WarZone 136 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pertti Suksi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by How I Could Just Kill A Man. 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.

Crowe
vs
Suksi

170 cm
20
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
21
141 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Suksi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suksi throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've been informed that Suksi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Crowe scores with a punch to the head.
Johnny Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Suksi checks it.
Suksi misses with a looping left.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe delivers a nice body kick.
Suksi cracks Crowe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Suksi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suksi.
Suksi avoids the head kick by Crowe.
Suksi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands a lovely overhand right.
Suksi misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Crowe cracks the inside of Suksi's front leg.
Crowe scores with a spinning back kick!
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Suksi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crowe.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suksi was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe slips under a jab.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Suksi's shoulder, as Suksi tries to avoid the shot.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Crowe.
Crowe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suksi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crowe - that will leave a mark!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Suksi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suksi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe lunges at Suksi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Suksi's hand.
Crowe thumps Suksi with a low kick.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Suksi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crowe swivels and escapes.
Crowe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Suksi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some bone on bone action there as Suksi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suksi takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suksi moves away.
Crowe with a jab.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Suksi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Suksi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crowe lands a jab to Suksi's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Suksi blocks the leg kick.
Crowe tries to bum rush Suksi with a series of wild strikes but Suksi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suksi throws a series of punches but Crowe avoids them all with ease.
Suksi checks a leg kick.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crowe with a hook.
Suksi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Suksi is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Suksi misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe throws a front kick aimed at Suksi's knee but Suksi avoids it well.
Crowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crowe tries to land a leg kick but Suksi saw it coming and moves away.
Crowe scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Suksi.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suksi manages to avoid it.
Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Suksi has time to react.
Suksi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crowe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Suksi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suksi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suksi throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Suksi throws a right hand that Crowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crowe also avoids with ease.
Suksi misses with an uppercut.
Crowe staying out of range there.
Crowe lands a leg kick that knocks Suksi off balance momentarily.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Suksi might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crowe has got the better of the exchanges.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Suksi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Crowe lands a nice shot that snaps Suksi's head back.
Crowe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suksi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suksi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Suksi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnny Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Suksi throws a head kick that misses.
Suksi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Suksi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Johnny Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Suksi misses the target.
Crowe is looking to slow Suksi down with leg kicks.
Suksi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suksi misses with a looping right.
Suksi takes one on the button.
Suksi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suksi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Suksi jumps back.
Suksi lands a glancing blow to the side of Crowe's head.
A leg kick checked by Suksi.
The fighters circling - Suksi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Suksi is out of range.
Suksi avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Suksi throws a shot from downtown. Crowe moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Suksi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suksi walks into a jab.
Suksi is still on wobbly legs! Can Crowe finish him?
Crowe digs a good hook to Suksi's body.
Suksi seems to have recovered his senses.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.
Suksi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suksi. That did some damage!
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suksi was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Suksi checks a leg kick.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe lands the left hand.
Suksi fails with the takedown.
Crowe scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suksi moves away from the strike by Crowe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suksi walks into a left hand.
Crowe digs a good hook to Suksi's body.
Crowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A jab from Suksi misses.
Suksi slips a jab from Crowe.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crowe. That's going to slow Suksi down.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Suksi. That did some damage!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Suksi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body. Suksi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crowe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suksi moves away.
Crowe misses with a hook.
Crowe slips under a jab.
Crowe fakes the leg kick and cracks Suksi in the body.
Suksi misses with a looping left.
Crowe throws the left hand but Suksi avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Suksi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe lands the left hand.
Suksi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crowe's waist but Crowe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Suksi off to one side.
Suksi closes the distance and clinches up with Crowe, looking for a takedown. Suksi pushes Crowe against the cage but Crowe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Suksi.
Crowe lands a slapping body shot.
Crowe throws a leg kick which misses Suksi's front leg but catches the back leg as Suksi tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suksi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suksi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Suksi moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Suksi avoids the head kick by Crowe.
Suksi checks a leg kick nicely.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suksi.
Suksi blocks a jab.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Suksi slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crowe cracks Suksi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Suksi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Crowe pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Suksi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Crowe!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Bavelock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Shono
vs
Bavelock

187 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

180 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Shono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Bavelock!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shono delivers a nice body kick.
Bavelock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Shono has Bavelock up against the cage in a clinch.
Bavelock is pushing Shono up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shono.
Bavelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bavelock lands a shot to the body.
Shono using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bavelock tries to work over Shono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
Shono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bavelock is defending well for now.
Shono lands a good knee to the midsection. Bavelock won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shono lands an elbow inside that Bavelock shrugs off.
Our sources have told us that Shono has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Shono scores a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bavelock.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavelock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
Shono scores a nice knee to the body.
Shono lands a knee to the body.
Shono scores a nice knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bavelock as the two fighters clinch.
Shono misses with a knee to the head.
Bavelock tries a body shot but Shono blocks it.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
Shono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bavelock is defending well for now.
Bavelock avoiding damage as Shono throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bavelock - that landed with a thud.
Shono using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bavelock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bavelock avoids a wild elbow strike from Shono.
Shono prevents a body shot from Bavelock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bavelock's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bavelock tries to work over Shono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bavelock avoiding damage as Shono throws knees to the body.
Bavelock misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Bavelock.
Shono prevents a body shot from Bavelock.
Bavelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shono landing knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Bavelock.
Shono missing with knees to the body.
Bavelock lands with a short shot to the head.
Bavelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bavelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shono missing with knees to the body.
Shono trying to control the position but instead, Bavelock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shono into the cage.
Shono missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bavelock lands a shot to the body.
Bavelock takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shono throws an elbow but misses.
Bavelock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shono backwards.
Bavelock managing to block the knees to the body from Shono.
Bavelock tries to throw a body punch but Shono avoids it by throwing Bavelock back against the cage.
Bavelock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shono.
Shono trying to land knees to the body.
Shono unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bavelock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Bavelock.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shono throws an elbow but misses.
Shono misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock working aggressively here.
Bavelock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Shono controls the action.
Shono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bavelock misses with a punch to the body.
Bavelock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shonos head.
Shono tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Shono controls the action.
Shono misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Shono.
Bavelock avoids the elbow strike from Shono, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavelock misses with the head strike.
Bavelock slows down the pace here.
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 Jason Shono will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bavelock throws a shot to the body.

