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WarZone 131 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jc Bright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dutch McQueen (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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161 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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154 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jc Bright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dutch McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McQueen misses with a wild combination.
Bright fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McQueen's coach down at WarZone Training Facility 1 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McQueen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bright misses with a few strikes there.
Bright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McQueen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bright.
McQueen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McQueen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McQueen throws a nice looking combination but Bright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McQueen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bright on the side of the head.
McQueen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bright seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. McQueen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Bright is backing up but McQueen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Bright covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! McQueen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dutch McQueen!
A relieved looking Dutch McQueen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wyll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Testing Inprogress (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Wyll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Testing Inprogress!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyll cracks a nice hook into Inprogress's ribs.
Wyll is looking to land body kicks.
Wyll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inprogress throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wyll scores with the left hand. Inprogress knows he should have avoided that one.
Inprogress closes the distance and clinches.
Wyll is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inprogress pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Inprogress lands a nice uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Inprogress - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wyll wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inprogress.
Wyll has had enough of the clinch but Inprogress keeps him there for the moment.
Wyll is trying to pull guard but Inprogress turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Inprogress tries to work over Wyll's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wyll wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress pushes Wyll back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Inprogress misses with a punch to the body.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wyll tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Wyll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inprogress scores with a shot to the side of Wyll's head.
Inprogress gets through Wyll's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Inprogress lands a nice uppercut.
Inprogress throws a head punch that misses.
Wyll is trying to pull guard but Inprogress has him pressed against the cage.
Wyll wants to get back to striking at distance but Inprogress won't allow it.
Inprogress lands an uppercut.
Wyll tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Inprogress smiles and moves away.
Wyll fails to land with a series of punches.
Wyll takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Inprogress. Beautiful body shot.
Inprogress swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wyll.
Wyll misses with the combination.
Inprogress misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inprogress takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wyll misses with a head kick.
Inprogress lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wyll's sensitive parts.
A jab from Inprogress misses.
Wyll lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Inprogress circles away quickly and effectively.
Wyll throws a body punch but Inprogress moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Inprogress connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inprogress rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wyll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inprogress just misses with a punch to the body.
Wyll cracks Inprogress with a good jab.
Inprogress fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wyll checks it well.
Wyll tries to bum rush Inprogress with a series of wild strikes but Inprogress uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wyll looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Inprogress closes the distance and clinches.
Wyll jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Inprogress walks away with a smile on his face. Wyll gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wyll takes one to the chin there.
Wyll misses with a double jab.
A big right from Wyll misses.
Inprogress lands a glancing blow to the side of Wyll's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress misses with a hook
and Wyll counters with a one-two to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Inprogress lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Inprogress is looking to land body kicks.
Inprogress pushes Wyll up against the cage in a clinch.
Inprogress tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wyll is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Inprogress gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Inprogress cracks Wyll with a nice body shot.
Wyll blocks an uppercut.
Inprogress lands a shoulder strike.
Wyll blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyll goes for a takedown attempt but Inprogress pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Inprogress tries to clinch there but Wyll circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Testing Inprogress dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Inprogress throws a leg kick which misses Wyll's front leg but catches the back leg as Wyll tries to avoid it.
Inprogress looks to score with a jab to the body but Wyll is just out of range.
Testing Inprogress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wyll takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wyll misses with a looping right.
Wyll looks to score with a jab to the body but Inprogress is just out of range.
Wyll on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Inprogress is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wyll swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wyll moves out of range of the leg kick from Inprogress.
Inprogress thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee Wyll is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Inprogress lands a nice hook to Wyll's body. Wyll takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wyll digs a good body shot into Inprogress's ribs.
Testing Inprogress seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Inprogress connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wyll moves out of range as Inprogress strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inprogress swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Inprogress scores with a nice strike.
Inprogress with a jab.
Inprogress misses with a straight left.
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses.
Wyll misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wyll misses with a double jab
and Inprogress counters with a solid body kick.
Inprogress gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Testing Inprogress has been cut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Inprogress in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A bone on bone clash there as Wyll blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wyll misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Wyll misses the target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Inprogress.
Inprogress throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wyll sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Inprogress.
Inprogress waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wyll.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inprogress just misses with a punch to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Inprogress.
Wyll throws a right and a left that Inprogress avoids nicely.
Inprogress uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wyll.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inprogress with a nice cross.
Wyll throws an off balance right hand
and Inprogress counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wyll takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Inprogress explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Inprogress moves into range and clinches up with Wyll.
Inprogress lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Inprogress lands with a short shot to the head.
Wyll tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inprogress just stands there and leans against the cage.
Inprogress presses Wyll against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Inprogress misses with a body punch.
Wyll is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Inprogress pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Inprogress lands with a short shot to the head.
Inprogress works on Wyll's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Inprogress lands with a light punch inside.
