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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Coco Butter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Radioactive-Imagine Dragons kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coco Butter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Sanderson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butter lands a really nice looking cross but Sanderson seems unphased.
Butter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanderson. Sanderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Joey Sanderson has been cut.
A punch combination from Butter misses.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butter as he avoids it easily.
Butter connects with a crisp jab.
Sanderson forces Butter back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanderson walks into a straight right hand from Butter.
Sanderson ducks under a wild hook from Butter.
Butter moves into range and clinches up with Sanderson.
Sanderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Butter is keeping busy.
Sanderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Butter has double underhooks.
Sanderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butter avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A combination from Sanderson does no damage.
Sanderson is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
Butter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Butter clinches up with Sanderson and pushes him back against the cage.
Sanderson wants to take the fight to the mat but Butter manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sanderson tries to pull guard but Butter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Coco Butter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Sanderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Butter.
Butter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Butter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanderson avoids it.
Butter is pushing Sanderson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sanderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butter lands with a left to the head.
Butter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanderson backwards.
Sanderson being controlled against the cage.
Butter lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Butter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Butter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanderson, pushing him back against the cage.
Butter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanderson jumps guard but Butter stands there with Sanderson around his waist. Sanderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Butter tries to land a knee to the head but Sanderson blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Butter.
Butter lands a nice uppercut.
Butter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanderson is trying to pull guard but Butter has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Butter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butter scores with a shoulder strike.
Butter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanderson backwards.
Sanderson being controlled against the cage.
Butter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coco Butter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butter takes the fight into the clinch.
Butter manages to break the clinch.
Sanderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butter to score with a decent uppercut.
Butter gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanderson can't get the takedown.
Sanderson looks winded!
Butter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Butter tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanderson avoids the damage to the body.
Butter lands an uppercut.
Butter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sanderson is rocked!
Butter moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Butter finish him?
Butter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanderson backwards.
That has opened up Joey Sanderson's cut even more.
Butter breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Butter does no damage.
Butter throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Sanderson stumbling backwards into the cage! Sanderson bounces back off the cage towards Butter, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Butter lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Butter celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Coco Butter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shaun Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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189 lbs
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193 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shaun Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hideya Kaayi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaayi shoots in but no luck this time.
Simmons misses with a few strikes there.
Simmons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaayi wants to clinch up but Simmons keeps it at a distance.
Simmons throws an overhand right that lands on Kaayi's shoulder, as Kaayi tries to avoid the shot.
Good leg kick by Kaayi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaayi has a takedown stuffed.
Kaayi 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.
Sloppy strikes from Simmons. Those never looked like landing.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Simmons misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaayi!
Kaayi closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons is looking to break free of the clinch but Kaayi has double underhooks.
Kaayi is looking to take this one to the mat.
Shaun Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideya Kaayi.
Kaayi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Simmons fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kaayi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmons swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmons takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kaayi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Simmons's waist but Simmons gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaayi off to one side.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kaayi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simmons's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kaayi.
Kaayi scores with a nice head shot.
Simmons swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaayi.
Kaayi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simmons's hands.
Simmons takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kaayi fails to land the takedown.
Kaayi lands with a slapping head kick.
Simmons is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaayi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaayi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Simmons's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaayi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simmons looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaayi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kaayi.
Kaayi drops Simmons with a big left hand and mounts him. Simmons is in big trouble!
Oh Simmons is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Simmons is in a horrible position here. Kaayi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Simmons! Kaayi sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Simmons and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hideya Kaayi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Hideya Kaayi waved his t-shirt featuring Knox Energy's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chocho Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocho Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chuck Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ardona.
Mayweather dodges the punch combination from Ardona.
Ardona uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Ardona lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardona.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Ardona dodges the punch combination from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Mayweather's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mayweather's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mayweather tries to clinch but Ardona moves out of range.
Ardona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mayweather moves away from the strike by Ardona.
Mayweather drops his hands momentarily and Ardona takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mayweather is rocked!
Mayweather forces Ardona back against the cage and clinches.
Mayweather is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ardona is keeping busy.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Ardona keeps him there for the moment.
