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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Blighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buster Blighton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Blighton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blighton lands with a cross.
Fernandez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blighton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fernandez has control of Blighton's left arm, preventing Blighton from doing any damage.
Fernandez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blighton wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Blighton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fernandez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Buster Blighton wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Blighton tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.
Blighton shoots for a takedown but Fernandez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fernandez 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 Blighton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blighton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Fernandez finds it's way through Blighton's defenses.
Blighton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fernandez backs up against the cage.
Fernandez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Blighton flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Blighton throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Fernandez manages to pass to side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blighton is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez working the head and body with strikes.
Blighton is looking for a sweep.
Fernandez throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blighton is trying to improve his position.
Blighton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fernandez is controlling him well.
Blighton tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Fernandez presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Fernandez unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blighton is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blighton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fernandez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blighton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fernandez content just to control the position here.
Fernandez working Blighton over with strikes here.
Fernandez controlling from the full mount.
Blighton trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fernandez controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee warns Blighton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez trying to control but Blighton is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez with shots to the head and body - Blighton looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Fernandez dominated that round.
That's time! Blighton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blighton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fernandez's waist but Fernandez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blighton off to one side.
Blighton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blighton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fernandez circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Blighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez keeps the fight on the outside.
Buster Blighton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Blighton trying to control here.
Fernandez controlling the pace.
Blighton manages to get to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blighton can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fernandez controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Felix Fernandez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Blighton tries to clinch but Fernandez is having none of it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blighton checks a leg kick.
Blighton fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blighton misses with a wild combination.
Blighton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fernandez swivels and escapes.
Blighton tries to keep at a distance but Fernandez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blighton is trying to push Fernandez away but Fernandez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fernandez misses with a punch to the body.
Blighton misses with an elbow over the top.
Fernandez stalling the fight.
Blighton tries to work over Fernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blighton wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez gets underhooks to prevent Blighton's takedown attempt.
Fernandez stalls.
Blighton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fernandez.
Fernandez slows down the pace here.
Fernandez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Blighton regains guard.
Felix Fernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blighton working for a triangle but Fernandez defends it easily.
Fernandez is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blighton trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fernandez misses with a body kick.
Fernandez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blighton quickly recovers to half guard.
Fernandez seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Blighton is looking to control Fernandez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blighton avoid being mounted?
Blighton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fernandez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fernandez lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blighton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fernandez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Blighton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fernandez defends it easily.
Fernandez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Felix Fernandez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Felix Fernandez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fernandez missing with a left hand there. Blighton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Fernandez both land. Nice combination.
Fernandez lands with an uppercut that bounces Blighton off the cage and back into range.
Fernandez lands a nice hook to Blighton's body. Blighton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blighton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fernandez.
Fernandez slips under a jab from Blighton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Blighton.
Fernandez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blighton's waist but Blighton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fernandez off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Blighton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Blighton is just out of range.
Blighton shoots in looking for a takedown but Fernandez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Blighton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fernandez tries to work over Blighton's front leg with a kick but Blighton checks it.
Blighton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blighton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Blighton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blighton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandez jabs at Blighton's body.
Fernandez darts in and clinches Blighton up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blighton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fernandez has him pressed against the cage.
Blighton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fernandez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blighton blocks it with crossed arms.
Blighton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blighton tries to break free but Fernandez pushes him back against the cage.
Fernandez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fernandez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Fernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Fernandez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jurgen Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KT Turnstile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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136 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jurgen Kohler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, KT Turnstile!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnstile tries for a takedown but Kohler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kohler rushes Turnstile and presses him up against the cage.
Kohler breaks from the clinch.
Turnstile swings widly with a right hand
and Kohler counters with an inside leg kick.
Kohler closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Turnstile is trying to get back to half guard.
Kohler is staying tight to Turnstile's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Kohler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
You can see the frustration on Turnstile's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kohler is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Turnstile will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Turnstile is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kohler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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!
Kohler decides to return to a standing position.