Shono closes the distance and pushes Bavelock back into the cage.
Shono takes a shot to the head.
Bavelock avoids the elbow strike from Shono, against the cage.
Bavelock avoiding damage as Shono throws knees to the body.
Bavelock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Shono.
Bavelock is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bavelock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bavelock has a couple of punches blocked by Shono.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shono.
Shono landing knees to the body.
Bavelock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shono's elbow.
Bavelock blocks an elbow strike from Shono.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bavelock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bavelock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shono lands a damaging elbow.
Shono blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shono lands a good knee to the midsection. Bavelock won't want to take too many of those.
Shono's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bavelock tries to work over Shono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bavelock misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bavelock fails to land.
Bavelock presses Shono against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bavelock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bavelock.
Bavelock misses with a body punch.
Bavelock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bavelock tries to throw a body punch but Shono avoids it by throwing Bavelock back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bavelock.
Shono trying to land knees to the body.
Bavelock throws a head punch that misses.
Shono blocking some punches.
Bavelock misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shono blocks a body shot from Bavelock.
Shono blocks an uppercut.
Shono takes a shot to the head.
Shono throws an elbow but it misses.
Bavelock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bavelock.
Bavelock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shono tries to land knees in the clinch but Bavelock avoids the damage to the body.
Bavelock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shonos head.
Bavelock is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock working aggressively here.
Bavelock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shono tries to land a knee to the head but Bavelock blocks with his arms.
Bavelock makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bavelock is working Shono over against the cage.
Bavelock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bavelock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Shono controls his hands.
Bavelock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shono lands an elbow inside.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Shono controls his hands.
Bavelock displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shono up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shono just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bavelock's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock dodges an elbow strike from Shono.
Bavelock is leaning against Shono and scores with a nice uppercut 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!
Bavelock blocks an elbow strike.
Bavelock misses with a punch to the body.
Bavelock lands a nice shot to the body.
Bavelock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bavelock cracks Shono with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
Bavelock lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavelock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bavelock tries to throw a body punch but Shono avoids it by throwing Bavelock back against the cage.
Bavelock stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Bavelock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shono gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Bavelock.
Bavelock stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bavelock struggles to land a body shot inside as Shono controls his hands.
Shono takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bavelock.
Bavelock tries to work over Shono's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bavelock avoids the elbow strike from Shono, against the cage.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.
Bavelock misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Bavelock.
Bavelock lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bavelock avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Bavelock on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Bavelock as the two fighters clinch.
Bavelock lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bavelock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bavelock lands a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bavelock.
Bavelock lands a body shot.
Bavelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bavelock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shonos head.
Bavelock lands a nice shot to the body.
Ed Bavelock seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bavelock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bavelock slows down the pace here.
Bavelock lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono blocks a body shot from Bavelock.
Bavelock tries a body shot but Shono blocks it.
Shono prevents a body shot from Bavelock.
Bavelock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shono with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bavelock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bavelock lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bavelock.
Bavelock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Come on Bavelock - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bavelock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shono's elbow.
Bavelock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bavelock dodges an elbow strike from Shono.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock works on Shono's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Bavelock - that landed with a thud.
Shono missing with knees to the body.
Bavelock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bavelock lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bavelock.
Shono is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bavelock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bavelock lands with a light punch inside.
Bavelock lands with a light punch inside.
Shono looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shono throws an elbow but it misses.
Bavelock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shono missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shono leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bavelock misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bavelock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bavelock.
Bavelock avoiding damage as Shono throws knees to the body.
Bavelock lands with a left to the head.
Shono prevents a body shot from Bavelock.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bavelock.
Bavelock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shono or not.
Shono trying to control the position but instead, Bavelock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shono into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bavelock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bavelock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bavelock can't find room to land a body shot as Shono controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Bavelock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bavelock 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Bavelock!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula has chosen The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jonathan Jones has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jonathan Jones seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Jones
vs
Kuula

193 cm
22
225 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

180 cm
27
204 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Kuula!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kuula misses with a wild combination.
Jonathan Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kuula looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuula tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Jones in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuula gets back to half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuula is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kuula pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.
Kuula tries to kick Jones off in order to stand up. Jones Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Kuula is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula keeping his opponent close.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones trying to control the position but Kuula is working away.
Jones taking a breather here.
Kuula is looking for a sweep.
Jones just content to control the position.
Jones seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kuula for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jones is controlling him well.
Jones trying to control the position but Kuula is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kuula is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!

Jones is in a bad position with Kuula working for a choke. Jones manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuula keeping full guard, as Jones tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuula wants to get back to his feet but Jones is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuula on the ground.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Kuula.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Kuula is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jones is aware though and is defending well.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones wants to control from the top but Kuula keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones landing with the ground and pound.
Kuula keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Jonathan Jones just wasn't active enough.

Jones feints and as Kuula raises his hands in defense, Jones changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Jones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kuula misses with an uppercut

and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kuula blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuula lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuula is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jones to keep the fight standing.
Jones lands an elbow just above Kuula 's eye.
Nice elbow from Jones.

