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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cii Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Fardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fardy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Smack My Bitch Up. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Josh Fardy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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195 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cii Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Fardy!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn tries to clinch up.
Fardy lunges at Chulainn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chulainn's hand.
Fardy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chulainn's head backwards.
Chulainn fails with the takedown
and Fardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fardy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chulainn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chulainn misses with a takedown attempt
and Fardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn tries for a takedown but Fardy circles away easily
enabling Fardy to counter with a crisp jab.
Chulainn is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cii Chulainn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fardy drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Chulainn right on the button. Chulainn goes down! Fardy follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Fardy gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Fardy!
An out of breath Josh Fardy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bavelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
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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, Ed Bavelock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Mansfield!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bavelock drops Mansfield with a beautiful combination! Mansfield stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Bavelock is looking for the KO!
It looks like Brad Mansfield has been cut.
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!
Bavelock punishes Mansfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Bavelock clinches with his opponent.
Mansfield blocks a body shot from Bavelock.
Bavelock lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mansfield backwards.
Mansfield is rocked!
Bavelock lands a right hand.
Mansfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Bavelock finish him?
Bavelock lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bavelock.
Bavelock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bavelock stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bavelock seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bavelock scores with a hook to the body.
Mansfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Bavelock gets through Mansfield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Bavelock - that landed with a thud.
Mansfield looks winded!
Bavelock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bavelock lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavelock is working Mansfield over against the cage.
Bavelock throws a big uppercut that drops Mansfield! More strikes from Bavelock and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mansfield lies dazed against the cage as Bavelock celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ed Bavelock!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Conan Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Burns 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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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Conan Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andy Burns!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn has a takedown stuffed.
Chulainn closes the distance and pushes Burns back into the cage.
Chulainn has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Burns is trying to keep an underhook but Chulainn manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chulainn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burns with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burns keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chulainn works his way into side control.
Burns takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Chulainn is trying to ground and pound but Burns uses the momentary lack of control by Chulainn to regain half guard.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn drops an elbow to the side of Burns's head.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chulainn working the head and body with strikes.
Chulainn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chulainn tries to pass to full mount but Burns defends it.
Chulainn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chulainn not doing much here.
Chulainn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burns's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chulainn is stalling here. Burns is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chulainn seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burns has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Chulainn sneaks back into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chulainn pushes Burns off looking to stand but Burns dives back in and keeps control.
Burns maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Chulainn could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Burns has cracked it and Chulainn is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Burns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Burns!
After the fight, Andy Burns was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edmond Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Riviere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dantes's entrance music is We Lie, We Cheat, We Steal. A fine choice. Riviere is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Le Vagabond. Edmond Dantes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jean Riviere's chin.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Brown 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmond Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Riviere!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes checks a leg kick nicely.
Riviere dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dantes loads up on a big right hand but Riviere slips the punch.
Dantes blocks a low kick nicely.
Riviere misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes goes for a double leg but Riviere avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Riviere continues to drive forward.
Dantes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dantes moves into the clinch.
Dantes has Riviere pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Riviere's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dantes jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Riviere showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Riviere stopping the sweep attempt from Dantes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riviere trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
Jean Riviere has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Dantes rushes Riviere and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riviere breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dantes takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riviere 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 Dantes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dantes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dantes dives in for a single leg takedown but Riviere sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dantes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riviere pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmond Dantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dantes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riviere throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riviere misses with a low kick.
Dantes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Riviere misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Riviere.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dantes is defended easily by Riviere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riviere scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Riviere counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jean Riviere is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riviere.
Dantes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Riviere misses with a few strikes there.
Dantes ducks right into an uppercut from Riviere.
Riviere throws a quick inside leg kick.
Riviere walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dantes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dantes takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes blocks a low kick nicely.
Riviere scores with a jab.
Riviere has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Riviere.
Dantes throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Riviere was covering up waiting for the punch and Dantes finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes preventing the sweep.
Dantes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Riviere trying to keep a closed guard but Dantes is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dantes with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Riviere dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Riviere smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riviere scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Riviere throws out a leg kick but Dantes moves out of range and Riviere only half commits.
Riviere takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dantes throws a series of punches but Riviere moves out of range.
Riviere lands a nice hook to Dantes's body. Dantes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dantes is looking to clinch but Riviere is avoiding it.
A combination from Dantes does no damage.
Riviere lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dantes's sensitive parts.
Dantes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dantes breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riviere fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dantes on the side of the head.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown but Riviere shows good takedown defense.
Dantes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Riviere counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes tries to clinch up.