Ardona wants a takedown but no success here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardona breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mayweather throws a low kick but Ardona avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ardona misses the target.
Mayweather is looking to clinch.
Mayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ardona manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ardona throws a good cross that connects.
Mayweather is still on wobbly legs! Can Ardona finish him?
Ardona walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Mayweather drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ardona swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Mayweather's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chocho Ardona!
As Chocho Ardona got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: YES!!!!!!! im the best ever FUCK YOU!!! He will never be the same. retire or rematch you choose'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zohir Mohamedian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raoul Duke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
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178 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raoul Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zohir Mohamedian!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mohamedian.
Duke misses with an uppercut. Mohamedian saw that one coming.
Mohamedian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duke.
Duke throws a series of punches but Mohamedian moves out of range.
Duke throws a shot from downtown. Mohamedian moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duke clinches with his opponent.
Mohamedian jumps guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Duke is posturing up here but Mohamedian has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Duke tries to roll out but it's too tight and Duke has to tap! Slick submission there by Mohamedian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zohir Mohamedian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Price will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zack Price!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brown takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zack Price seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price fakes the leg kick and cracks Brown in the body.
Brown tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Price checks the leg kick.
Price connects with a high kick.
Price scores with a jab. Brown acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horrible takedown by Price or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Brown blocks a jab.
Price circles away from the clinch attempt.
Price lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Brown takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Brown finds it's target.
Price connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price connects with a body shot.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at Hell's Balls NY Hellcademy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown wants to slow Price down by chopping away at his legs.
Price throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brown gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Price scores with a leg kick.
Price scores with a one two! Brown had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Price misses with a body kick.
Price misses with the combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Price checks a leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Price has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Price on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brown on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Price. Price obviously looking to wear him down.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Brown listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Price looks to land a body kick but Brown moved away.
Price misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown staying out of range there.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Price to the canvas! Price doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Brown keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Brown!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mad Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozef Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Mad Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Beast!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Dog with a poor takedown
and Beast counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mad Dog doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Beast counters with a straight right hand.
Mad Dog doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Beast to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Mad Dog. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mad Dog.
Mad Dog shoots and misses
and Beast counters with a left right combination that sends Mad Dog crashing to the mat - Beast wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Mad Dog out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jozef Beast!
An out of breath Jozef Beast thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lotus Suzinuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Mcgrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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181 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lotus Suzinuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Mcgrady!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrady misses with a right hand
and Suzinuki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mcgrady shoots and misses
and Suzinuki counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyle Mcgrady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mcgrady enables Suzinuki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mcgrady manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Suzinuki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suzinuki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suzinuki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Suzinuki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgrady is looking to get back to full guard here but Suzinuki has managed to pass to side control instead.
You can see the frustration on Mcgrady's face as Suzinuki controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzinuki has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Suzinuki fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Suzinuki breaks from Mcgrady's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Suzinuki 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.
Suzinuki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzinuki lands a big elbow.
Suzinuki with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzinuki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Suzinuki working Mcgrady over with strikes here.
Suzinuki landing strikes from the mount and Mcgrady is in trouble!
Suzinuki with a couple of short strikes.
Mcgrady is rocked!
Suzinuki sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Suzinuki landing punches.
Mcgrady is still in real trouble! Can Suzinuki finish him?
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Suzinuki scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mcgrady seems to have recovered his senses.
Oooh a big shot lands for Suzinuki! Mcgrady is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lotus Suzinuki!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Harry Thurman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Maxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corey Maxx has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Harry Thurman's chin.
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145 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Thurman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Corey Maxx!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxx works the jab nicely.
Maxx misses with a double jab.
Maxx misses with the combination.
Maxx lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've been hearing reports that Thurman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Maxx misses with the combination.
Maxx lands a right hook to the body.
Maxx scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Maxx works the jab nicely.
Thurman is rocked!