Jones lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuula slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones cracks Kuula with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones with a nice head shot there.
Jones works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kuula is trying to control but can't.
Jones is pressing down on Kuula's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuula is holding on for now.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Kuula's hands, connecting with Kuula's forehead.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones wants to pass the guard but Kuula is defending well.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kuula pushes Jones off looking to stand but Jones dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuula is trying to control but can't.
Kuula is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
Kuula taking some punishment here, with Jones in his half guard.
Kuula slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kuula can't keep his opponent in guard - Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuula tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control. Kuula wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones works his way into side control.
Kuula takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuula manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jones's best efforts.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Kuula is defending the position.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Kuula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jones drops an elbow to the side of Kuula's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kuula tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuula defending well though.
Kuula is concentrating on defense, preventing Jones from advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Kuula is refusing to be controlled, as Jones sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jones slips a jab and a cross from Kuula.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kuula looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuula is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kuula does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is thwarting Kuula's attempts to control the position.
Jones not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Kuula reverses the position - he's now on top in Jones's guard.
Kuula trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Jonathan Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones wants to clinch.

Kuula shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula wants to take a breather but Jones is having none of it.
Kuula stalling away here and it's allowed Jones to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kuula has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Kuula trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sergei Kuula has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Jones shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jones was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kuula 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.
The referee asks Jones politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jones prefers to stall for the moment though.
Jones has control of an arm but Kuula manages to advance to Jones's back!

Kuula 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, Jones has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Despite being in a bad position, Jones is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jonathan Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Freyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think De Struicao might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Walk With Me In Hell. Freyer has chosen Milquetoast by Helmet as his entrance music. Zander Freyer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

De Struicao
vs
Freyer

196 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
29
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Tokyo United Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zander Freyer!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freyer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Freyer just misses with a punch to the body.
De Struicao misses with a low kick.
Freyer slips under a jab from De Struicao.
Good shot there by De Struicao.
A slow jab from Freyer misses its intended target.
Freyer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Freyer ducks under a wild hook from De Struicao.
Freyer throws a hook but De Struicao blocks it.
Freyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Freyer throws a jab when De Struicao was well out of range.
Freyer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by De Struicao's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Struicao scores with a jab. Freyer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyer throws a leg kick
and De Struicao counters with a leg kick.
Freyer misses with a hook
and De Struicao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Freyer throws a hook but De Struicao blocks it.
De Struicao lands with a cross.
De Struicao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Freyer momentarily.
De Struicao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Freyer's hands.
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Struicao slips under a jab.
Freyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Struicao checks a low kick from Freyer.
Freyer takes a swing at De Struicao's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Freyer misses with a hook.
Freyer throws a shot from downtown. De Struicao moves away and avoids it.
De Struicao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Freyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Struicao.
Freyer checks a low kick from De Struicao.
De Struicao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Struicao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Freyer.
Freyer looks to land a left hand but De Struicao moved out of range nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by De Struicao.
De Struicao throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
De Struicao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Freyer throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Freyer throws a leg kick but De Struicao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Freyer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Struicao.
Freyer misses with an uppercut. De Struicao saw that one coming.
Sloppy strikes from De Struicao. Those never looked like landing.
De Struicao tries a low kick but Freyer avoids it.
Danga de danga de dang - Freyer scores with a four punch combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Struicao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
De Struicao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Struicao checks a leg kick nicely.
Freyer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Freyer has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Struicao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Struicao misses with an uppercut.
De Struicao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Freyer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Freyer moves out of range of the strikes.
De Struicao throws out a loose jab but Freyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Freyer throws a head kick that De Struicao semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

De Struicao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Freyer's head.
Freyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
De Struicao throws a nice looking combination but Freyer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Freyer defending well as De Struicao loads up on a big left hand.
De Struicao 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.
Freyer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Freyer misses with a hook.
Freyer walks into a straight right hand from De Struicao.
De Struicao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Freyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Freyer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Freyer looks to land a combination but De Struicao avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freyer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Struicao misses with the combination.
De Struicao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dominick De Struicao is winning the standup battle so far.
Freyer scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Struicao in his tracks.
De Struicao thuds his right hand into Freyer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Struicao takes one to the chin there.
De Struicao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Freyer in his tracks.
De Struicao throws the left hand but Freyer avoids the punch easily.
Freyer just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by De Struicao there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freyer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Struicao.
De Struicao moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao throws a lazy uppercut
and Freyer counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Struicao is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Freyer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Struicao moves away.
Freyer misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Freyer.
The fighters circling - Freyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Struicao throws a jab but it's blocked by Freyer.
De Struicao swings widly with a right hand
and Freyer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao misses with a straight right.
De Struicao showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Freyer.
Freyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Struicao staying out of range there.
Freyer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Freyer swings for the body but De Struicao moves out of range.
De Struicao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Freyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Struicao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Freyer throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao missing with a left hand there. Freyer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Freyer throws a right and a left that De Struicao avoids nicely.
Freyer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Freyer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
De Struicao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Freyer cracks the inside of De Struicao's front leg.
A jab from Freyer finds it's way through De Struicao's defenses.
Freyer throws the left hand but De Struicao avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Struicao loads up on a big right hand but Freyer slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Freyer throws a hook but De Struicao avoids it easily.
De Struicao loads up on a big right hand but Freyer slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominick De Struicao dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Freyer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Struicao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Struicao avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Freyer misses its intended target.
Freyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Freyer is able to avoid easily.
Freyer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Freyer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Freyer just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Freyer. Beautiful body shot.
De Struicao fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Freyer.
De Struicao lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freyer.
Freyer cracks De Struicao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
De Struicao connects with an inside leg kick.
De Struicao ducks under a wild hook from Freyer.
De Struicao cracks Freyer with a good jab.
Freyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Struicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Freyer.
The crowd cheers as De Struicao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freyer doesn't seem phased though.
Freyer looks to score with a jab to the body but De Struicao is just out of range.
De Struicao misses with a two punch combination.
De Struicao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freyer's calf.
Zander Freyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freyer throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Freyer misses.
A low kick from De Struicao misses
and Freyer counters with an inside leg kick.
Freyer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Freyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Dominick De Struicao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Struicao moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook 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!
The fighters circling - Freyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freyer misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Freyer misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by De Struicao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of De Struicao.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from De Struicao.
Freyer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Freyer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Freyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Freyer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Freyer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Struicao scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Freyer throws a hook to the side of De Struicao's head but De Struicao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Freyer throws a body shot but no joy.
Freyer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Struicao was well out of range. Poor timing from Freyer.
Freyer throws a wild body kick that De Struicao sees coming a mile off.
Freyer misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freyer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fighters circling - Freyer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Struicao misses with a hook.
De Struicao cracks Freyer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Freyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Freyer throws a lazy uppercut
and De Struicao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Freyer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Struicao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Freyer's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freyer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick De Struicao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Struicao has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick De Struicao!
A victorious Dominick De Struicao thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emaus Tamei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Kliko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tamei might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PNG Pom City by Naka Blood. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tamei
vs
Kliko

