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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hildebrand Coenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Louisiana Blues. Hildebrand Coenan acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Hildebrand Coenan!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coenan wants to clinch.
Robinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Robinson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coenan misses with a series of wild punches.
Coenan throws a poor cross that misses
and Robinson counters by moving into the clinch.
Coenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coenan digs a right hand into Robinson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Robinson's gas tank.
Coenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Coenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Coenan.
Robinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coenan blocking some punches.
Coenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan throws a head punch that misses.
Coenan is pushing Robinson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coenan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coenan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Robinson or not.
Coenan lands a right hand.
Coenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coenan blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Coenan.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Coenan.
Coenan lands a body shot.
Coenan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Coenan lands a left hand.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robinson.
Coenan digs a right hand underneath Robinson's ribcage. Robinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Coenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coenan lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson is rocked!
Coenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Robinson seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Coenan - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Coenan.
Coenan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Coenan lands a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Coenan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coenan passes Robinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coenan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coenan lands with a punch from half guard.
Coenan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Coenan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Coenan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Robinson is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coenan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Robinson has hold of Coenan's hands but Coenan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Coenan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coenan wants to pass to mount but Robinson is defending the position.
Robinson tries to roll over but Coenan keeps him under control.
Coenan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Coenan is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coenan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robinson wants to sweep here but Coenan controlling him for the moment.
Coenan postures up.
Coenan slips nicely into half guard.
Coenan seems to be working for a kimura but Robinson defends the submission attempt.
Coenan seems to be looking for submissions.
Coenan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coenan slips a nice elbow through Robinson's hands, connecting with Robinson's forehead.
Robinson wants to control but Coenan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Coenan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robinson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robinson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Datsik's Dojo, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Robinson is defending against the submission attempts here by Coenan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hildebrand Coenan 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.
Robinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Coenan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coenan checks a low kick from Robinson.
Coenan throws a hook to the side of Robinson's head but Robinson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Robinson throws a right and a left that Coenan avoids nicely.
Robinson tries to clinch up.
Robinson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coenan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Robinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coenan.
Coenan tries to clinch but Robinson is having none of it.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coenan moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Coenan.
Coenan connects with a nice looking jab.
A punch combination from Coenan misses.
Robinson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson rushes Coenan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Coenan swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coenan blocks a body shot from Robinson.
Nice body punch from Coenan - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coenan.
A head punch on the inside from Robinson fails to land.
Coenan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Coenan.
Coenan blocks an uppercut.
Coenan lands with a left to the head.
Hildebrand Coenan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Coenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Robinson's elbow.
Coenan lands a left hand.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
Coenan lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coenan lands an uppercut.
Coenan blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Coenan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson blocks an uppercut.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coenan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coenan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robinson blocking some punches.
Coenan lands a hook that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Coenan tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coenan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coenan misses with a body punch.
Coenan lands with a short shot to the head.
Coenan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Coenan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coenan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Coenan lands strikes from half guard.
Coenan lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Robinson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Coenan jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hildebrand Coenan!
During a confident post fight interview, Hildebrand Coenan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Schaubi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Hold Us. Schaubi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kanye West ft. The xx - Touch the Sky. Abu Schaubi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abu Schaubi!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Schaubi is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Schaubi circles away and we're back to standing.
Schaubi looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Schaubi throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Mikey Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown tries to clinch up.
Brown will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brown clinches up against the cage.
Brown wants to stall.
Brown fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schaubi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Schaubi is trying to force a seperation but Brown has the dominant position.
Brown misses with some punches.
Schaubi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Schaubi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brown has clasped his hands together around Schaubi's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Schaubi has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee asks Brown politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Brown prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've been hearing good reports from Brown'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.
Schaubi is looking to regain half guard here but Brown keeps moving and retains side control.
Brown throws an elbow but Schaubi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Schaubi wants to control but Brown postures up.
Schaubi stops Brown from passing to mount.
Brown working away.
Schaubi is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Brown is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brown is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schaubi is trying to stand.
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!
Schaubi gets back to half guard.
Brown works his foot free and advances to mount.
Schaubi is looking to get to half guard.
Brown wants to control the pace but Schaubi is squirming around nicely.
Schaubi tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is trying to stand but he's just given Brown his back.
Schaubi rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schaubi trying to control here.
Brown prevents Schaubi from standing back up.