Turnstile misses with a left hand
and Kohler moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kohler manages to pull guard.
Kohler is looking for a triangle but Turnstile pushes his legs off easily.
Turnstile trying to control the position from guard on top but Kohler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kohler is looking for a triangle but Turnstile pushes his legs off easily.
Kohler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kohler has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Turnstile should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kohler has tightened it up now! Turnstile should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jurgen Kohler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peerless Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masami Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peerless Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Masami Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Swagger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Takahashi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Takahashi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi wants to stall.
Takahashi crunches a lovely knee into Swagger's ribcage.
Swagger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Swagger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Swagger lands a body shot.
Takahashi drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Swagger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Takahashi.
Swagger lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Takahashi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Swagger.
Swagger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Takahashi backwards.
A short right from Swagger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Swagger won't allow it.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Swagger.
Takahashi goes for a takedown attempt but Swagger pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Peerless Swagger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Masami Takahashi.
Swagger drops Takahashi with a beautiful combination! Takahashi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Swagger is looking for the KO!
Takahashi is rocked!
It looks like Masami Takahashi has been cut.
Takahashi looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swagger closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Takahashi out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peerless Swagger!
Our winner, Peerless Swagger, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Velasco (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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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tam Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johan Velasco!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasco closes the distance and clinches.
Velasco lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Tam Conway has been cut.
Velasco stalling against the cage.
Conway struggles to land a body shot inside as Velasco controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Velasco.
Velasco working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Velasco.
Velasco has Conway pushed against the cage.
Velasco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Conway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conway can't break the clinch.
Velasco lands an elbow just above Conway 's eye.
Velasco taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Velasco lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasco controlling the action here for a moment.
Velasco lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conway backwards.
Velasco blocks a body shot from Conway.
Velasco crunches a lovely knee into Conway's ribcage.
Velasco comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Velasco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tam Conway's cut is getting worse.
Conway is trying to break the clinch but Velasco has him pressed against the cage.
Velasco lands a left hand.
Velasco lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Velasco.
Velasco manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Velasco drops Conway onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Conway is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Conway is rocked!
Velasco works on Conway's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conway takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Conway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velasco lands a nice elbow.
Tam Conway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Velasco makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Velasco lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Velasco has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Conway takes an elbow to the forehead.
Velasco lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Velasco.
Velasco stalls.
Conway seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasco lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Tam Conway's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Velasco has Conway pressed against the cage.
Velasco lands with a short shot to the head.
The referee calls for Velasco to work.
Conway takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tam Conway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johan Velasco!
Johan Velasco was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denton Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daley comes into the arena with Danger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denton Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Hill!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill misses with a takedown
and Hill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hill looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A left lands for Daley.
Ivan Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daley lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Denton Daley!
A very excited looking Denton Daley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ci Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mirko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ci Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Mirko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chulainn moves out of range of the body kick.
Mirko scores with a jab.
Mirko scores with a body shot.
Chulainn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chulainn avoids the body shot from Mirko.
Chulainn misses with a wild combination.
Frank Mirko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mirko looks to clinch
letting Chulainn counter with a right hand.
Mirko throws a body punch but Chulainn moves out of range.
Mirko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chulainn misses with a wild body shot.
Chulainn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mirko.
Mirko ducks under a wild hook from Chulainn.
Mirko lands a lovely overhand right.
Chulainn misses with a wild body shot.
Chulainn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chulainn has closed the distance and engaged Mirko in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn misses with a knee strike.
Chulainn works on Mirko's body with a couple of short punches.
Chulainn struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirko controls his hands.
Chulainn keeps control of Mirko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mirko's efforts to push away.
Chulainn scores with a shot to the side of Mirko's head.
Chulainn pushes Mirko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Chulainn.
Mirko is trying to push Chulainn away but Chulainn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mirko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chulainn cracks Mirko with a nice body shot.
Chulainn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mirko backwards.
Chulainn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Chulainn.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chulainn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chulainn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulainn lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mirko has had enough of the clinch but Chulainn keeps him there for the moment.