189 cm
28
211 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

189 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emaus Tamei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rico Kliko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamei misses the jab.
Kliko defending well as Tamei loads up on a big left hand.
Tamei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tamei scores with a body shot.
Kliko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamei.
Kliko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kliko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emaus Tamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamei throws an overhand right that lands on Kliko's shoulder, as Kliko tries to avoid the shot.
Tamei uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kliko slips a straight right by Tamei.
Kliko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tamei cracks the inside of Kliko's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kliko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tamei manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kliko pushes Tamei up against the cage in a clinch.
Tamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Tamei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tamei looking to stall.
Tamei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tamei pushes Kliko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kliko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamei blocks it with crossed arms.
Kliko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamei is defending well for now.
Kliko missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kliko.

It looks like Emaus Tamei has been cut.
Tamei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kliko's defenses.

It looks like Rico Kliko has been cut.
Tamei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kliko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kliko with a knee to the head.
Tamei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tamei misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamei tries a body shot but Kliko blocks it.
Kliko misses with a knee to the head.
Tamei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kliko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tamei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tamei tries a body shot but Kliko blocks it.
Kliko avoiding damage as Tamei throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kliko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kliko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamei wants to stall.
Tamei missing with knees to the body.
Tamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamei misses with some punches.
Tamei gets through Kliko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kliko's coach down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kliko's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tamei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kliko avoids it.
Tamei avoiding damage as Kliko throws knees to the body.
Kliko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamei blocks it with crossed arms.
Kliko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tamei tries to circle away but Kliko has him pinned against the cage.
Kliko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but Tamei blocks it.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamei misses with the head strike.
Kliko trying to land knees to the body.

Tamei breaks the clinch.
Tamei tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamei misses with a low kick as Kliko jumps back.
Tamei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kliko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tamei.
Tamei thows a leg kick but Kliko checks it

and Kliko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kliko's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Still in the clinch, Tamei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kliko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamei blocks it with crossed arms.
Tamei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kliko is defending well for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tamei misses with a punch to the body.
Kliko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamei blocks it with crossed arms.
Kliko dodges an elbow strike from Tamei.
Kliko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Emaus Tamei will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kliko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamei.

Kliko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tamei effectively controlling the action here.
Kliko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but Tamei blocks it.
Kliko blocks an elbow strike from Tamei.
Tamei working aggressively here.
Tamei avoiding damage as Kliko throws knees to the body.
Kliko blocks a body shot from Tamei.
Kliko blocks a body shot from Tamei.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamei avoids it.
Rico Kliko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tamei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamei leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kliko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tamei's face.
Knees to the body from Kliko.
Tamei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kliko avoids it.
Tamei managing to block the knees to the body from Kliko.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kliko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamei is defending well for now.
Kliko looking to throw knees to the head but Tamei is blocking nicely.
Kliko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tamei trying to land knees to the body.
Tamei avoiding damage as Kliko throws knees to the body.
Tamei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kliko misses with a knee strike.
Kliko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamei pushes off an throws an elbow but Kliko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tamei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kliko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamei is defending well for now.
Kliko avoiding damage as Tamei throws knees to the body.
Kliko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kliko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kliko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamei.
Kliko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Kliko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamei avoids it.
Kliko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tamei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tamei pushes off an throws an elbow but Kliko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kliko looking to throw knees to the head but Tamei is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Tamei trying to land knees to the body.
Kliko scores a nice knee to the body.
Kliko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kliko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kliko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kliko missing with knees to the body.
Tamei takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tamei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kliko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kliko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tamei avoids the damage to the body.
Kliko missing with knees to the body.
Tamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kliko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Tamei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamei misses with a hook
and Kliko counters with a big head kick but Tamei shrugs it off.
Tamei misses with a jab to the body

and Kliko counters by moving into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kliko.
Kliko looking to throw knees to the head but Tamei is blocking nicely.
Kliko trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamei throws a head punch that misses.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.

Tamei is rocked!
Kliko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Kliko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Tamei lands an overhand right.
Tamei 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 big right from Tamei misses.
Tamei tries to land a front kick but Kliko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tamei misses with a leg kick
and Kliko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tamei's knee momentarily.
Tamei misses with a kick to the body.
Tamei motions for Kliko to come forward. Tamei throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamei punishes Kliko's body with a nice straight punch.
A low kick from Tamei is predictable there
and Kliko counters with an inside leg kick.