Inprogress lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wyll is rocked!
A frustrated look appears on Wyll's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh Wyll is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inprogress working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inprogress lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wyll tries for a takedown but Inprogress manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Wyll. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Inprogress.
Inprogress lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Inprogress has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inprogress unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wyll! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Inprogress is unloading with more strikes now! Wyll drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Testing Inprogress!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Project Alpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
World class boxer
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Good kicks
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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 New York, Project Alpha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Crown!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alpha scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Alpha. Beautiful body shot.
Crown blocks a jab.
Alpha misses with an uppercut
and Crown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crown tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Alpha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crown wants to clinch.
Alpha blocks a leg kick.
Alpha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alpha.
Project Alpha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crown gets caught napping as Alpha dives in and scores a takedown. Crown manages to retain guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crown looking for a guillotine here but Alpha defends easily.
Crown is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha trying to control but Crown is working from the bottom.
Crown has his foot on Alpha's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alpha works his way back into a safe position though.
Alpha trying to control the position from guard on top but Crown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crown lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Alpha controlling the position.
Crown passes Alpha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Crown is just content to waste time from the top position. Alpha takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alpha keeping moving, preventing Crown from controlling successfully.
Crown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Alpha swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crown preventing the sweep.
Crown wants to control from the top but Alpha keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Paul Crown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alpha misses with a wild body shot.
Alpha looks to throw the jab but Crown is out of range.
Alpha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alpha throws a body punch but Crown moves out of range.
Crown rushes Alpha and presses him up against the cage.
Crown leaning against his opponent.
Crown continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
A left hand lands to the body for Alpha.
Crown effectively controlling the action here.
Alpha working aggressively here.
Crown stalling in the clinch but Alpha improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Alpha blocks an elbow strike from Crown.
Crown tries to land knees in the clinch but Alpha avoids the damage to the body.
Alpha working aggressively here.
Alpha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alpha avoids it.
Crown is trying to stall.
Alpha misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alpha leaning against his opponent.
Crown stalling against the cage.
Crown with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Crown will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crown is looking to clinch but Alpha is avoiding it.
Alpha misses with a hook.
Alpha avoids the head kick by Crown.
Nice uppercut there from Alpha.
Alpha throws a shot from downtown. Crown moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Alpha finds it's target.
Alpha connects with a crisp jab.
Alpha throws a right and a left that Crown avoids nicely.
Alpha connects with a crisp jab.
Jab from Alpha.
Alpha swinging wildly here.
Crown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alpha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crown shoots in but Alpha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crown misses with a takedown attempt - Alpha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Alpha with a nice cross.
Alpha gets tackled into the cage by Crown. Crown maintains the clinch.
Crown tries a knee to the head but Alpha blocks it.
Alpha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crown gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Alpha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crown is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Alpha blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown trying to land knees to the body.
Alpha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Crown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crown doesn't manage to clinch there - Alpha circles away.
Alpha keeps the fight on the outside.
Crown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alpha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alpha tries for a takedown but Crown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alpha tries to bum rush Crown with a series of wild strikes but Crown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crown is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crown scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crown shoots in for a takedown but Alpha shows good takedown defense.
Project Alpha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Crown.
Crown misses with a body kick.
Alpha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alpha scores with a body shot.
Alpha moves out of range of the body kick from Crown.
Alpha misses with an uppercut. Crown saw that one coming.
Crown tries to land a front kick but Alpha steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alpha bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alpha lands the left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crown looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alpha lands the left hand.
Crown moves in looking to clinch but Alpha pushes him off.
Crown takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alpha scores with a body shot.
Alpha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alpha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crown.
Alpha lands a right hook to the body.
Crown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alpha avoids it really well and circles away.
A shot to the liver by Alpha. Beautiful body shot.
Alpha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alpha was well out of range. Poor timing from Crown.
Alpha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crown moves away.
Crown rushes Alpha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Alpha gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Crown regains guard.
Alpha wants to control from the top but Crown keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Alpha dominated that second 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!
Alpha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crown is looking to clinch.
Alpha misses the jab.
Crown needs to keep his hands up - Alpha had a free shot at his head there.
Crown throws a head kick but Alpha moves out of range.
Crown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alpha. Alpha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alpha swats away the attempt to clinch by Crown.
Project Alpha is winning the standup battle so far.
Crown tries to clinch but Alpha is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Alpha throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alpha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alpha connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crown instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alpha up against the cage.
Crown taking a breather.
Alpha misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alpha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alpha.
Alpha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crown misses with an elbow strike.
Crown tries to land knees in the clinch but Alpha avoids the damage to the body.
Crown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crown tries to land a knee to the head but Alpha blocks with his arms.
Crown taking a breather.
Crown tries to land knees in the clinch but Alpha avoids the damage to the body.
