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EEA 6: Krasavchik vs Stairs PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Scott!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses with a two punch combination.
Scott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Scott should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Scott moves away.
Scott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz works Scott's body with a nice hook.
Scott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz tries to work over Scott's front leg with a kick but Scott checks it.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz lands a head shot.
Diaz throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Diaz tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Scott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz tests Scott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Scott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Diaz. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Scott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz's corner calls for a 1-2. Diaz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Diaz throws a series of punches but Scott avoids them all with ease.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Scott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Scott.
Scott goes for a double leg but Diaz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diaz continues to drive forward.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as Diaz tries to tie him up.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Scott blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Scott wants a takedown but no success here.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Diaz cracks Scott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Scott dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Scott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by Scott.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Diaz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scott moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Diaz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Scott circles away quickly and effectively.
Diaz misses the jab.
Diaz throws the left hand but Scott avoids the punch easily.
Diaz lands with a nice combination. Scott backs away looking to recover.
Diaz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nick Diaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Scott ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Scott moved out of range.
Diaz scores with a decent looking hook.
Diaz scores with a sloppy right hand. Scott should have avoided that one.
Diaz tries to bum rush Scott with a series of wild strikes but Scott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a double jab.
Scott changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Diaz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Scott cracks Diaz with a big right hand but Diaz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Scott working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diaz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Scott wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scott works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Scott in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Diaz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lukas Scott!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sveddi Tonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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179 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sveddi Tonn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bosco Brown!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown slips a straight right by Tonn.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. Tonn tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tonn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brown digs a good body shot into Tonn's ribs.
Tonn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tonn misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tonns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brown misses with an uppercut.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Sveddi Tonn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tonn misses with a straight left.
Tonn misses with a straight left.
Tonn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonn.
Tonn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Tonn throws a chopping leg kick but Brown manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brown buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Tonn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brown on the side of the head.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tonn.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Tonn.
Tonn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brown looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonn jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tonn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Tonn moves out of range easily.
Brown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tonn lands with an overhand left.
Tonn lands with a right hand.
It looks like Bosco Brown has been cut.
Brown moves away from the strike by Tonn.
A low kick from Tonn is predictable there
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tonn is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at GTi 888, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
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!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tonn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tonn is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tonn avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonn has hold of Brown's hands but Brown slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Tonn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tonn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tonn is trying to get back to full guard.
Tonn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tonn tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown wants to control but Tonn is keeping him busy.
Tonn regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bosco Brown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown'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.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Brown.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Tonn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tonn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tonn.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
Brown throws a right and a left that Tonn avoids nicely.
Brown misses with a straight left.
Brown defending well as Tonn loads up on a big left hand.
Tonn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown has closed the distance and engaged Tonn in a clinch.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Brown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brown.
Tonn tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Tonn back against the cage.
Brown gets control of Tonn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Brown will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brown on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tonn looking to pass the guard.
Tonn lands a couple of digs.
Tonn is looking to stand up but Brown won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonn stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Tonn is proving a slippery customer.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tonn from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Brown throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tonn escapes and throws Brown's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Tonn.
Brown gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brown.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tonn connects with a couple of short punches.
Tonn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tonn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brown swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Tonn from controlling successfully.
Tonn looking to pass the guard.
Tonn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brown seems keen to control Tonn's posture.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tonn defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bosco Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bosco Brown's cut.
That's time! Tonn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sveddi Tonn is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Brown.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tonn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Tonn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tonn throws a wild body kick that Brown sees coming a mile off.
Tonn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brown.
Brown scores with a hook to the body. Tonn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tonn thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonn lands with a nice body punch.
Tonn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tonn throws a shot to the body.
Tonn throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown motions for Tonn to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brown lands a head kick. Tonn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sveddi Tonn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to clinch there but Tonn circles away.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Tonn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tonn missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sveddi Tonn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tonn throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tonn throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Tonn slips under a jab from Brown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tonn throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Tonn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tonn throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Brown misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tonn fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
Tonn scores with a nice strike.