Kliko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tamei wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kliko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kliko tries to land knees in the clinch but Tamei avoids the damage to the body.
Tamei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kliko.
Kliko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tamei.
Kliko lands a good knee to the midsection. Tamei won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tamei avoiding damage as Kliko throws knees to the body.
Kliko trying to land knees to the body.
Kliko tries a knee to the head but Tamei blocks it.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Kliko crunches a lovely knee into Tamei's ribcage.
Tamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kliko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tamei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kliko landing knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kliko tries a knee to the head but Tamei blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Tamei struggles to land a body shot inside as Kliko controls his hands.
Tamei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tamei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kliko misses with a knee to the head.
Kliko missing with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Tamei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tamei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamei avoiding damage as Kliko throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tamei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kliko's brow.
Tamei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kliko's elbow.
Tamei has a couple of punches blocked by Kliko.
Tamei has Kliko pressed against the cage.
Tamei tries to work over Kliko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamei holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tamei taking a breather.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tamei working aggressively here.
Tamei tries to land knees in the clinch but Kliko avoids the damage to the body.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tamei avoids it.
Kliko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tamei is defending well for now.
Tamei is trying to maintain a safe position but Kliko gets an underhook and turns Tamei into the cage.
Kliko landing knees to the body.
Kliko connects with a knee to the head.
Kliko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kliko trying to land knees to the body.
Tamei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kliko dodges an elbow strike from Tamei.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kliko obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kliko.
Tamei misses with some punches.
Kliko lands a nice knee to the body.
Kliko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tamei blocks it with crossed arms.
Kliko working Tamei over with knees to the body.
Tamei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tamei wants to stall.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but Tamei blocks with his arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kliko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kliko tries to land a knee to the head but Tamei blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Kliko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kliko 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Kliko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Kapaldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Low's choice of entrance music: Short People. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kapaldi
vs
Low

158 cm
20
149 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

167 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Kapaldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapaldi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kapaldi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kapaldi wants to clinch but Low slips to the side
and Low counters with a thumping low kick.
Kapaldi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Low.
Low walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kapaldi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Low avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.

Low instigates a clinch.
Kapaldi misses with some punches.
Kapaldi 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.
Low tries a body shot but Kapaldi blocks it.
Low doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kapaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Low lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Low swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Low can't find room to land a body shot as Kapaldi controls the action.
Low swings wildly with an uppercut but Kapaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Low blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi gets through Low's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Low.
Kapaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Kapaldi lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Low.
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
Low takes a shot to the head.
Low goes for a takedown attempt but Kapaldi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pedro Kapaldi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kapaldi misses with a series of wild punches.
Low misses with a wild body shot.
Kapaldi throws the left hand but Low avoids the punch easily.
Nice straight punches there by Kapaldi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kapaldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Low misses the target.
Low thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kapaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Low paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kapaldi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kapaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Low has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kapaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kapaldi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapaldi ducks under a wild hook from Low.
Kapaldi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kapaldi checks a leg kick.
Kapaldi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Low attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Kapaldi misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi throws a series of punches but Low avoids them all with ease.
Kapaldi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Low tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kapaldi is able to avoid easily.
Kapaldi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Low's head.
Kapaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Low scores with a jab.
Kapaldi misses with a hook to the body
and Low cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapaldi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Low.
Low circles away from the clinch attempt.
Low will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kapaldi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Low.
Kapaldi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Low takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low loads up on a big right hand but Kapaldi slips the punch.

Low forces Kapaldi back against the cage and clinches.
Low lands a shoulder strike.

Low has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kapaldi clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kapaldi fending off the submission attempt from Low.
Low landing with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kapaldi trying to get back to his feet but Low is in full control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Short Low will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Low lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pedro Kapaldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kapaldi jabs Low to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Low works the jab nicely.
Kapaldi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Some wild striking there from Kapaldi.
Low chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Low shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kapaldi sprawls well. Kapaldi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Low gets slowly back to his feet.

Low closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Low.
Kapaldi presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kapaldi.
Low misses with the head strike.
Kapaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.
Kapaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Low misses with some punches.
Low has a couple of punches blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kapaldi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Low lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Kapaldi blocking some punches.
Low prevents a body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kapaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Kapaldi prevents a body shot from Low.
A nice left hand lands by Low.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.
Kapaldi has a couple of punches blocked by Low.
Low tries to throw a body punch but Kapaldi avoids it by throwing Low back against the cage.
Low misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
Low throws a head punch that misses.
Low lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kapaldi backwards.
Pedro Kapaldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Low blocks a body shot from Kapaldi.
Low throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Low or not.
Kapaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Low lands an uppercut.
Low tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi lands a left hand.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low is working for takedown but Kapaldi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kapaldi misses with some punches.
Low misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kapaldi scores with a shot to the side of Low's head.
A short left from Low.
Low scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.
Low tries to work over Kapaldi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kapaldi misses with a body punch.
Kapaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Kapaldi as the two fighters clinch.
Low makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kapaldi presses Low against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi lands a nice shot to the body.
Low throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with some punches.
Kapaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kapaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kapaldi lands a shoulder strike.
Low blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Low fails to land.
Kapaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Low struggles to land a body shot inside as Kapaldi controls his hands.
Kapaldi working aggressively here.
Low has a couple of punches blocked by Kapaldi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Low creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Low blocks a body shot from Kapaldi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Low gets through Kapaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kapaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Low controls his hands.
Kapaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Low lands with a short shot to the head.
Kapaldi tries a body shot but Low blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Kapaldi dominated that second round.
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.

Kapaldi takes a swing at Low's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi looks to land a left hand but Low moved out of range nicely.
Kapaldi is looking to wear down Low with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kapaldi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Low manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Low.
Low throws a solid leg kick but Kapaldi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Low.
Low slips under a jab.
Kapaldi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Low.
Low throws out a leg kick but Kapaldi moves out of range and Low only half commits.
Low takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Low lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kapaldi's sensitive parts.
Low keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Low takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kapaldi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Low finds it's target.
Low misses with a straight right.
Low throws a right hand that misses

and Kapaldi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
Low is looking for a takedown.
Kapaldi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Low or not.
Kapaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kapaldi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapaldi digs a right hand underneath Low's ribcage. Low let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Kapaldi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
Low lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kapaldi lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Low throws a head punch that misses.
Low lands a right hand.
Kapaldi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Low lands a hook to the side of the head.