Crown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crown pushes off an throws an elbow but Alpha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alpha avoids it.
Crown lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Project Alpha has been cut.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alpha is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alpha avoids it.
Crown trying to land knees to the body.
Crown stalling.
Alpha looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alpha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alpha cracks Crown with a nice body shot.
Crown prevents the takedown attempt.
Crown lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crown.
Crown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crown blocking some punches.
Alpha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Paul Crown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alpha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alpha trying to control the position but instead, Crown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alpha into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Crown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crown has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Crown!
Project Alpha was interviewed post fight and said 'Defeat is not an option...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Zumo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghengis Moon Yang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Zumo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jeff Zumo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ghengis Moon Yang!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon Yang fails with a takedown attempt.
Moon Yang misses with a takedown attempt
and Zumo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moon Yang has his foot on Zumo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zumo works his way back into a safe position though.
Zumo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zumo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zumo is working Moon Yang over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Moon Yang has his foot on Zumo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zumo works his way back into a safe position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zumo works over Moon Yang with some ground and pound from guard.
Zumo lands a couple of elbows.
Zumo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Moon Yang looking for a guillotine here but Zumo defends easily.
Zumo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zumo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moon Yang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zumo is one step ahead there.
Zumo stands up over Moon Yang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zumo stands up over Moon Yang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zumo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moon Yang working for a triangle but Zumo defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zumo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moon Yang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zumo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zumo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zumo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zumo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zumo stands up over Moon Yang, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Zumo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Zumo passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Zumo is trying to control. Moon Yang wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moon Yang looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zumo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon Yang has hold of Zumo's hands but Zumo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moon Yang gets full guard.
Zumo slips nicely into half guard.
Zumo winds up and cracks Moon Yang with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moon Yang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Zumo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zumo is looking to advance position but Moon Yang won't allow it.
Moon Yang with the active half guard here but Zumo passes nicely into side control.
Moon Yang is trying to improve his position.
Moon Yang felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Zumo scoring with punches from side control.
Zumo wants to control but Moon Yang is keeping him busy.
Moon Yang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moon Yang is trying to work for a sweep but Zumo has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon Yang is desperately trying to improve his position but Zumo has a good base and remains in mount.
Moon Yang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zumo lands with some strikes.
Zumo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moon Yang taking shots to the head.
Moon Yang is rocked!
Zumo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Moon Yang?
Moon Yang is still in real trouble! Can Zumo finish him?
Zumo landing strikes from the mount and Moon Yang is in trouble!
A big strike lands for Zumo! That's really hurt Moon Yang and he's turned his back - Zumo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Zumo jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Zumo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Ramierez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Alcatraz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, George Ramierez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Alcatraz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ramierez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ramierez is looking to improve his position.
Ramierez is trying to maintain the position but Alcatraz is very close to passing his half guard.
Ramierez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alcatraz pulls his head out easily.
Ramierez wants to control but Alcatraz is keeping busy.
Alcatraz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramierez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ramierez's coaches at The Pitt have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Alcatraz controlling the action here.
Ramierez wants to control but Alcatraz is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ramierez keeps working.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Randy Alcatraz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alcatraz gets a double leg takedown into Ramierez's guard.
Ramierez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramierez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramierez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Alcatraz defends well.
Ramierez has an active guard here but Alcatraz has managed to pass into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramierez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramierez wants to control but Alcatraz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramierez is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Alcatraz pulls his head out easily.
Ramierez manages to get to full guard.
Ramierez working for a triangle but Alcatraz defends it easily.
Alcatraz wants to control from the top but Ramierez keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz throwing strikes but missing.
Ramierez is looking for a triangle but Alcatraz pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Alcatraz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramierez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alcatraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramierez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ramierez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alcatraz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramierez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramierez has his foot on Alcatraz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Alcatraz works his way back into a safe position though.
Alcatraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramierez is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramierez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alcatraz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alcatraz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alcatraz wants to control from the top but Ramierez keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ramierez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ramierez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alcatraz won't allow Ramierez to sweep him here.
Ramierez working for a triangle but Alcatraz defends it easily.
Alcatraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Ramierez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 George Ramierez will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alcatraz clobbers Ramierez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alcatraz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alcatraz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ramierez, who protects the arm well.
Ramierez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ramierez is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Alcatraz is tapping! Great win for Ramierez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George Ramierez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caa Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Kung (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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caa Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stefan Kung!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chulainn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kung is trying to defend but Chulainn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Chulainn pulls his head out easily.
Chulainn stops Kung from getting back to his feet.
Chulainn throwing shots but Kung is blocking nicely.
Kung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kung is staying active underneath Chulainn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kung is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Chulainn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Chulainn's back!
Chulainn is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kung looking for the RNC.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kung is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulainn rolls, trying to escape but Kung keeps control of the position.