Riviere throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dantes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riviere cracks Dantes with an open hand slap.
Jean Riviere seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riviere moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riviere bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dantes's head.
Dantes is rocked!
Dantes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riviere.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Riviere, right into the meat.
Riviere's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dantes under the eye.
Oh Dantes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jean Riviere seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dantes is holding his hands too far apart here. Riviere throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Dantes is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jean Riviere!
An out of breath Jean Riviere thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shooter McGavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. Shooter McGavin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shooter McGavin!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGavin shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
De Struicao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGavin fails to land the takedown.
De Struicao lands a head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McGavin is defended easily by De Struicao.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shooter McGavin.
De Struicao throws an overhand right that lands on McGavin's shoulder, as McGavin tries to avoid the shot.
De Struicao throws a hook but McGavin blocks it.
McGavin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
McGavin dives in for a single leg takedown but De Struicao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
De Struicao breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGavin.
That kick from De Struicao tenderised McGavin's leg. McGavin is trying to keep his angry face on.
McGavin scores with a takedown into De Struicao's guard.
McGavin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGavin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are working up against the cage. De Struicao manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
De Struicao is struggling to control the position.
McGavin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
De Struicao misses with the head strike.
De Struicao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao leaning his opponent against the cage.
De Struicao manages to break the clinch.
De Struicao misses with a series of wild punches.
De Struicao connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Struicao slaps away a takedown attempt from McGavin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
De Struicao looks to throw the jab but McGavin is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGavin shoots in and drives through. De Struicao sprawls well.
De Struicao tests McGavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Shooter McGavin has been cut.
McGavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao clobbers McGavin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Struicao tests McGavin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McGavin gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! McGavin tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but De Struicao is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and McGavin buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves McGavin!! McGavin is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. De Struicao throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sosthene Ndikumana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horton Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sosthene Ndikumana has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sosthene Ndikumana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horton Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndikumana sizes up Hoo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ndikumana cracks Hoo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hoo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ndikumana finish him?
It looks like Horton Hoo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ndikumana forces Hoo back against the cage and clinches.
Ndikumana lands with a light punch inside.
Hoo is trying to force a seperation but Ndikumana has the dominant position.
Ndikumana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ndikumana gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hoo takes a shot to the head.
Hoo is rocked!
Ndikumana lands with a left to the head.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ndikumana finish him?
A body shot lands from Ndikumana.
Hoo looks winded!
Ndikumana creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hoo with a big uppercut! Hoo tries to clinch up but Ndikumana pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hoo to the mat! Hoo covers up and Ndikumana unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sosthene Ndikumana!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zander Freyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freyer comes to the cage accompanied by Milquetoast by Helmet. Pedersen has chosen Killing in the name of... as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Freyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen misses with a lunging right hand
and Freyer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Freyer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WarZone Training Facility 1 in the buildup to the fight.
Nice shot by Pedersen.
Freyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pedersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jens Pedersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freyer walks into a left hand.
Pedersen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Freyer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pedersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedersen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pedersen tries to clinch up.
Pedersen misses with a body shot.
Pedersen swings for the body but Freyer moves out of range.
Freyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pedersen.
Pedersen tries to clinch there but Freyer circles away.
Pedersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freyer keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen moves away from the strike by Freyer.
Some bone on bone action there as Pedersen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Freyer throws a leg kick but Pedersen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pedersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Freyer.
Pedersen lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Pedersen.
Pedersen tries to clinch up.
Freyer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Freyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Freyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedersen manages to avoid it.
Pedersen cracks Freyer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pedersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Freyer, right into the meat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyer thows a body shot but no joy.
Pedersen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pedersen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Freyer throws out a loose jab but Pedersen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pedersen misses with an uppercut. Freyer saw that one coming.
Pedersen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Freyer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Freyer ducks under a wild hook from Pedersen.
Pedersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Freyer is just out of range.
Pedersen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pedersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Pedersen blocks the leg kick.
Freyer throws a hook to the side of Pedersen's head but Pedersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Pedersen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen avoids the body shot from Freyer.
Pedersen throws a jab when Freyer was well out of range.
Pedersen misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Pedersen.
Freyer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Freyer misses with an uppercut. Pedersen saw that one coming.
Pedersen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Freyer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pedersen lands with an uppercut that bounces Freyer off the cage and back into range.
Pedersen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freyer scores with a leg kick.
Pedersen missing with a left hand there. Freyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Pedersen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Freyer slips under a jab.
Freyer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyer throws a hook but Pedersen blocks it.
Pedersen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freyer moves away.
Pedersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Freyer takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freyer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Freyer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pedersen.