Low has picked Kapaldi up - he's going for a ride! Low dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Low looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kapaldi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Low throws a strike but Kapaldi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Low won't allow Kapaldi to get back to his feet.
Kapaldi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kapaldi, not yet.
Kapaldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Low looking to sit in guard and control but Kapaldi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kapaldi's guard.
Kapaldi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kapaldi wriggles free and stands up.
Kapaldi drops his hands momentarily and Low takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kapaldi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kapaldi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Low takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Low misses the shot to the body.
Kapaldi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kapaldi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Low avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kapaldi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kapaldi misses the shot to the body.
Kapaldi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Low doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Low swings widly with a right hand

and Kapaldi counters by moving into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low throws a head punch that misses.
Kapaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Low takes a shot to the head.
Kapaldi tries a body shot but Low blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Pedro Kapaldi did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Low lands a jab to the head.
Low scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Low tries to score with a low kick but Kapaldi moves his leg out of the way.
Kapaldi moves forwards but Low connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Low throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Low punishes Kapaldi's body with a nice straight punch.
Low misses with a hook. Kapaldi ducked under it nicely.
Kapaldi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kapaldi throws out a powerful jab.

Low closes the distance and pushes Kapaldi back into the cage.
Kapaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Low works on Kapaldi's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Kapaldi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Low tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Low lands with a left to the head.
Kapaldi tries to work over Low's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kapaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Low throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
A left hand lands to the body for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Kapaldi.
Low is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kapaldi pushes Low back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kapaldi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Low goes for a takedown attempt but Kapaldi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kapaldi moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapaldi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kapaldi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Low was well out of range. Poor timing from Kapaldi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low looks for a takedown but Kapaldi sprawls well.
Pedro Kapaldi is winning the standup battle so far.
Kapaldi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Low scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kapaldi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Kapaldi.
Low scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kapaldi doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Kapaldi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kapaldi lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Low. Kapaldi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kapaldi misses with a body kick.
Kapaldi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Low is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Low lands with a straight right. Kapaldi didn't see that one coming.
Kapaldi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Low has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Low uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kapaldi misses with a double jab.
A jab from Kapaldi misses.
Low shoots in for a takedown but Kapaldi shows good takedown defense.
Pedro Kapaldi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Short Low.
Low avoids the body shot from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with the combination.
Kapaldi takes a swing at Low's ribcage but misses.
Kapaldi misses with a low kick as Low jumps back.
Kapaldi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Low tests Kapaldi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapaldi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kapaldi walks into a straight right hand from Low.
Kapaldi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Low swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kapaldi takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Kapaldi had his way with Short Low in that 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Low misses with a straight right.
Kapaldi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Kapaldi rushes Low and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kapaldi misses with some punches.
Low misses with some punches.
Kapaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Low.
Kapaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi pushes Low back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kapaldi.
A short uppercut from Kapaldi.
Kapaldi misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapaldi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapaldi tries to throw a body punch but Low avoids it by throwing Kapaldi back against the cage.
Kapaldi misses with some punches.
Low's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Low creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Low throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Kapaldi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Low.
Low lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kapaldi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Kapaldi fails to land.
Low blocking some punches.
Kapaldi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Low throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapaldi.
Kapaldi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Low's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Low.
A right hook to the body lands for Kapaldi.
Kapaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.

Low turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Low tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Low fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kapaldi is not content to let Low control the position.
Low throwing strikes but Kapaldi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Low regains half guard.
Short Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Low is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Low actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Low looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kapaldi passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Low tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Kapaldi presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pedro Kapaldi.
I think Kapaldi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Kapaldi!
Pedro Kapaldi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graveyard Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dusk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Thunderstruck. Ghost has chosen Howlin Wolf- Smokestack Lightening as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Dusk
vs
Ghost

180 cm
21
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
29
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Hellbent
The Big Kabosh

Dynamo Clothing
HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graveyard Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dusk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ghost checks a leg kick nicely.
Ghost gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dusk counter with a right hand.
Ghost doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dusk counters with a straight right hand.
Drake Dusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
Ghost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dusk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghost misses with a takedown attempt
and Dusk counters with a nice uppercut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dusk.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ghost tries to bench press Dusk off him but Dusk keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk tries to advance to mount but Ghost denies him.
Dusk wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
Ghost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dusk trying to control the position but Ghost is working away.
Dusk working the ground and pound but Ghost is defending the strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dusk working away.
Dusk wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghost prevents Dusk from moving into mount.
Ghost struggling a bit here.
Ghost is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dusk working away.
Dusk is looking to take a break and control but Ghost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghost is looking to regain half guard here but Dusk keeps moving and retains side control.
Dusk throws a strike aimed at the side of Ghost's head but Ghost avoids it well.
Ghost 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.

Dusk tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dusk has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ghost gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ghost looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dusk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ghost is refusing to be controlled, as Dusk sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dusk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dusk winds up and cracks Ghost with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Ghost looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ghost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ghost is trying to control the position but Dusk postures up.

Ghost working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dusk doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dusk manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've been hearing good reports from Dusk's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dusk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ghost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dusk trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dusk has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dusk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dusk stopping the sweep attempt from Ghost.

Dusk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dusk seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dusk stands and throws Ghost's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dusk tries to stand but Ghost is controlling his head.
Ghost wants to control but Dusk postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Dusk dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ghost with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dusk counters with a right hand to the body.
Ghost gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dusk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ghost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Dusk darts in and clinches Ghost up against the cage.
Ghost tries to pull guard but Dusk won't allow it.
Drake Dusk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
Ghost tries to score a body lock takedown but Dusk shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dusk lands a nice uppercut.
Dusk lands a right hand.
Dusk throws an elbow that misses.
Dusk misses with some punches.
Ghost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dusk walks away with a smile on his face. Ghost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ghost uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dusk.
Ghost with a poor takedown
and Dusk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dusk tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dusk has managed to clinch.
Dusk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dusk tries a knee to the head but Ghost blocks it.
Ghost wants to take the fight to the mat but Dusk manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dusk lands with a left to the head.
Ghost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dusk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ghost tries to pull guard but Dusk won't allow it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dusk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dusk gets underhooks to prevent Ghost's takedown attempt.
Dusk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dusk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dusk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dusk stops a takedown attempt from Ghost.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ghost avoids a wild elbow strike from Dusk.
Dusk misses with a body punch.
Ghost wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost tries to pull guard but Dusk forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dusk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dusk.
Ghost jumps guard but Dusk turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ghost is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dusk to keep the fight standing.
Ghost is breathing heavily.