Chulainn trying to control the hands but Kung won't let him.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Kung controlling well, preventing Chulainn from escaping the position.
Kung has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Chulainn has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung is looking for the choke from the back position but Chulainn is controlling his hands well.
Kung is trying to stick to Chulainn's back but Chulainn is turning into Kung. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kung's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Chulainn.
Chulainn throws an elbow that misses. Kung uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Chulainn's guard. Nice move by Kung!
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!
Chulainn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kung is controlling him.
Chulainn pulls Kung in close to his closed guard and prevents Kung from doing any damage or advancing position.
Chulainn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kung is one step ahead there.
Chulainn keeping full guard, as Kung tries to pass.
Chulainn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kung has passed into side control.
Kung is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chulainn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Kung is trying to get an arm triangle but Chulainn is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn can't do much from the bottom here.
Chulainn is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kung asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kung working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kung tries for a kimura but Chulainn is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Kung 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.
Chulainn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kung.
Kung tries to sprawl but Chulainn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chulainn working over Kung with some ground and pound. Kung looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kung has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kung taking some punishment here, with Chulainn in his half guard.
Chulainn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kung tries to roll over but Chulainn keeps him under control.
Chulainn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Chulainn stalling.
Kung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chulainn is working away from the top position though.
Chulainn throwing shots but Kung is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kung is pressing down on Chulainn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chulainn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chulainn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kung escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chulainn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stefan Kung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chulainn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kung has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chulainn has managed to get both his arms back between Kung's legs - danger averted.
Kung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chulainn trying to control the position from guard on top but Kung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn postures up in Kung's guard and throws a big left but Kung blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kung is on top in guard.
Chulainn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Chulainn wants to stand and escape but Kung is having none of it.
Chulainn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kung is one step ahead there.
Chulainn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chulainn tries to get out of the position.
Chulainn manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Chulainn trying to control but Kung is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn punishing his opponent with strikes.
Chulainn raining down shots from the mount!
Kung wants to control but Chulainn is having none of it.
Chulainn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kung is looking to escape.
Kung wants to hold on but Chulainn pushes him away.
Chulainn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kung keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chulainn landing strikes from the mount and Kung is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn looking to control but Kung is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kung is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kung sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kung tries to get to full guard but Chulainn has control of the leg.
Kung trying to control from the bottom.
Kung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Chulainn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chulainn is trying to control the action in half guard but Kung is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chulainn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chulainn lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Caa Chulainn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kung scores with a takedown into Chulainn's guard.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kung prevents Chulainn from getting back to his feet.
Kung stopping the sweep attempt from Chulainn.
Kung advances to half guard.
Chulainn won't allow Kung to pass to mount.
Kung seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chulainn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chulainn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chulainn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kung drops back looking for a leg! Chulainn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chulainn manages to kick Kung off! Kung jumps back into Chulainn's guard.
Kung trying to control the position from guard on top but Chulainn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chulainn looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kung prevents Chulainn from getting back to his feet.
Kung forces his way into half guard.
Kung is looking for a kimura here.
Chulainn wants to improve his position but Kung is controlling well.
Chulainn is looking to escape.
Kung wants to work for an arm triangle but Chulainn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn gets full guard.
Chulainn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kung drops back looking for a leg! Chulainn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chulainn manages to kick Kung off! Kung jumps back into Chulainn's guard.
Kung wants to control from the top but Chulainn keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kung drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kung jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kung drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Chulainn dives on top into guard.
Chulainn stopping the sweep attempt from Kung.
Chulainn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kung working a defensive guard here.
Chulainn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Kung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kung has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Kung!
Stefan Kung spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivar Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Asztalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Asztalos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alex Entrance Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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220 lbs
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivar Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Asztalos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok scores with a head kick.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. Lodbrok looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lodbrok.
Asztalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lodbrok scores with a body shot.
Lodbrok throws a leg kick which misses Asztalos's front leg but catches the back leg as Asztalos tries to avoid it.
Lodbrok fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Asztalos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asztalos misses the jab.
Lodbrok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asztalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lodbrok rushes Asztalos and presses him up against the cage.
Asztalos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lodbrok tries a knee to the head but Asztalos blocks it.
Lodbrok has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Lodbrok fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lodbrok tries to work over Asztalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok breaks the clinch.
Lodbrok throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Asztalos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok slips under a jab.
Asztalos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lodbrok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Asztalos's head.
Asztalos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that misses.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Asztalos moves out of range easily.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Lodbrok takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Asztalos tried to score with a low kick but Lodbrok checks it.
Lodbrok lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Asztalos at a distance.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asztalos moves out of range of the body kick from Lodbrok.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asztalos blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
No joy there for Asztalos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Asztalos checks a low kick from Lodbrok.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Asztalos scores with a punch to the head.
Lodbrok throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Asztalos on the side of the head.