Mirko can't find room to land a body shot as Chulainn controls the action.
Chulainn has Mirko pressed against the cage, preventing Mirko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulainn has Mirko pressed against the cage, preventing Mirko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chulainn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Chulainn.
Mirko looks winded!
Mirko is trying to force a seperation but Chulainn has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirko misses with a body punch.
Mirko is trying to force a seperation but Chulainn has the dominant position.
Chulainn misses with an elbow over the top.
Chulainn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mirko misses with the head strike.
Chulainn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chulainn lands with a left to the head.
It looks like Frank Mirko has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Chulainn.
Chulainn lands with a light punch inside.
Mirko is rocked!
Chulainn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mirko is still on wobbly legs! Can Chulainn finish him?
Chulainn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chulainn presses Mirko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Chulainn.
Chulainn pushes Mirko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulainn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chulainn lands with a light punch inside.
Chulainn lands a body shot.
Chulainn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chulainn lands a nice shot to the body.
Chulainn presses Mirko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chulainn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chulainn works on Mirko's body with a couple of short punches.
Chulainn is leaning against Mirko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Chulainn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Chulainn.
Chulainn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chulainn thows a body kick. Mirko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That kick from Chulainn tenderised Mirko's leg. Mirko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mirko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chulainn. Chulainn obviously looking to wear him down.
Mirko seems to have recovered his senses.
Chulainn lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mirko falls backwards - clearly groggy! Chulainn dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ci Chulainn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Forclit has chosen Trouble as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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205 lbs
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207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Danny Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a hook but Forclit avoids it easily.
Forclit has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Forclit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvarez instigates a clinch.
Forclit successfully pulls guard.
Forclit lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alvarez!
Forclit throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Forclit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Forclit with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit working for a guillotine from mount but Alvarez is in no mood to give up.
Forclit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alvarez is squirming around, avoiding Forclit's attempts to control the action.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Forclit on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Alvarez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Forclit content just to control the position here.
Forclit scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Forclit sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Forclit there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Forclit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Forclit tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alvarez turns into him and now he's in Forclit's guard.
Alvarez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Forclit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Alvarez's guard.
Forclit trying to control the position from guard on top but Alvarez 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.
Forclit controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alvarez tries to sprawl but Forclit drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Forclit works his way into side control.
Forclit has hold of Alvarez's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Alvarez seems comfortable defending it but Forclit has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Alvarez is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Alvarez is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Forclit couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Happy Forclit!
A very excited looking Happy Forclit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Danny Alvarez had this to say: 'No one likes to loss, but if we always win we never learn how to improve. I'll be a new fighter next fight'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tarik Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duey Doubleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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165 lbs
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tarik Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duey Doubleg!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doubleg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Doubleg is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doubleg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doubleg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Doubleg has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Red Light MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doubleg not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Doubleg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Doubleg postures up.
Johnson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Doubleg gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleg is working to get back to half guard.
Doubleg keeps trying to improve his position.
Johnson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Doubleg has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Doubleg is squirming around, avoiding Johnson's attempts to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Johnson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Doubleg tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Doubleg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Doubleg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Doubleg is trying to stand.
Doubleg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Doubleg is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doubleg gets back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubleg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tarik Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doubleg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doubleg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doubleg's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doubleg's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubleg wants to get back to his feet.
Doubleg defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doubleg can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tarik Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Doubleg shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Doubleg trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling Doubleg's posture.
Doubleg trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Duey Doubleg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson controls Doubleg momentarily but Doubleg frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Doubleg trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Duey Doubleg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Doubleg shows good takedown defense.
Doubleg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Doubleg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Doubleg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doubleg wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson content to stall in guard here.
Johnson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Johnson stands and throws Doubleg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control but Doubleg is keeping him busy.
Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Johnson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Johnson trying to control the position but Doubleg is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Doubleg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Johnson just content to control the position.
Johnson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Doubleg has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Doubleg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Johnson's guard! Nice work there by Doubleg!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Duey Doubleg will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Doubleg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Johnson was covering up waiting for the punch and Doubleg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Doubleg missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Doubleg from controlling successfully.