Tonn throws a lazy uppercut
and Brown counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Tonn.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tonn keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brown. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tonn managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tonn can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bosco Brown.
I've got Brown winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bosco Brown!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radek Vagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gall Bakketoppen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Radek Vagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gall Bakketoppen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bakketoppen gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vagner.
Vagner misses with some punches.
Bakketoppen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vagner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bakketoppen is trying to pull guard but Vagner has him pressed against the cage.
Bakketoppen prevents a body shot from Vagner.
Vagner misses with a punch to the body.
Vagner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bakketoppen.
Nice elbow from Vagner.
Our sources have told us that Vagner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bakketoppen takes an elbow to the temple.
Vagner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vagner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bakketoppen's head backwards.
Bakketoppen clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vagner stalling.
Nice elbow from Vagner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagner lands a damaging elbow.
Vagner misses with a punch to the body.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakketoppen's elbow.
Vagner lands a damaging elbow.
Bakketoppen is looking to control Vagner's arms but Vagner gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bakketoppen has his back to the cage.
Vagner lands an elbow inside.
Vagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bakketoppen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vagner misses with a body punch.
Vagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Vagner misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Bakketoppen controls his hands.
Vagner lands an elbow inside.
Bakketoppen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bakketoppen tries to pull guard but Vagner holds him up against the cage and eventually Bakketoppen drops back down to his feet.
Radek Vagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gall Bakketoppen.
Vagner has Bakketoppen pushed against the cage.
Vagner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bakketoppen blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Vagner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bakketoppen backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vagner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Gall Bakketoppen has been cut.
Vagner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bakketoppen avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Vagner.
Bakketoppen tries to pull guard but Vagner won't allow it.
Vagner tries to throw a body punch but Bakketoppen avoids it by throwing Vagner back against the cage.
Vagner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Vagner misses with the head strike.
Bakketoppen tries to pull guard but Vagner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bakketoppen fails to pull guard.
Vagner tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakketoppen avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Vagner.
Bakketoppen blocks the elbow strike.
Bakketoppen blocks an elbow strike from Vagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Vagner.
We've been informed that Bakketoppen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakketoppen tries for a takedown but Vagner manages to get underhooks.
Vagner is looking to control Bakketoppen's arms but Bakketoppen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vagner has his back to the cage.
Vagner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Vagner.
Vagner misses with a body punch.
Vagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bakketoppen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vagner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bakketoppen's defenses.
Vagner tries to throw a body punch but Bakketoppen avoids it by throwing Vagner back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vagner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radek Vagner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gall Bakketoppen's cut.
That's time! Vagner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bakketoppen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vagner moves into the clinch.
Bakketoppen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vagner throws an elbow but it misses.
Vagner wants to stall.
Vagner misses with some punches.
Bakketoppen avoids the elbow strike from Vagner, against the cage.
Vagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakketoppen's elbow.
Vagner tries to stall but Bakketoppen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vagner tries a body shot but Bakketoppen blocks it.
Vagner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bakketoppen controls the action.
Bakketoppen blocks an elbow strike.
Vagner tries to work over Bakketoppen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bakketoppen moves into the clinch successfully.
Vagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bakketoppen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bakketoppen blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Vagner lands a damaging elbow.
Vagner tries to work over Bakketoppen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vagner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vagner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bakketoppen's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vagner.
Bakketoppen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vagner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bakketoppen drives through and clinches with Vagner against the cage.
Vagner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bakketoppen or not.
Radek Vagner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakketoppen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bakketoppen blocks an elbow strike from Vagner.
Vagner lands an elbow inside.
Vagner is pushing Bakketoppen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen avoids a wild elbow strike from Vagner.
Vagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vagner lands a nice shot to the body.
Bakketoppen blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Bakketoppen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Vagner - that landed with a thud.