Lodbrok misses with a looping left.
Lodbrok does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lodbrok connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asztalos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lodbrok.
Asztalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asztalos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lodbrok moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lodbrok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lodbrok keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lodbrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Asztalos.
Ivar Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asztalos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ivar Lodbrok has been cut.
Asztalos throws a chopping leg kick but Lodbrok manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A low kick from Lodbrok misses
and Asztalos counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lodbrok! Asztalos lets Lodbrok back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lodbrok is rocked!
Lodbrok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oh Lodbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lodbrok moves out of range as Asztalos strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Lodbrok misses
and Asztalos counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alex Asztalos!
In his post fight interview, Alex Asztalos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zlatko Zahovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pudster Wudster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zlatko Zahovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudster Wudster!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wudster on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wudster is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Zahovic's half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Zahovic is looking to control Wudster's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zahovic avoid being mounted?
Wudster is stalling here. Zahovic is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wudster seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zahovic has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wudster tries to buck Zahovic off but Zahovic is having none of it.
Wudster takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wudster is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Zahovic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zahovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Wudster is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zahovic connects with a decent elbow.
Wudster has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Zahovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Wudster down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zahovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wudster is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wudster struggling a bit here.
Wudster is looking to reverse the position.
Zahovic working the ground and pound.
Zahovic working the ground and pound from side control.
Zahovic working the head with strikes.
Wudster is not content to let Zahovic control the position.
Check out the look on Zahovic's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wudster is trying to control Zahovic's posture but Zahovic avoids it.
Wudster is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wudster sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Zahovic is keen to just control but Wudster is a slippery customer.
Wudster makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wudster.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zahovic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wudster is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wudster looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zahovic postures up and lands a big shot to Wudster's brow.
Wudster avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zahovic trying to control but Wudster is working from the bottom.
Zahovic working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zahovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wudster's head.
Zahovic stands up over Wudster, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wudster is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wudster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wudster not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wudster keeping moving, preventing Zahovic from controlling successfully.
Zahovic with a nice head shot there.
Wudster trying to control the position.
Zahovic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wudster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wudster wants to sweep here but Zahovic controlling him for the moment.
Wudster escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zahovic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wudster looking for a sweep. Not yet Wudster, not yet.
Zahovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zahovic lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wudster trying to control the position.
Zahovic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wudster's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zahovic postures up.
Wudster is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wudster looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zlatko Zahovic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No joy there for Zahovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zahovic throws a right hand that Wudster ducks under and follows up with a left that Wudster also avoids with ease.
Zahovic gets the takedown into side control.
Zahovic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wudster takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Zahovic scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wudster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zahovic wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Zahovic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zahovic working the ground and pound.
Zahovic working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zahovic has hold of Wudster's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wudster tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Zahovic cranks the arm and Wudster screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wudster, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zlatko Zahovic!
Zlatko Zahovic 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ferdinand Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Quint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferdinand Fox has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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150 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ferdinand Fox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Quint!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox scores with a kick to the midsection.
Quint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fox tries to land a body kick
and Quint counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quint throws out a leg kick but Fox moves out of range and Quint only half commits.
Quint misses with a body shot.
Quint connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fox moves into the clinch.
Quint blocking some punches.
Quint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Quint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Quint controls his hands.
Quint landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Quint.
Quint stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Quint tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint manages to break the clinch.
Quint slips a straight right by Fox.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fox looks to land a combination but Quint avoids it well.
Fox tries to clinch up.
Quint misses with a body kick.
Fox scores with a nice head shot.
Fox wants to slow Quint down by chopping away at his legs.
Ferdinand Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fox bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Quint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quint.
It looks like Ferdinand Fox has been cut.
Fox checks a low kick from Quint.
Quint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quint is looking to clinch.
Fox looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fox feints and then cracks Quint's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quint down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fox was well out of range. Poor timing from Quint.
Jab, jab by Quint - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox pushes Quint away with a front kick.
Quint takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fox lands a head kick!
Quint lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fox at a distance.
Fox swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Quint counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Fox.
Quint doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fox tries to clinch but Quint moves out of range.
Fox checks a low kick from Quint.
Fox rushes Quint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox prevents a body shot from Quint.
Quint struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Fox.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quint's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Quint.
Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Quint avoids a wild elbow strike from Fox.
Fox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quint leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quint pushes Fox back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Quint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox lands with a left to the head.
Quint tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of Quint's head.
Quint avoiding damage.
Fox stalling against the cage.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Sam Quint has been cut.
Quint scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quint lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quint.
A left hand lands to the body for Fox.
A short right from Quint on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Quint will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Quint.
Fox misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Quint counters with a good low kick that Fox was not able to check.
Quint throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Quint pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Quint is predictable there
and Fox counters with a nice leg kick.