Maxx lands with a big right hook that stumbles Thurman - he's out on his feet here! Maxx follows up with another monster hook that separates Thurman from consciousness! Thurman falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Maxx stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Corey Maxx!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Maxx thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Harry Thurman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn i know i shouldn't have slept with a supermodel the night before the fight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiedel Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello's entrance music is Like 70. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fiedel Castro!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello lands a glancing blow to the side of Castro's head.
Castrello looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castro.
Castrello throws a leg kick but Castro sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fiedel Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castrello pushes Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Castro blocks an elbow strike from Castrello.
Castrello lands a right hand.
Castro is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Castrello to keep the fight standing.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.
Castrello really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
It looks like Fiedel Castro has been cut.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Castro changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Castrello fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiedel Castro.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Castro checks a low kick from Castrello.
Castro shoots in and drives through. Castrello sprawls well.
Castrello misses with a body kick.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt - Castrello sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castrello forces Castro back against the cage and clinches.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello lands with a short shot to the head.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Castrello lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Castrello avoiding damage.
Castro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello digs a right hand into Castro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castro's gas tank.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Castro shrugs off.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
Castro looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Castrello scores with a nice short uppercut.
Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Castrello walks away with a smile on his face. Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Castrello swinging wildly here.
Castro has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Castrello fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Castro, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello crunches a lovely knee into Castro's ribcage.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello stops a takedown attempt from Castro.
Castrello lands a left hand.
Castrello unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Castrello is stalling here.
A knee to the head by Castrello.
Castro wants a takedown but no success here.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Fiedel Castro's cut even more.
Castrello is stalling here.
Castrello landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Castro tries to pull guard but Castrello forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Castrello - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Castro has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Castrello is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
Castrello lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Castrello.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro being controlled against the cage.
Castrello gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fiedel Castro's cut.
That's time! Castrello's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Donk. Castrello catches Castro right on the button with a cross.
Castrello is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Castrello feints and then cracks Castro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Castro down.
Castrello fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice cross by Castrello.
Castrello has closed the distance and engaged Castro in a clinch.
Castrello lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castro looking for a takedown.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castro wants a takedown.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiedel Castro.
Castro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Castrello lands a left hand that snaps the head of Castro backwards.
Castro is breathing heavily.
Castrello cracks Castro with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello looking to throw knees to the head but Castro is blocking nicely.
Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Castrello lands a knee to the body.
Castrello digs a right hand underneath Castro's ribcage. Castro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Castrello lands a good knee to the midsection. Castro won't want to take too many of those.
Castro being controlled against the cage.
Castrello landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Castro shrugs off.
A shot in the inside from Castrello.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
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!
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castrello creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
The cut above Fiedel Castro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Castrello leaning his opponent against the cage.
Castro jumps guard but Castrello turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Castrello holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Castro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Castrello just stands there and leans against the cage.
Castrello lands an elbow that stopped Castro in his tracks for a moment.
Castrello with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castrello with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
Castro is rocked!
Castrello slowing the pace effectively.
Castro is still on wobbly legs! Can Castrello finish him?
Castrello tries to land knees in the clinch but Castro avoids the damage to the body.
Castro seems to have recovered his senses.
Castro takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee calls for Castrello to work.
Castro has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Castrello after a bit of a struggle.
Castrello lands an elbow just above Castro 's eye.
Castrello lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castrello lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Castro or not.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castrello throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castro blocks it with crossed arms.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Fiedel Castro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castrello.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castrello will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Castro up against the cage.
Castrello putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Castro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castro wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castrello creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Castrello lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fiedel Castro'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!
Castrello moves into range and connects with a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Castro.
Castrello keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Castrello closes the distance and clinches.
Castrello lands an elbow inside that Castro shrugs off.
Castrello landing knees to the head.
Castrello stalling against the cage.
Castrello lands a damaging elbow.
Castro is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Castrello gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cullen Castrello has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiedel Castro.
Good body shot from Castrello.
Cullen Castrello has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castrello gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Castrello.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Castrello.
A right hand to the body from Castrello.
Castrello prevents the takedown attempt.
Castrello lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castrello content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Castrello lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fiedel Castro's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cullen Castrello!
Cullen Castrello seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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