Bakketoppen is breathing heavily.
Vagner misses with a punch to the body.
Vagner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vagner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vagner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vagner lands an elbow that stopped Bakketoppen in his tracks for a moment.
Bakketoppen is rocked!
Bakketoppen blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Vagner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakketoppen's elbow.
Vagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bakketoppen tries to pull guard but Vagner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Vagner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vagner tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakketoppen avoids the damage to the body.
Vagner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bakketoppen controls the action.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakketoppen's elbow.
Vagner lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radek Vagner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gall Bakketoppen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Bakketoppen circles away.
Vagner forces Bakketoppen back against the cage and clinches.
Vagner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vagner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vagner trying to land knees to the body.
Vagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bakketoppen is still on wobbly legs! Can Vagner finish him?
Vagner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bakketoppen can do to turn this around?
Bakketoppen jumps guard but Vagner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bakketoppen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vagner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vagner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vagner lands a vicious elbow to the side of Bakketoppen's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Vagner tries to finish him with strikes but Bakketoppen still seems able to defend himself so Vagner steps back and lets Bakketoppen get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bakketoppen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vagner was covering up waiting for the punch and Bakketoppen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bakketoppen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vagner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bakketoppen manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vagner looking to pass the guard.
Vagner postures up.
Bakketoppen 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.
Bakketoppen seems to have recovered his senses.
Bakketoppen is pulling down on Vagner's head. It's preventing any offense from Vagner, at least for the moment.
Bakketoppen trying to keep a closed guard but Vagner is proving a slippery customer.
Vagner is looking to stand up but Bakketoppen won't let him.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gall Bakketoppen.
Vagner tries to clinch there but Bakketoppen circles away.
Vagner tries to keep at a distance but Bakketoppen has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vagner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vagner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bakketoppen blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Bakketoppen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bakketoppen blocks an elbow strike from Vagner.
Vagner trying to land knees to the body.
Vagner lands an elbow just above Bakketoppen 's eye.
That has opened up Gall Bakketoppen's cut even more.
Bakketoppen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vagner to keep the fight standing.
Radek Vagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gall Bakketoppen.
Nice elbow from Vagner.
Bakketoppen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vagner tries to throw a body punch but Bakketoppen avoids it by throwing Vagner back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vagner scores with a shot to the side of Bakketoppen's head.
Vagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vagner misses with a body punch.
Vagner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bakketoppen's elbow.
Vagner can't find room to land a body shot as Bakketoppen controls the action.
Vagner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vagner closes the distance and clinches.
Bakketoppen blocks a body shot from Vagner.
Vagner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vagner stalling in the clinch.
Vagner lands an elbow that stopped Bakketoppen in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakketoppen fails to pull guard.
Bakketoppen looking to stall.
Gall Bakketoppen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vagner softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bakketoppen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vagner fails to land.
Vagner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Vagner trying to control the position but instead, Bakketoppen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vagner into the cage.
Vagner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Radek Vagner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vagner missing with knees to the body.
Vagner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Radek Vagner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Vagner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radek Vagner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andray Blinge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knut Paulsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulsen has chosen Beyond the Permafrost as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Knut Paulsen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andray Blinge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Knut Paulsen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Paulsen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Paulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blinge throws a hook but Paulsen blocks it.
Andray Blinge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blinge.
Good standup being displayed there by Blinge as he connects with a hook.
Paulsen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blinge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Paulsen. That's going to slow Blinge down.
Blinge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Paulsen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blinge misses with a looping left.
Paulsen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blinge to the ground. Paulsen is now in Blinge's guard.
Blinge wants to stand and escape but Paulsen is having none of it.
Paulsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blinge works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen throwing strikes but missing.
Paulsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen wants to control from the top but Blinge keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paulsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blinge is keeping the position for now.
Blinge has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Paulsen trying to control but Blinge is working from the bottom.
Blinge on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blinge tries to get out of the position.