Freyer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pedersen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Freyer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pedersen.
Pedersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Freyer is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freyer swings for the body but Pedersen moves out of range.
Pedersen looks to land a left hand but Freyer moved out of range nicely.
Pedersen thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jens Pedersen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Freyer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pedersen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pedersen connects with a body shot.
Pedersen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pedersen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freyer momentarily.
Pedersen instigates a clinch.
Freyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pedersen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pedersen pushes off an throws an elbow but Freyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pedersen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freyer's defenses.
Freyer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pedersen avoids it.
Freyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pedersen lands with a left to the head.
Pedersen lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Pedersen scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Freyer tries to throw a body punch but Pedersen avoids it by throwing Freyer back against the cage.
A short left from Pedersen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen lands an elbow that stopped Freyer in his tracks for a moment.
Good body shot from Pedersen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pedersen.
Freyer tries to work over Pedersen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Freyer takes a shot to the head.
Pedersen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Freyers head.
Freyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Freyer struggles to land a body shot inside as Pedersen controls his hands.
Freyer takes a shot to the head.
Pedersen drops Freyer onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Freyer is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Freyer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pedersen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oh Freyer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right handed body shot lands from Pedersen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Freyer misses with a punch to the body.
Pedersen gets through Freyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Pedersen.
Pedersen lands an elbow inside.
Pedersen lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Freyer to his knees! Pedersen keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jens Pedersen!
Jens Pedersen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pedro Kapaldi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Kapaldi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi throws a good cross that connects.
Nice body punch from Kapaldi.
Bravo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kapaldi to score with a decent uppercut.
Kapaldi misses with a few strikes there.
Kapaldi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bravo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bravo walks into a straight right hand from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo shoots and misses
and Kapaldi counters with a right hand to the body.
Kapaldi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kapaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kapaldi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kapaldi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bravo manages to avoid it.
Kapaldi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bravo has his takedown stuffed
and Kapaldi counters with a nice uppercut.
Pedro Kapaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bravo with a poor takedown
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bravo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo ducks right into an uppercut from Kapaldi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bravo has time to react.
Bravo is rocked!
The crowd cheers as Kapaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bravo doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Bravo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kapaldi pounces like a tiger and cracks Bravo with a vicious hook! Bravo is down but not out! Kapaldi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pedro Kapaldi!
After the big win, Pedro Kapaldi made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rubicon Brandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Lovric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lovric's choice of entrance music: Guy Sebastian - Like A Drum. Goran Lovric has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubicon Brandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Goran Lovric!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandy swats away the attempt to clinch by Lovric.
Brandy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lovric is able to avoid easily.
Brandy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lovric throws a hook to the side of Brandy's head but Brandy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lovric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brandy.
Brandy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lovric moves into the clinch successfully.
Lovric scores with a shot to the side of Brandy's head.
Lovric throws a punch but it's blocked by Brandy.
Brandy misses with the head strike.
Lovric's coach down at Turka Elite Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lovric's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovric as Brandy tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from Brandy fails to land.
Lovric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Brandy has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lovric misses with a punch on the inside.
Lovric blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lovric.
Lovric blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Brandy.
Brandy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lovric presses Brandy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lovric as Brandy tries to tie him up.
Brandy blocks an uppercut.
Lovric breaks the clinch.
Brandy missing with a left hand there. Lovric was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandy lands with a nice body kick.
Brandy tries to land a leg kick but Lovric saw it coming and moves away.
Brandy scores with a nice body kick.
Lovric fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Brandy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lovric with a hook.
Goran Lovric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandy slips under a jab.
Lovric cracks Brandy with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brandy keeps Lovric at a distance using the push kick.
Lovric scores with a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lovric, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Lovric.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lovric checks a leg kick.
Lovric tries a low kick but Brandy avoids it.
Lovric misses with a straight left.
Lovric throws a leg kick but Brandy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lovric connects with a jab.
Lovric thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandy digs a good body shot into Lovric's ribs.
Lovric gets a clinch.
Brandy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lovric trying to control from the bottom.
Lovric is controlling Brandy's trapped leg to prevent Brandy from advancing to side control.
Lovric tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Brandy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Brandy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brandy breaks from Lovric's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Goran Lovric has been cut.
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!
Brandy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lovric has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brandy lands a big shot there that rocks Lovric but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric blocking the ground and pound.
Brandy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brandy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brandy avoids the attempt from Lovric to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandy wants to control the pace but Lovric is squirming around nicely.
Brandy lands a couple of good shots and Lovric has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brandy is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Lovric trying to control the hands but Brandy won't let him.