Brown looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schaubi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Schaubi tries to roll over but Brown keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schaubi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Brown is taking a breather. Schaubi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Schaubi trying to control here.
Schaubi wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice body punch from Schaubi.
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!
Schaubi lands a jab to the nose.
Schaubi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Abu Schaubi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Schaubi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schaubi looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Schaubi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown closes the distance and clinches up with Schaubi, looking for a takedown. Brown pushes Schaubi against the cage but Schaubi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Schaubi throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Brown tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Mikey Brown has been cut.
Mikey Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown keeping full guard, as Schaubi tries to pass.
Brown trying to control the position.
Schaubi tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Brown is pulling down on Schaubi's head. It's preventing any offense from Schaubi, at least for the moment.
Schaubi trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Schaubi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schaubi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brown lands a body shot.
Schaubi pounces like a tiger and cracks Brown with a vicious hook! Brown is down but not out! Schaubi follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Abu Schaubi!
A victorious Abu Schaubi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kisame Hoshigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaspars Timma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kisame Hoshigaki's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaspars Timma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kisame Hoshigaki!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Hoshigaki.
Timma lands a jab to the nose.
Hoshigaki sizes up Timma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Timma keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoshigaki misses with a looping left.
Hoshigaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hoshigaki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Timma. Timma circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Timma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hoshigaki takes a step back to recover.
Hoshigaki throws a one two combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Timma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hoshigaki under the eye.
Timma throws a powerful right kick. Hoshigaki tried to block low but the kick was high! Hoshigaki was taken right off of his feet! Timma jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaspars Timma!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farmery is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Axewound-Cold. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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198 lbs
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204 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Farmery!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farmery gets caught napping as Bashor dives in and scores a takedown. Farmery manages to retain guard.
Farmery not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bashor is looking to work some ground and pound but Farmery has wrist control.
Farmery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Farmery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bashor is one step ahead there.
Farmery avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bashor postures up in Farmery's guard and throws a big left but Farmery blocks it.
Bashor throwing strikes but missing.
Farmery looking to control.
Bashor preventing the sweep.
Farmery pulls Bashor in close to prevent any damage.
Bashor scoring with punches to the head and body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bashor preventing the sweep.
Farmery seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bashor drops back looking for a leg! Farmery is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farmery manages to kick Bashor off! Bashor jumps back into Farmery's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Farmery is looking to advance position but Bashor won't allow it.
Bashor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Bashor is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery gave a mention to Sinister Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Elephant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Elephant !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dyson misses with a looping left.
Dyson lands a big right hand that sends Elephant crashing to the mat! Dyson stays standing though and waves Elephant back to his feet!
It looks like Eugene Elephant has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dyson flashes Elephant a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Elephant 's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Elephant crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Dyson punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Dyson!
Our winner, Philip Dyson, 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.
Eugene Elephant spoke after the fight, saying 'Congratulations!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cranky Mark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen The Black Angels as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cranky Mark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Miller!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Mark does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a left hand
so Mark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller looking to control but Mark passes into half guard.
Miller wants to get back to full guard but Mark has mounted him!
Miller is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Miller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Miller wants to control but Mark is having none of it.
Miller tries to improve his position but instead Mark has taken his back!
Mark keeps control of the position as Miller tries to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Miller tries to escape but Mark has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Miller keeps trying to improve his position.
Mark has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Miller's body.
Miller is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control the position but Mark manages to sink in the hooks.
Mark has decided that he can't make progress quickly enough from the back position and has rather unusually decided to stand up from the dominant position. Obviously he's going to be looking for the knockout on the feet here!
A left lands for Miller.
Mark slips a straight right by Miller.
Mark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Miller throws a leg kick
and Mark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mark.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller controls Mark momentarily but Mark frees himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Miller throws a sloppy body shot
and Mark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mark jumps into side control!
Miller is trying to work for a sweep but Mark has mounted him!
Miller tries to lock up and control but Mark gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Miller might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Mark haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mark stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Mark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller throws the left hand but Mark avoids the punch easily.
Miller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mark's calf.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Mark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Miller holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mark gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Miller throws a one two combo.
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 Cranky Mark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a shoot takedown. Miller fights it but they end up in guard.
Mark decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!
Miller smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Miller throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Miller misses with a body punch
and Mark counters with a single leg into guard. Miller didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Miller holds on and takes a little breather.
Mark stands and steps away. Miller gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Miller misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mark slips under a jab.