Paulsen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Knut Paulsen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blinge looks to land a right hand but Paulsen moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blinge darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blinge clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blinge wants to get back to striking at distance but Paulsen won't allow it.
Paulsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blinge is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Blinge's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blinge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blinge wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blinge tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulsen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Paulsen wants to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paulsen.
A short uppercut from Paulsen.
Paulsen pulls guard successfully.
Paulsen is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Blinge frees his head nicely. Oh but Paulsen has switched to an armbar! Blinge is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Knut Paulsen!
Knut Paulsen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Saw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Worldwide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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179 lbs
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170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack The Saw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mister Worldwide!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Saw misses with a takedown attempt - Worldwide sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Saw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Saw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Saw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Saw misses with a body kick.
The Saw shoots in looking for a takedown but Worldwide manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Saw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The Saw throws a series of punches but Worldwide moves out of range.
A slow jab from Worldwide misses its intended target.
The Saw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Saw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Worldwide 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.
Worldwide looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Saw shoots in looking for a takedown. Worldwide tries to sprawl out of it but The Saw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Worldwide manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Saw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Worldwide avoids it really well and circles away.
Worldwide feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worldwide drops back looking for a leg! The Saw is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Saw manages to kick Worldwide off! Worldwide jumps back into The Saw's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worldwide forces his way into half guard.
Worldwide is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Worldwide is working for a submission of some sort.
Worldwide is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Saw looking for submissions off his back.
Worldwide passes the guard and advances to mount!
The Saw wants to hold on but Worldwide pushes him away.
Worldwide is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Worldwide extends the arm and The Saw is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mister Worldwide!
Mister Worldwide took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakon Lund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin - Orchestra. Lund has chosen The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
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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 Amsterdam, Jonny Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hakon Lund!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lund throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benson.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Lund.
Lund scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Benson there.
Benson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lund knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Benson thows a huge punch but Lund dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lund is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lund is looking to improve his position.
Benson slips a nice elbow through Lund's hands, connecting with Lund's forehead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lund can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lund defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benson slips a nice elbow through Lund's hands, connecting with Lund's forehead.
Benson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lund with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lund told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Benson is nestled in close to Lund, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Benson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lund!
Benson with shots to the head and body - Lund looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lund tries to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
Benson lands a heavy elbow.
Benson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lund's face.
Benson with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Lund that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lund is rocked!
Benson cracks Lund with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lund is still in real trouble! Can Benson finish him?
Lund is desperately trying to improve his position but Benson has a good base and remains in mount.
Benson landing shots from mount.
Benson 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lund can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benson avoids the attempt from Lund to control.
Benson lands a heavy elbow.
Benson connects with a bit shot that sees Lund covering up! More strikes from Benson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Benson is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonny Benson!
After the big win, Jonny Benson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Evil Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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143 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Average tried to score with a low kick but Steel Penn checks it.
Average is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Average defending well as Steel Penn loads up on a big left hand.
Steel Penn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Average throws a leg kick but Steel Penn moved away.
Average is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Average.
Average uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steel Penn has an Americana. Average didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Steel Penn is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Steel Penn hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). The Steel Penn!
The Steel Penn decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babandiishe Chimutengwende (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov has chosen Hindabuilding as his entrance music. Alexander Volkov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Babandiishe Chimutengwende!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chimutengwende tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Volkov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Babandiishe Chimutengwende seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov leaves Chimutengwende with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chimutengwende throws a looping overhand right but Volkov ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chimutengwende's head backwards.
Chimutengwende tries to close the distance and clinch but Volkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chimutengwende showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volkov.
Volkov scores with a jab.
Chimutengwende walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chimutengwende rushes Volkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chimutengwende is trying to break the clinch but Volkov is controlling him.
Volkov tries to stall but Chimutengwende uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chimutengwende jumps into guard, dragging Volkov to the mat.