Fox pushes Quint away with a front kick.
Quint attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ferdinand Fox is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Quint.
Quint doesn't manage to clinch there - Fox circles away.
Quint misses with a looping right.
Fox has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A clash of legs there as Quint blocks the low kick.
Fox tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quint paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox throws a leg kick but Quint sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fox throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fox sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Quint to the ground! Fox dives into full mount looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Quint is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fox scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Quint is in a horrible position here. Fox smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quint is rocked!
Quint is squirming around, avoiding Fox's attempts to control the action.
Quint is still in real trouble! Can Fox finish him?
Quint is in all sorts of trouble here.
Quint seems to have recovered his senses.
Quint wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Fox dominating with strikes here.
Quint working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fox cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox working Quint over with strikes here.
Fox cracks Quint with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Quint wants to control but Fox is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quint is looking to improve his position but Fox isn't that keen on the idea.
Fox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Quint?
Quint tries to reverse the position but Fox maintains control.
Fox tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Quint is squirming around, avoiding Fox's attempts to control the action.
Fox dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quint is trying desperately to improve position.
Fox lands a couple of good shots and Quint has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
You can see the frustration on Quint's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Quint has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fox slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Quint staying busy and making it hard for Fox to control.
Fox is punishing Quint with strikes - can he finish him?!
Quint trying to control but not successfully.
Fox punches the canvas rather than the man.
Fox is trying to stick to Quint's back but Quint is turning into Fox. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fox's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Quint.
Quint trying to control the position from guard on top but Fox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Quint can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fox being controlled here, momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quint wants to control from the top but Fox keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Fox dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Quint misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fox slips a straight right by Quint.
Quint throws a chopping leg kick but Fox manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Quint ducks under a wild hook from Fox.
Quint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Quint attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quint misses with a looping left.
Quint connects with a body shot that sends Fox's belly button to the back.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Quint.
Fox fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quint has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fox walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Quint checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quint misses with a wild body shot.
Quint checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A low kick from Fox is predictable there
and Quint connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fox throws a head kick but Quint moves out of range.
Fox gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox lands with a right to the head.
Quint avoids a wild elbow strike from Fox.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sam Quint seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quint trying to stall but Fox improves his position.
Quint has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fox is leaning against Quint and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fox lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fox digs a right hand underneath Quint's ribcage. Quint let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Quint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quint or not.
Quint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox lands a shoulder strike.
Quint is looking to control Fox's arms but Fox gets an underhook and turns him. Now Quint has his back to the cage.
Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fox with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fox avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Quint throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox is looking to wear down Quint with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fox tries to clinch there but Quint circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Fox.
Quint throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fox sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Quint misses with a low kick.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quint circles away quickly and effectively.
Quint takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Quint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fox.
A head kick by Fox misses
and Quint counters with a thumping low kick.
Fox cracks the inside of Quint's front leg.
Quint throws a leg kick which misses Fox's front leg but catches the back leg as Fox tries to avoid it.
A big left from Fox misses.
Quint cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
Fox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox throws a leg kick but Quint moved away.
Fox misses with a low kick.
Fox wants to clinch up but Quint keeps it at a distance.
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fox lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fox.
Fox misses with a body kick.
Quint has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fox.
Quint misses with a right hand
and Fox counters with a head kick.
Quint lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox moves out of range as Quint throws a body kick.
Fox scores with a jab. Quint acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fox thumps Quint with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ferdinand Fox clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Quint throws a jab but it's blocked by Fox.
Quint just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fox moves out of range of the body kick.
Quint throws a jab but it's blocked by Fox.
Quint has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fox struggles to land a body shot inside as Quint controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quint.
Quint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quint's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fox misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox lands with a light punch inside.
Quint misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Fox.
Stalling in the clinch from Fox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Quint.
Quint avoids the elbow strike from Fox, against the cage.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quint misses with some punches.
Fox lands an elbow that stopped Quint in his tracks for a moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fox.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Quint lands with a right to the head.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Quint - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quint fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fox taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fox gets through Quint's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Quint is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox has a couple of punches blocked by Quint.
Quint lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Fox scores a nice knee to the body.
Quint blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox lands with a short shot to the head.
Quint tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Quint has a couple of punches blocked by Fox.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox stalling in the clinch but Quint improves position.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Quint.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Fox.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quint misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Quint's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Fox swings wildly with an uppercut but Quint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox misses with an elbow strike.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Fox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quint misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox blocks a body shot from Quint.
Quint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quint tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quint swings wildly with an uppercut but Fox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quint lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Quint has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fox lands a hook that snaps the head of Quint backwards.
That has opened up Sam Quint's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fox working aggressively here.
Quint misses with the head strike.