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 Rubicon Brandy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Brandy tried to score with a low kick but Lovric checks it.
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lovric's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lovric duly obliges.
Lovric lands a lovely overhand right.
Brandy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandy throws a low kick, looking for Lovric's leg but Lovric calmly moves out of range.
Brandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Lovric. No joy for Brandy on that attempt.
Lovric swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brandy misses with a leg kick
and Lovric cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric lands with a hook. Brandy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lovric cracks Brandy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Goran Lovric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brandy delivers a nice body kick.
Brandy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lovric.
Brandy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lovric gets back to full guard.
Brandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Lovric has wrist control.
Lovric wants to sweep here but Brandy controlling him for the moment.
Brandy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brandy 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.
Lovric is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lovric utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric has his hands on Brandy's head, controlling the position.
Brandy throws a big elbow that misses.
Brandy looking to pass the guard.
Lovric wants to sweep but no luck.
Lovric keeps trying to improve his position.
Brandy being controlled here momentarily.
Brandy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Goran Lovric.
Nice body kick from Brandy.
Lovric comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lovric thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovric throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovric tries a head kick but it misses.
Lovric tries to score with a low kick but Brandy moves his leg out of the way.
Brandy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lovric.
Brandy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lovric's sensitive parts.
Lovric misses with a hook to the body
and Brandy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brandy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovric looking for a sweep. Not yet Lovric, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lovric 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.
Lovric is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lovric avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandy is fighting to break Lovric's control of his arms but Lovric is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lovric is trying to control the position but Brandy postures up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Goran Lovric wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lovric checks the leg kick.
Brandy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lovric sprawls well. Lovric wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brandy gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Goran Lovric will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Goran Lovric's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lovric pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandy 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 Lovric has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lovric and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brandy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lovric scores with a nice strike.
Sloppy strikes from Brandy. Those never looked like landing.
Brandy lands with a right hand.
Lovric checks a leg kick nicely.
Lovric scores with the left hand. Brandy knows he should have avoided that one.
Brandy connects with a leg kick. Lovric looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brandy dives in and grabs Lovric's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lovric pushes down on Brandy's head and hops out.
Brandy checks a leg kick nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovric misses with an uppercut. Brandy saw that one coming.
A jab from Lovric misses.
Lovric moves out of range as Brandy throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lovric, right into the meat.
Lovric avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lovric bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brandy's head.
Lovric connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brandy.
Brandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lovric misses with a right hand
and Brandy counters with a single leg into guard. Lovric didn't expect that.
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!
Brandy being controlled here momentarily.
Lovric trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovric looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandy is one step ahead there.
Lovric seems keen to control Brandy's posture.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brandy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brandy postures up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Goran Lovric hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lovric throws a solid leg kick but Brandy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lovric.
Lovric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandy.
Brandy misses with a body kick.
Brandy needs to keep his hands up - Lovric had a free shot at his head there.
Brandy is looking to slow Lovric down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovric throws a lazy right hand but Brandy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lovric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brandy.
Lovric connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brandy momentarily.
Lovric with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lovric takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lovric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lovric swings widly with a right hand
and Brandy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Lovric has wrist control.
Lovric keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
Lovric is pulling down on Brandy's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandy, at least for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Let's hope that Lovric 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.
Rubicon Brandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovric trying to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Goran Lovric hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lovric misses with a hook
and Brandy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandy wants to pass the guard but Lovric is keeping the position.
Lovric is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Brandy stopping the sweep attempt from Lovric.
Lovric is pulling down on Brandy's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandy, at least for the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lovric keeping moving, preventing Brandy from controlling successfully.
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 Rubicon Brandy.
I think Brandy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rubicon Brandy!
Our winner, Rubicon Brandy, 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.
Goran Lovric spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Yamoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Raoul Yamoth has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raoul Yamoth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Dusk!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dusk misses with a body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dusk 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.
Dusk throws a combination that misses
and Yamoth moves into the clinch.
Yamoth lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dusk backwards.
Yamoth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dusk blocking some punches.
Dusk works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Yamoth looking to control.
Dusk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Yamoth working a defensive guard but Dusk manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yamoth is not content to let Dusk control the position.
Dusk lands some shots froms side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dusk is looking to take a break and control but Yamoth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk working the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dusk works to advance to full mount. Yamoth defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Dusk controlling his opponent.
Dusk lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamoth tries to lock up and control but Dusk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yamoth working to try and regain half guard.
Dusk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dusk working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dusk looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Yamoth covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Dusk!
Drake Dusk is the new middleweight champion!
Drake Dusk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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FIGHT
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