Chimutengwende has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Volkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Volkov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chimutengwende keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chimutengwende is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Volkov frees his head nicely. Oh but Chimutengwende has switched to an armbar! Volkov is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Babandiishe Chimutengwende!
Alexander Volkov spoke after the fight, saying 'Well, tonight he was better than me.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzbek Krasavchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiral Stairs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Uzbek Krasavchik has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uzbek Krasavchik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spiral Stairs!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasavchik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stairs's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krasavchik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stairs scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Stairs misses.
Stairs takes one on the button.
Stairs throws a wild body kick that Krasavchik sees coming a mile off.
Stairs slips a jab from Krasavchik.
Krasavchik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stairs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krasavchik manages to avoid it.
Krasavchik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stairs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krasavchik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krasavchik seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Krasavchik looks to score with a jab to the body but Stairs is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stairs. Krasavchik does a little dance to reset his feet.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stairs 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.
Krasavchik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stairs circles away quickly and effectively.
Krasavchik throws a right hand that Stairs ducks under and follows up with a left that Stairs also avoids with ease.
Krasavchik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stairs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krasavchik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stairs circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stairs takes a swing at Krasavchik's ribcage but misses.
Stairs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krasavchik is trying to defend but Stairs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Krasavchik moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Stairs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Stairs looking to pass the guard.
Krasavchik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stairs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasavchik is keeping the position for now.
Krasavchik wants to stand but Stairs is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stairs trying to control but Krasavchik is working from the bottom.
Krasavchik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stairs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krasavchik's head.
Stairs prevents Krasavchik from getting back to his feet.
Stairs is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Krasavchik is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Krasavchik has escaped and now he's on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stairs looking for a sweep. Not yet Stairs, not yet.
Krasavchik wants to control from the top but Stairs keeps moving.
Krasavchik won't allow Stairs to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krasavchik's guard.
Stairs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stairs trying to control from half guard but Krasavchik is working away.
Stairs trying to pass the guard but Krasavchik defending well.
Krasavchik makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Krasavchik.
Stairs is stalling in the full guard.
Stairs stopping the sweep attempt from Krasavchik.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stairs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasavchik is keeping the position for now.
Krasavchik trying to keep a closed guard but Stairs is proving a slippery customer.
Stairs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasavchik is keeping the position for now.
Krasavchik is looking to stand up but Stairs isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krasavchik lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Krasavchik misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzbek Krasavchik dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stairs misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Krasavchik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stairs dodges the punch combination from Krasavchik.
Uzbek Krasavchik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krasavchik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stairs circles away quickly and effectively.
Krasavchik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krasavchik fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stairs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krasavchik was well out of range. Poor timing from Stairs.
Stairs slips a jab and a cross from Krasavchik.
Stairs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krasavchik throws out the jab.
Stairs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Krasavchik!
Stairs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krasavchik keeps working.
Stairs wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krasavchik, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasavchik is looking for a sweep.
Stairs trying to control the action but Krasavchik is working from the bottom.
Spiral Stairs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krasavchik is looking to regain half guard here but Stairs keeps moving and retains side control.
The referee asks Stairs politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Stairs prefers to stall for the moment though.
Stairs trying to control the action but Krasavchik is working from the bottom.
Krasavchik is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stairs asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stairs tries to move into full mount but can't pass Krasavchik's legs.
Krasavchik wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Krasavchik trying his best to control but Stairs has mounted him.
Krasavchik stops Stairs from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Stairs wants to control but instead Krasavchik manages to regain half guard.
Stairs lands strikes from half guard.
Stairs works his way into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krasavchik?
Stairs thowing shots but they're missing.
Stairs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stairs postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krasavchik looks a forlorn figure.
Krasavchik squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stairs landing strikes from the mount and Krasavchik is in trouble!
Krasavchik is bucking up trying to escape but Stairs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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!
Stairs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Stairs swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Krasavchik is now in Stairs's guard. A big mistake from Stairs there, giving up the dominant position!