Quint unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quint misses with some punches.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox throws a punch but it's blocked by Quint.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sam Quint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Fox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quint manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quint keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fox throws a low kick, looking for Quint's leg but Quint calmly moves out of range.
Fox moves away from the strike by Quint.
Quint forces Fox back against the cage and clinches.
Fox tries to work over Quint's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quint misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fox - that landed with a thud.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quint can't break the clinch.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Fox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox throws an elbow that misses.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Quint creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Quint taking a breather.
Quint tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Quint is trying to maintain a safe position but Fox gets an underhook and turns Quint into the cage.
Quint lands a shoulder strike.
Fox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quints head.
Quint blocks an uppercut.
Fox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quint backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quint.
Fox pushes Quint back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quint tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Quint working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fox works on Quint's body with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fox.
Quint throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Quint working aggressively here.
Fox working aggressively here.
Fox lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quint lands a nice elbow.
Fox misses with the head strike.
Fox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quint pushes Fox back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quint digs a right hand underneath Fox's ribcage. Fox let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quint lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quint throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quint.
Fox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quint lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quint.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fox.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Quint doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quint throws an elbow but it misses.
Fox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox prevents a body shot from Quint.
Fox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Quint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quint lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quint lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Quint - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Quint tries a body shot but Fox blocks it.
Quint misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quint throws a head punch that misses.
Quint misses with a punch to the body.
Fox prevents a body shot from Quint.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fox throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Quint.
Quint can't find room to land a body shot as Fox controls the action.
Quint throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Quint.
I think Quint has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
Ferdinand Fox retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Scarpa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores has chosen The XX - Intro as his entrance music. Gregory Scarpa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gregory Scarpa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rafael Flores!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flores closes the distance and pushes Scarpa back into the cage.
Scarpa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Flores's coach down at Laboratorium was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flores's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scarpa slowing the pace effectively.
Scarpa is trying to drag Flores to the mat but Flores just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Scarpa tries to throw a body punch but Flores avoids it by throwing Scarpa back against the cage.
Scarpa misses with some punches.
Scarpa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Flores struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarpa controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that Scarpa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Flores misses with a hook to the ribs.
Flores lands a shot to the body.
Scarpa misses with a body punch.
A short left from Flores.
Flores swings wildly with an uppercut but Scarpa uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scarpa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flores lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flores goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scarpa blocking some punches.
Flores is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Scarpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scarpa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Flores lands an uppercut.
Flores pushes Scarpa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scarpa can't find room to land a body shot as Flores controls the action.
Scarpa misses with a punch on the inside.
Scarpa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Flores tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scarpa pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Flores is stalling in the full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarpa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flores showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa working for a triangle but Flores defends it easily.
Scarpa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Flores doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Flores manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Flores passes Scarpa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Scarpa looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Scarpa is trying to get back to full guard.
Scarpa is staying active underneath Flores, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Flores is stalling here. Scarpa is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Flores seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Scarpa has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores is looking for a sweep.
Flores stops Scarpa from passing to mount.
Scarpa wants to control but Flores is keeping him busy.
Scarpa working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scarpa off and has taken his back!
Scarpa tries to break free.
Scarpa is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Scarpa tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Flores controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flores controlling from mount.
Scarpa is trying to escape the mount.
Flores wants to control the pace but Scarpa is squirming around nicely.
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!
Rafael Flores has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Scarpa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Flores is fending him off so far but Scarpa persists. Nope, Flores circles away and we're back to standing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Flores.
Flores misses with a body kick.
Scarpa misses with a kick to the body
and Flores connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Flores throws a sloppy head kick and Scarpa moves out of range easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Scarpa or perhaps it was just good defense by Flores, which made it look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Flores dominated that round.
That's time! Scarpa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Scarpa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donk. Flores catches Scarpa right on the button with a cross.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Flores. Scarpa shrugs it off though.
Flores throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarpa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flores's hands.
Flores swings for the body but Scarpa moves out of range.
Flores looks for the body kick but Scarpa saw that one coming.
Scarpa tries to land a leg kick but Flores saw it coming and moves away.
Flores is looking to slow Scarpa down with leg kicks.
Flores wants to slow Scarpa down by chopping away at his legs.
Flores throws a low kick, looking for Scarpa's leg but Scarpa calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Scarpa.
Flores throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Scarpa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Scarpa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scarpa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flores checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Scarpa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores throws a head kick that misses.
Flores gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flores working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Flores is pushing Scarpa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Flores.
Flores looking to stall.
Scarpa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Flores's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Scarpa.
A short left from Flores.
Flores lands a shot to the body.
Scarpa wants a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Flores.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flores is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scarpa.
Rafael Flores seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Scarpa.
Flores is pressed up against the cage. Scarpa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Flores down to the mat. Flores avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Scarpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scarpa avoids the body shot from Flores.
Scarpa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jab, jab by Flores - just one landing.
