edgars Simans in that round.
The cut man is working on Edgars Simans's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rollins looks to land a combination but Simans avoids it well.
Simans connects with an inside leg kick.
Rollins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Simans gets a clinch.
Simans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rollins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Simans backwards.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Simans misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simans looking to stall.
Rollins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rollins working aggressively here.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans lands a shoulder strike.
Rollins lands with a left to the head.
Rollins stalling in the clinch but Simans improves position.
Simans can't find room to land a body shot as Rollins controls the action.
Simans misses with a body punch.
Simans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Simans backwards.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rollins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Simans obliges.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simans.
Rollins trying to stall but Simans improves his position.
Simans takes a shot to the head.
Edgars Simans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans lands a body shot.
Simans scores with a shot to the side of Rollins's head.
Simans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simans lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Simans missing with knees to the body.
Simans lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Simans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Simans struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
Simans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rollins's elbow.
Simans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Simans digs a right hand underneath Rollins's ribcage. Rollins let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Simans misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Simans.
Simans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simans blocks a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Simans will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rollins up against the cage.
Rollins prevents a body shot from Simans.
Rollins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rollins looking for a takedown.
Rollins digs a right hand into Simans's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simans's gas tank.
Simans blocking some punches.
Simans struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Simans.
Rollins misses with a punch to the body.
Simans misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Simans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Simans.
Simans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Simans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rollins.
Rollins is trying to drag Simans to the mat but Simans just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rollins scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Simans has a couple of punches blocked by Rollins.
Simans stops a takedown attempt from Rollins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgars Simans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rollins has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Castor Rollins!
After winning the bout, Castor Rollins thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Edgars Simans had this to say: 'pfffffttttt'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ribeiro Da Silva's choice of entrance music: Soulfly - Pain. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Matrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Matrix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Matrix misses its intended target.
Matrix seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Matrix swings widly with a right hand
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Matrix's knee momentarily.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick but Matrix sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Matrix misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Matrix misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to clinch but Matrix is having none of it.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Matrix throws out a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range and Matrix only half commits.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Matrix checks the leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva 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.
Ribeiro Da Silva ducks under a wild hook from Matrix.
Nice uppercut lands for Matrix. That snapped Ribeiro Da Silva's head back.
Matrix turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Ribeiro Da Silva misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matrix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Matrix thows a body shot but no joy.
Matrix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ribeiro Da Silva at a distance.
Ribeiro Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Matrix back into the cage.
Matrix lands a left hand.
Matrix tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro Da Silva avoids it by throwing Matrix back against the cage.
Matrix fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matrix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Matrix's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matrix pulls guard effortlessly.
Matrix lands an upkick as Ribeiro Da Silva stands over him.
Matrix keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Matrix has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ribeiro Da Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Matrix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to stand but Matrix is controlling his arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes there by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Matrix struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is looking for a sweep.
Ribeiro Da Silva takes a little break here. Matrix wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to control but Matrix is keeping him busy.
Matrix is trying to improve his position.
Ribeiro Da Silva laying and praying for a moment but Matrix takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ribeiro Da Silva pulls his head out easily.
Matrix is looking to control Ribeiro Da Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Matrix avoid being mounted?
Ribeiro Da Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matrix wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joao Ribeiro Da Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Matrix feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ribeiro Da Silva's calf.
Matrix wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ribeiro Da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ribeiro Da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matrix pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva is out of range and Matrix settles back down.
Matrix throws a hook but Ribeiro Da Silva blocks it.
Ribeiro Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matrix's elbow.
Matrix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matrix is looking to control Ribeiro Da Silva's arms but Ribeiro Da Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matrix has his back to the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Matrix jumps guard but Ribeiro Da Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ribeiro Da Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Matrix has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matrix backwards.
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!
Matrix fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Matrix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ribeiro Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Matrix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Matrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva 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 Matrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matrix thuds his shin into the meat of Ribeiro Da Silva's side.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoids the body shot from Matrix.
Ribeiro Da Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Matrix in the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Matrix avoids it.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matrix throws a chopping leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a hook.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Matrix takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a push kick but Matrix slaps the foot to one side.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matrix takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matrix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matrix misses with a body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Matrix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matrix throws a right and a left that Ribeiro Da Silva avoids nicely.
Matrix takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva 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 Matrix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matrix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a shot to the body.
Matrix misses with a straight left.
Matrix goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Matrix throws a big shot that misses.
Matrix moves out of range of the body kick from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Matrix scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a hook but Matrix avoids it easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Matrix in a clinch.
Ribeiro Da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ribeiro Da Silva crunches a lovely knee into Matrix's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Matrix won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ribeiro Da Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matrix drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ribeiro Da Silva stalling against the cage.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ribeiro Da Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix wants a takedown.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matrix's face.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a left to the head.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matrix is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Ribeiro Da Silva to work.
Matrix tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ribeiro Da Silva smiles and moves away.
Ribeiro Da Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matrix is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ribeiro Da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matrix has time to react.
Oh Matrix is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ribeiro Da Silva digs a good hook to Matrix's body.
Matrix takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Matrix misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Matrix's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to slow Matrix down by chopping away at his legs.
Matrix seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body kick there by Matrix.
Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Matrix's head backwards.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Ribeiro Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matrix throws a good cross that connects.
Ribeiro Da Silva feints and then cracks Matrix's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matrix down.
Ribeiro Da Silva slips under a jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Matrix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ribeiro Da Silva. That did some damage!
Ribeiro Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matrix.
Matrix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matrix is looking to chop away at Ribeiro Da Silva's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matrix is out of range and Ribeiro Da Silva settles back down.
A low kick from Matrix misses
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matrix misses with a straight right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ribeiro Da Silva.
Matrix blocks a head kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Ribeiro Da Silva checks a low kick from Matrix.
Matrix lands a lovely overhand right.
Matrix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Matrix avoids the head kick by Ribeiro Da Silva.
Matrix looks to land a right hand but Ribeiro Da Silva moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Ribeiro Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to clinch up.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick which misses Matrix's front leg but catches the back leg as Matrix tries to avoid it.
Ribeiro Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matrix's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ribeiro Da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
John Matrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Matrix counters with a shoot takedown. Ribeiro Da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Matrix wants to control from the top but Ribeiro Da Silva keeps moving.
Ribeiro Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matrix manages to get himself to full guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matrix works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva postures up.
Matrix looking for a sweep. Not yet Matrix, not yet.
Ribeiro Da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Matrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ribeiro Da Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matrix thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ribeiro Da Silva manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Matrix's calf.
Matrix throws an off balance right hand
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Matrix takes a kick to the side of the head.
Matrix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matrix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Ribeiro Da Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Matrix throws a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva checks it.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good work by Ribeiro Da Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ribeiro Da Silva - that will leave a mark!
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ribeiro Da Silva 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
Our winner, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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