Krasavchik has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stairs is working an open guard so Krasavchik takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krasavchik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stairs ducks under a wild hook from Krasavchik.
Krasavchik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krasavchik avoids the body shot from Stairs.
No joy there for Krasavchik, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stairs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krasavchik tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stairs is in Krasavchik's guard.
Stairs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krasavchik is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stairs trying to control but Krasavchik is working from the bottom.
Stairs tries to free his leg and advance position but Krasavchik is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spiral Stairs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krasavchik displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stairs.
Stairs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krasavchik.
Stairs tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stairs misses the shot to the body.
Stairs throws a body punch but Krasavchik moves out of range.
Krasavchik connects with a single shot there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krasavchik.
Krasavchik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stairs moves away from the strike by Krasavchik.
Krasavchik scores with a one two! Stairs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
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!
Krasavchik ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stairs clinches up against the cage.
Krasavchik working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stairs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krasavchik throws a series of punches but Stairs avoids them all with ease.
Stairs is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krasavchik rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stairs takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stairs looks for the body kick but Krasavchik saw that one coming.
Krasavchik swings for the body but Stairs moves out of range.
Stairs scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Stairs is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krasavchik has managed to free his arm - good work.
Stairs stops Krasavchik from getting back to his feet.
Stairs trying to pass the guard but Krasavchik defending well.
Krasavchik trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stairs passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Krasavchik!
Stairs jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Krasavchik manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Stairs tries to advance to mount but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stairs works to advance to full mount. Krasavchik defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krasavchik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Krasavchik wants to control but Stairs is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stairs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Krasavchik is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Krasavchik is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krasavchik stops Stairs from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Stairs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krasavchik's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stairs with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Krasavchik tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Stairs connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Krasavchik is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Stairs controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasavchik stops Stairs from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Spiral Stairs just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Krasavchik misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krasavchik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stairs takes one on the button.
Stairs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krasavchik.
Krasavchik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Krasavchik. Those never looked like landing.
Krasavchik looks to throw the jab but Stairs is out of range.
Uzbek Krasavchik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stairs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krasavchik quickly recovers to half guard.
Stairs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krasavchik keeps working.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stairs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Stairs works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stairs scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stairs cracks Krasavchik with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stairs lands a big shot there that rocks Krasavchik but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stairs controlling from the full mount.
Stairs breaks from Krasavchik's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Krasavchik can't escape the position.
Stairs lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stairs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krasavchik is looking to escape.
Krasavchik is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stairs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stairs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krasavchik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Stairs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krasavchik is looking to escape.
Stairs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krasavchik looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Krasavchik tries to reverse the position but Stairs maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stairs landing strikes from the mount and Krasavchik is in trouble!
Stairs avoids the attempt from Krasavchik to control.
Stairs controlling from the full mount.
Stairs scoring with strikes but Krasavchik is staying in there.
Stairs controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Stairs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Stairs is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krasavchik can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stairs working the ground and pound effectively.
Stairs connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stairs looking to control but Krasavchik is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Stairs with the ground and pound from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stairs can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krasavchik is looking to escape.
Stairs looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spiral Stairs dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Stairs dodges the punch combination from Krasavchik.
Stairs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krasavchik defends it nicely.
Krasavchik gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krasavchik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stairs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krasavchik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stairs postures up.
Stairs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krasavchik keeping moving, preventing Stairs from controlling successfully.
Stairs content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Stairs drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stairs is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Krasavchik tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stairs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krasavchik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spiral Stairs 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.
Krasavchik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Krasavchik is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Stairs wants to control from the top but Krasavchik keeps moving.
Stairs trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Krasavchik manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Stairs looking for a triangle here. Krasavchik is fighting it but it looks tight! Stairs pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Krasavchik is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Spiral Stairs!
Spiral Stairs is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Spiral Stairs thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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