Cranky Mark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mark at a distance.
Mark moves out of range of the strikes.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Miller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.
Miller throws a right hand that misses
and Mark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is controlling Mark's posture.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miller's guard now.
Miller seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Miller looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller pulls Mark in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller wants to control the position but Mark says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Miller controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Mark is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryan Miller was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Mark walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mark moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller forces Mark back against the cage and clinches.
Mark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mark working aggressively here.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
Mark misses with the head strike.
Miller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Mark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Miller content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Miller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mark throws a punch but it's blocked by Miller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mark swings wildly with an uppercut but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mark.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Cranky Mark will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller connects with the punch.
Ryan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a leg kick but Mark checks it.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller scores with a body shot.
Miller comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miller throws a body punch but Mark moves out of range.
Miller is looking to chop away at Mark's legs.
Mark slips under a jab.
Miller moves into range and connects with a jab.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Mark decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mark slips a straight right by Miller.
Miller throws a jab when Mark was well out of range.
Mark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miller.
Mark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Mark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Mark stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Mark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Miller.
Miller swings for the body but Mark moves out of range.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Miller throws a hook but Mark blocks it.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Mark counters with a nice double leg into side control. Miller won't be happy with that.
Miller is trying to control Mark's posture but Mark avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mark stands up.
Ryan Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mark avoids the body shot from Miller.
Mark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Mark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Miller throws a poor cross that misses
and Mark counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mark decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mark has time to react.
Mark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mark there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Miller misses with a left hand
so Mark counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mark stands up and waves to Miller to follow him.
Miller scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller is looking to score with low kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cranky Mark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mark, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cranky Mark!
A victorious Cranky Mark thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Kunitskiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kryptonite kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vladimir Kunitskiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Norris!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kunitskiy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Norris is trying to defend but Kunitskiy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kunitskiy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kunitskiy content to control rather than advance.
Norris keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Kunitskiy seems to be looking for submissions.
Kunitskiy throwing shots but Norris is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kunitskiy slows the pace down in half guard.
Kunitskiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kunitskiy throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Norris to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kunitskiy's guard.
Norris trying to control but Kunitskiy is working from the bottom.
Kunitskiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kunitskiy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Norris is aware though and is defending well.
Kunitskiy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kunitskiy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kunitskiy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Norris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Kunitskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kunitskiy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Norris has picked Kunitskiy up and slammed him! Kunitskiy can't keep hold of the triangle and Norris manages to pass to side control!
Kunitskiy is looking to regain half guard here but Norris keeps moving and retains side control.
Norris happy to just control the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kunitskiy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kunitskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Kunitskiy punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy looking for submissions off his back.
Norris trying to control the pace.
Kunitskiy trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Norris manages to pass to mount!
Kunitskiy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Norris sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy is trying to escape the mount.
Kunitskiy is working hard here to advance position.
Norris controlling the pace for now.
Kunitskiy is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Norris controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kunitskiy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kunitskiy digs a good hook to Norris's body.
Kunitskiy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Norris throws a shot from downtown. Kunitskiy moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kunitskiy. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kunitskiy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Norris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kunitskiy tries to free his leg and advance position but Norris is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Kunitskiy from controlling successfully.
Norris is pulling down on Kunitskiy's head to control his posture.
Norris is trying to keep Kunitskiy in close.
Chuck Norris has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kunitskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Norris napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Norris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kunitskiy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kunitskiy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Norris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kunitskiy but great work by Norris.
Norris controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris wants to control but Kunitskiy is keeping him busy.
Norris is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kunitskiy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
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 referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kunitskiy is looking to reverse the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chuck Norris.
Kunitskiy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Kunitskiy does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a straight right.
Norris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kunitskiy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Norris darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Norris moves out of range of the body kick.
Kunitskiy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Norris.
Norris tries to clinch there but Kunitskiy circles away.
Chuck Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kunitskiy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kunitskiy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Norriss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kunitskiy closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Norris quickly recovers to half guard.
Norris is defending against the submission attempts here by Kunitskiy.
Norris holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
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!
Norris is in trouble now - Kunitskiy has advanced to mount!
Kunitskiy wants to take his opponent's back but instead Norris manages to regain half guard.
Kunitskiy is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Norris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunitskiy is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladimir Kunitskiy dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Norris moves in looking to clinch but Kunitskiy pushes him off.