Johnson wants to stand but Doubleg is controlling the position.
Johnson is controlling Doubleg's posture.
Johnson looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Doubleg wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Tarik Johnson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Doubleg keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Doubleg is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Johnson is looking to stall here but Doubleg recovers full guard.
Johnson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Doubleg keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Doubleg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Tarik Johnson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
An inside leg kick lands from Johnson.
Doubleg feints and as Johnson raises his hands in defense, Doubleg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Doubleg passes into half guard.
Doubleg wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson won't allow Doubleg to pass to mount.
Doubleg is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Doubleg trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Doubleg wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doubleg trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tarik Johnson.
Well Johnson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Duey Doubleg!
An out of breath Duey Doubleg 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Ree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes to the cage accompanied by Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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146 lbs
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21
135 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Ree!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ree's hands.
Ree dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ree has had enough of the clinch but Campbell keeps him there for the moment.
Campbell lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Campbell on the inside.
Ree tries to pull guard but Campbell won't allow it.
Campbell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rees head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Campbell.
Ree jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Campbell walks away with a smile on his face. Ree gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wayne Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konstantin Ree.
Campbell scores with a leg kick.
Campbell stuffs the takedown attempt from Ree. Ree gets slowly back to his feet.
Ree closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Campbell to the mat! Campbell manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Campbell controlling Ree's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ree showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Wayne Campbell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ree tries to clinch there but Campbell circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Ree checks the leg kick.
Ree shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Campbell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ree tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Campbell digs a good body shot into Ree's ribs.
Ree takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Ree seems unphased.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ree.
Ree slips under a jab.
Ree dives in for a single leg takedown but Campbell sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Campbell.
Campbell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Campbell lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ree is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Campbell to keep the fight standing.
Ree missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Campbell.
Ree throws an elbow but it misses.
Campbell lands an uppercut.
Campbell lands a shot to the body.
Ree jumps guard but Campbell stands there with Ree around his waist. Ree gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Campbell lands with a left to the head.
Ree tries to pull guard but Campbell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ree working hard to break the clinch.
Campbell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ree's face.
Ree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Campbell leaves Ree with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ree takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ree is looking to clinch.
Campbell connects with a body shot.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Campbell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ree.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ree misses with a body shot.
Ree takes one to the side of the head.
Ree is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Campbell fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Ree to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Ree looks to clinch but Campbell throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Ree taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Wayne Campbell!
During a confident post fight interview, Wayne Campbell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dee Nice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee Nice has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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204 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dee Nice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cesar Slide!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice throws an overhand right that lands on Slide's shoulder, as Slide tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Slide.
Nice tries to keep at a distance but Slide has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice digs a right hand underneath Slide's ribcage. Slide let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Slide takes an elbow to the forehead.
Slide is trying to pull guard but Nice has him pressed against the cage.
Nice pushes off an throws an elbow but Slide leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
I was talking to Nice's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice breaks the clinch.
Nice defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slide.
Slide looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nice closes the distance and clinches.
Nice tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Slide's elbow.
Nice trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Nice fails to land.
Slide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Slide is looking to control Nice's arms but Nice gets an underhook and turns him. Now Slide has his back to the cage.
Slide throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nice.
Slide misses with some punches.
Nice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Slide fails to pull guard.
Dee Nice has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cesar Slide.
Nice misses with an elbow strike.
Slide avoids a wild elbow strike from Nice.
Nice dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Slide tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nice smiles and moves away.
Slide has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slide there as he acknowledges the shot.
Slide needs to keep his hands up - Nice had a free shot at his head there.
Nice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee Nice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice feints a jab promting Slide to slip. Nice then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Slide slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Slide is rocked!
Slide staying out of range there.
Slide is still on wobbly legs! Can Nice finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Slide crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dee Nice!
Cesar Slide was interviewed post fight and said 'This is bullshit! I want a rematch...'.
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