Flores keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Flores has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Scarpa wants to land a leg kick but Flores is out of range.
A head kick misses from Flores.
Scarpa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rafael Flores is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Flores misses its intended target.
Flores keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Flores throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Flores misses with a jab, cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Flores.
Scarpa just misses with a punch to the body.
Flores moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scarpa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Flores throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Gregory Scarpa has been cut.
Flores connects with a nice looking jab.
Scarpa instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores tries to stall but Scarpa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Scarpa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scarpa tries a body shot but Flores blocks it.
Flores softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Scarpa.
Flores can't find room to land a body shot as Scarpa controls the action.
Flores with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Scarpa fails to land.
Flores lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Flores.
Flores lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Flores.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores stops a takedown attempt from Scarpa.
Scarpa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Flores lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Flores fails to land.
Flores lands with a short shot to the head.
Scarpa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Scarpa jumps guard.
Flores is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Flores 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Flores showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gregory Scarpa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scarpa looks to score with a jab to the body but Flores is just out of range.
Flores dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Flores.
A nice inside leg kick there by Scarpa. That's going to slow Flores down.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Scarpa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Scarpa fails with the takedown.
A lazy body kick from Flores
and Scarpa counters with a nice body shot.
Flores throws a body punch but Scarpa moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Flores - just one landing.
Flores connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Flores.
Nice jab there from Scarpa.
Flores scores with a hook.
Flores throws a half hearted mid kick.
Scarpa throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarpa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Scarpa staying out of range there.
Scarpa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Flores sprawls well initially but Scarpa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flores is trying to control but can't.
Scarpa prevents Flores from improving his position.
Scarpa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Scarpa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scarpa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Scarpa trying to pass the guard but Flores defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Flores manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores is controlling Scarpa's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flores keeping moving, preventing Scarpa from controlling successfully.
Flores has Scarpa pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Flores.
Flores connects with a nice looking jab.
Flores connects with a leg kick. Scarpa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flores lands a jab to the head.
Flores digs a good hook to Scarpa's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scarpa misses with a two punch combination.
Scarpa thows a body shot but no joy.
Scarpa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Flores throws a shot from downtown. Scarpa moves away and avoids it.
Flores forces Scarpa back against the cage and clinches.
Flores blocking some punches.
Flores lands a shoulder strike.
Scarpa tries to score a body lock takedown but Flores shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Flores misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Scarpa.
A hook to the body from Flores.
Scarpa blocks an uppercut.
Flores lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Flores.
Flores lands a right hand that snaps the head of Scarpa backwards.
Flores lands a body shot in the clinch.
Flores tries to land knees in the clinch but Scarpa avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Flores.
Flores pushes Scarpa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scarpa misses with a body punch.
Scarpa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scarpa tries to throw a body punch but Flores avoids it by throwing Scarpa back against the cage.
Flores lands a good knee to the midsection. Scarpa won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Flores.
Flores throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Flores.
Flores pushes Scarpa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scarpa is rocked!
Flores crunches a lovely knee into Scarpa's ribcage.
Nice body punch from Flores.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scarpa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flores lands a body punch in the clinch.
Flores cracks Scarpa with a nice body shot.
Scarpa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Flores really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregory Scarpa'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.
Flores swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Scarpa throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A jab from Scarpa misses.
Scarpa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flores jabs Scarpa right on the nose. Scarpa blinks but takes it well.
Flores connects with a looping right hand.
Scarpa ducks right into an uppercut from Flores.
Scarpa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Scarpa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Donk. Flores catches Scarpa right on the button with a cross.
Oh Scarpa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scarpa. Scarpa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Flores pushes Scarpa away with a front kick.
Scarpa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Flores clinches.
Scarpa seems to have got his legs back now.
Good body shot from Flores.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Flores fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Flores - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Flores pushes Scarpa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flores lands a hook that snaps the head of Scarpa backwards.
Flores lands a body punch.
Flores scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Flores goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scarpa lands a hook that snaps the head of Flores backwards.
Flores struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarpa controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flores creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flores scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flores has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Scarpa tries a body shot but Flores blocks it.
Flores blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Flores.
Scarpa lands with a right to the head.
Flores tries to throw a body punch but Scarpa avoids it by throwing Flores back against the cage.
Flores drops Scarpa onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Scarpa is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Scarpa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Scarpa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Scarpa takes a shot to the head.
Flores lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Flores creates a bit of distance and cracks Scarpa with a massive left hook! Scarpa crumples out of camera shot, completely unconscious! He's been Nelmarked! Flores stares at him for a moment then struts over to his corner, victorious.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rafael Flores! Rafael Flores retains his light heavyweight title!
Rafael Flores took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'It feels good to beat the best manager in the game. But, Unfortunately you were not able to do that today. Nice fight. '.
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