Dusk drops Ghost onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ghost is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Ghost is rocked!
Dusk creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ghost with a big uppercut! Ghost tries to clinch up but Dusk pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ghost to the mat! Ghost covers up and Dusk unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drake Dusk!
Drake Dusk retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Drake Dusk, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Madden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dumas comes to the cage accompanied by The Writer. Casey Madden has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dumas
vs
Madden

170 cm
22
155 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
220 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition + Laundry (160 Recovery, Stamina

Fury Nutrition Inc.
{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Dumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Casey Madden!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas tries to clinch up.
Dumas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Pitt in the buildup to the fight.
Dumas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Madden.
Madden misses with a body shot

and Dumas moves into the clinch.
Dumas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Madden is trying to maintain a safe position but Dumas gets an underhook and turns Madden into the cage.
Madden is working Dumas over against the cage.
Madden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Madden takes a shot to the head.
Madden lands with a light punch inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good body shot from Madden.
Madden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Madden scores with a shot to the side of Dumas's head.
Madden lands a nice shot to the body.
Madden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dumas.
Dumas tries to work over Madden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Madden misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumas misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Madden misses with a short punch on the inside.

Madden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Madden throws a right hand that Dumas ducks under and follows up with a left that Dumas also avoids with ease.
Madden scores with a punch to the head.
Madden misses with a low kick.
Casey Madden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Madden.
Madden looks to score with a jab to the body but Dumas is just out of range.
Dumas ducks under a wild hook from Madden.
Dumas jabs Madden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dumas is looking to clinch.
Dumas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Dumas gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Madden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden throws a head punch that misses.
Dumas takes a shot to the head.
Dumas scores with a shoulder strike.
Madden tries to work over Dumas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Madden pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dumas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Madden is trying to get back to half guard.

Dumas wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Madden, who protects the arm well.

Dumas goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Madden rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dumas's guard! Nice work there by Madden!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dumas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Madden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Madden with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dumas is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Dumas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madden postures up.
Madden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madden wants to control from the top but Dumas keeps moving.

Dumas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dumas keeping full guard, as Madden tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dumas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madden scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Madden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Madden cracks Dumas with a solid left hand.
Dumas is trying to control the position but Madden postures up.
Madden controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dumas is trying to control the position but Madden postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dumas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Madden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Madden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Madden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dumas's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Madden dominated that round.
That's time! Dumas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dumas shoots for a double leg takedown but Madden sprawls well. He's pushed Dumas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Madden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dumas scores with a jab to the head.
Dumas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Madden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dumas walks into a straight right hand from Madden.
Jab from Madden.
Dumas moves away from the strike by Madden.
Madden uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Madden scores with a hook.

Dumas is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dumas leaves his chin hanging out and Madden seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dumas crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Casey Madden!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinbad Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Strashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor's entrance music is Sailing on the Seven Seas. A fine choice. Sinbad Sailor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sailor
vs
Strashko

178 cm
22
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
210 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition + Laundry (160 Recovery, Stamina

Arcticus
Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sinbad Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Strashko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strashko misses with a body shot.
Strashko throws an overhand right that lands on Sailor's shoulder, as Sailor tries to avoid the shot.
Nice uppercut there from Strashko.
Strashko misses with a few strikes there.
Strashko lands with an overhand left.
Strashko throws a jab when Sailor was well out of range.
Strashko throws a body shot but no joy.
Strashko lands with a straight right. Sailor didn't see that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Strashko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sailor shoots in and drives through. Strashko sprawls well.
Strashko swinging wildly here.
Sailor works Strashko's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailor thuds his right hand into Strashko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Strashko misses with a lunging right hand

and Sailor moves into the clinch.
Sailor fails to pull guard.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinbad Sailor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko missing with knees to the body.
Sailor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sailor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Strashko or not.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Strashko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Sailor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strashko's elbow.
Strashko misses with some punches.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
Nice body punch from Sailor.
Sailor goes for a takedown attempt but Strashko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko can't find room to land a body shot as Sailor controls the action.
Strashko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Strashko wants to stall.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strashko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strashko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sailor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Strashko can turn it around.
Sailor takes a shot to the head.
Strashko blocks a body shot from Sailor.

Sailor gets control of Strashko's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sailor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Strashko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Sailor looking for a guillotine here but Strashko defends easily.
Strashko controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sailor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing Strashko from controlling successfully.

Ivan Strashko has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sailor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sailor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strashko.

Strashko gets tackled into the cage by Sailor. Sailor maintains the clinch.
Strashko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strashko.
Sailor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Strashko pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strashko lands a nice shot to the body.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strashko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailor.
Strashko throws a head punch that misses.
Strashko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Sailor is trying to drag Strashko to the mat but Strashko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Strashko obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strashko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sailor up against the cage.
Strashko scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Strashko dominated that 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.

Sailor scores with a jab. Strashko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sailor misses with a two punch combination.
Strashko throws a body shot but no joy.
Strashko cracks Sailor with a right hand to the side of the head.
Strashko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sailor ducks under a wild hook from Strashko.

Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good body shot from Sailor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strashko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Strashko misses with the head strike.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
A body shot lands from Sailor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strashko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sailor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Strashko trying to land knees to the body.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Strashko avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Strashko misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Strashko on the inside.
Good body shot from Sailor.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Sailor lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sailor fails to land.

Sailor jumps into guard, dragging Strashko to the mat.

Sailor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Strashko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sailor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko is stalling in the full guard.

Sailor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Strashko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Strashko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strashko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strashko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Strashko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Strashko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sailor shoots in but Strashko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strashko throws a hook but Sailor avoids it easily.
Strashko with a nice cross.
Sailor throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Strashko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sailor closes the distance and clinches.
Strashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sailor avoids it.
Sailor blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Sailor misses with the head strike.
Strashko lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strashko landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Strashko.
Strashko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
Strashko landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strashko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sailor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strashko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailor's elbow.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko won't allow it.
Strashko lands a good knee to the midsection. Sailor won't want to take too many of those.
Strashko misses with some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor presses Strashko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Strashko lands a hook that snaps the head of Sailor backwards.
A short left from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Strashko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Good shot there by Sailor.
Strashko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sailor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sailor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strashko.

Strashko clinches up against the cage.
Strashko gets through Sailor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strashko as Sailor tries to tie him up.
Sailor being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sailor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sailor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sailor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor lands with a short shot to the head.
Strashko is looking to control Sailor's arms but Sailor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Strashko has his back to the cage.
Sailor tries a body shot but Strashko blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Strashko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strashko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Strashko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sailor controls his hands.
Sailor jumps guard but Strashko stands there with Sailor around his waist. Sailor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Strashko.
Strashko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Strashko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Strashko missing with knees to the body.
Strashko cracks Sailor with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Strashko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Strashko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Sailor successfully pulls guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sailor being controlled here, momentarily.
Sailor wants to sweep but no luck.
Sailor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strashko manages to get himself to full guard.
Strashko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko is trying to control the position but Sailor postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Strashko was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A combination from Strashko does no damage.
Sailor lands a slapping body shot.
Ivan Strashko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sailor gets a clinch.
Ivan Strashko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Sailor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Strashko smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinbad Sailor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sailor closes the distance and pushes Strashko back into the cage.
Strashko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sailor.
Strashko misses with some punches.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strashko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strashko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strashko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Strashko avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sailor.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sailor takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strashko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strashko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Strashko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sailor.
Sailor is trying to maintain a safe position but Strashko gets an underhook and turns Sailor into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Strashko really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Strashko rushes Sailor and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sailor is looking to control Strashko's arms but Strashko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sailor has his back to the cage.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strashko lands a left hand.
Sailor misses with a body punch.
Strashko lands an uppercut.
Strashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Strashko.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a punch on the inside.
Strashko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sailor tries to throw a body punch but Strashko avoids it by throwing Sailor back against the cage.
Sailor jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Strashko walks away with a smile on his face. Sailor gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Strashko gets tackled into the cage by Sailor. Sailor maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Strashko.

Sailor jumps guard.
Sailor can't keep his opponent in guard - Strashko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Strashko wants to pass the guard but Sailor is defending well.
Strashko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Strashko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Strashko wants to pass to mount but Sailor is defending the position.
Sailor is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Strashko is trying to control the action in half guard but Sailor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Strashko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Strashko misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Strashko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strashko just misses with a punch to the body.
Sailor avoids a punch combination nicely.

Strashko has managed to clinch.
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!
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strashko throws a punch but it's blocked by Sailor.
Strashko throws a head punch that misses.
Strashko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sailor avoids it.
Sailor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sailor tries to pull guard but Strashko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinbad Sailor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor tries a body shot but Strashko blocks it.
Sailor is trying to maintain a safe position but Strashko gets an underhook and turns Sailor into the cage.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
Strashko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Sailor.
Strashko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sailor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strashko misses with a punch on the inside.
Strashko gets through Sailor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Strashko on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailor is trying to pull guard but Strashko has him pressed against the cage.
Strashko swings wildly with an uppercut but Sailor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sailor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sailor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strashko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strashko tries to land knees in the clinch but Sailor avoids the damage to the body.

Sailor drags the fight down to the ground.
Strashko trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailor keeping full guard, as Strashko tries to pass.
Strashko wants to control from the top but Sailor keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strashko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ivan Strashko wasn't active enough on the ground.
Strashko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Strashko dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sailor gets tackled into the cage by Strashko. Strashko maintains the clinch.
Strashko avoiding damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Sailor.
Strashko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Strashko.
Sailor avoiding damage as Strashko throws knees to the body.
Strashko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strashko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sailor or not.
Strashko lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Strashko fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Strashko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strashko can't find room to land a body shot as Sailor controls the action.
Strashko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko cracks Sailor with a nice body shot.
Sailor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strashko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Strashko misses with a body punch.
Strashko working aggressively here.
Sailor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strashko lands a shoulder strike.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strashko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sailor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strashko tries to land knees in the clinch but Sailor avoids the damage to the body.
Sailor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sailor works on Strashko's body with a couple of short punches.
Sailor managing to block the knees to the body from Strashko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko lands a good knee to the midsection. Sailor won't want to take too many of those.
Sailor tries a body shot but Strashko blocks it.
Sailor pushes Strashko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sailor blocking some punches.
Strashko tries a body shot but Sailor blocks it.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Sailor.
Strashko lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Strashko.
Sailor blocks a body shot from Strashko.
Sailor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Strashko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sailor's elbow.
Strashko struggles to land a body shot inside as Sailor controls his hands.
Strashko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sailor stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor misses with a punch to the body.
Strashko swings wildly with an uppercut but Sailor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sailor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Sailor drags the fight down to the ground.
Strashko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sailor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strashko manages to get himself to full guard.
Sinbad Sailor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sailor's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Strashko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sailor working some strikes from top position.
Sailor cracks Strashko with a solid left hand.
Strashko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

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!
Sailor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Strashko has Sailor pulled in close to control his posture.
Ivan Strashko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strashko wants to stand up but Sailor is controlling him.
Strashko looking to control.
Sailor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Strashko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Strashko darts in and clinches Sailor up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sailor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sailor struggles to land a body shot inside as Strashko controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sailor misses with the head strike.
Sailor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sailor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Strashko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strashko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Strashko!
After winning the bout, Ivan Strashko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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