A jab from Kunitskiy does it's job there.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kunitskiy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Norris on the side of the head.
Kunitskiy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kunitskiy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kunitskiy throws a good cross that connects.
Kunitskiy catches Norris with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Norris tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunitskiy lands a body shot.
Kunitskiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Kunitskiy misses.
Kunitskiy throws a head kick that misses.
Kunitskiy throws a big shot that misses.
Kunitskiy misses the shot to the body.
Kunitskiy jabs Norris right on the nose. Norris blinks but takes it well.
Norris throws a leg kick that misses.
Vladimir Kunitskiy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kunitskiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kunitskiy scores with a body shot.
Kunitskiy 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.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Kunitskiy on that attempt.
Chuck Norris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris gets caught flat footed, as Kunitskiy shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Norris pulls Kunitskiy in to control the position.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Kunitskiy from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kunitskiy looking to pass the guard.
Kunitskiy looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Norris tries to free his leg and advance position but Kunitskiy is retaining full guard.
Kunitskiy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Norris 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimir Kunitskiy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kunitskiy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Norris avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kunitskiy throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Norris must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kunitskiy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Norris has picked Kunitskiy up and slammed him! Kunitskiy can't keep hold of the triangle and Norris manages to pass to side control!
Norris decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kunitskiy to his feet.
Kunitskiy shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Kunitskiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunitskiy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kunitskiy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kunitskiy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Norris takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kunitskiy throws a hook but Norris blocks it.
Norris tries to clinch there but Kunitskiy circles away.
Kunitskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice body kick from Kunitskiy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kunitskiy lands a nice shot to the body.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Kunitskiy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kunitskiy 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Kunitskiy!
Vladimir Kunitskiy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Big Shout out to Cyclone Nutrition and Zipp Zapp Clothing.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ballard Magnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ballard Magnar!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefleaur checks the leg kick.
Lefleaur works the jab nicely.
Magnar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lefleaur misses with a wild body shot.
Magnar misses with a wild combination.
Magnar tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lefleaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Magnar.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lefleaur, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Magnar.
Magnar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lefleaur's head backwards.
Lefleaur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magnar throws out the jab.
Magnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lefleaur misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Magnar blocks the low kick.
Magnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Magnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lefleaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefleaur swings for the body but Magnar moves out of range.
Magnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lefleaur.
Lefleaur ducks right into an uppercut from Magnar.
It looks like Gordon Lefleaur has been cut.
Magnar misses with a wild combination.
Lefleaur works over Magnar's head and body with a nice combination.
Magnar misses with a low kick.
Magnar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magnar misses the jab.
Magnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lefleaur is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lefleaur cracks Magnar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oh Lefleaur is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magnar drops Lefleaur with a naaaaasty hook - Lefleaur is in real trouble here! Magnar dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ballard Magnar!
Our winner, Ballard Magnar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Sturmpruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Sturmpruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination. Listen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jared Listen has been cut.
Sturmpruegel thows a body shot but no joy.
Sturmpruegel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut. Listen saw that one coming.
Sturmpruegel misses with a wild body shot.
Sturmpruegel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sturmpruegel throws a sloppy body shot
and Listen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturmpruegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Listen connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Listen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sturmpruegel lands with a good body shot.
Listen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturmpruegel. Listen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roberto Sturmpruegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturmpruegel wants to land a leg kick but Listen is out of range.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Listen moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice right hand.
Sturmpruegel ducks under a wild hook from Listen.
Sturmpruegel slips a jab from Listen.
Sturmpruegel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturmpruegel is looking to wear down Listen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Listen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturmpruegel throws out the jab.
Listen lands a jab to Sturmpruegel's midsection.
Listen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturmpruegel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Listen counters with a nice uppercut.
Listen moves out of range as Sturmpruegel strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturmpruegel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Listen manages to avoid it.
Sturmpruegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listen moves away.
No joy there for Listen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sturmpruegel connects with a body shot.
Sturmpruegel misses with a leg kick.
Sturmpruegel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sturmpruegel thows a leg kick but Listen checks it
and Listen counters with a right hand to the body.
Sturmpruegel clobbers Listen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sturmpruegel misses with an uppercut. Listen saw that one coming.
Sturmpruegel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen slips a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a body shot.
Listen moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Listen throws an overhand right that lands on Sturmpruegel's shoulder, as Sturmpruegel tries to avoid the shot.
Sturmpruegel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Listen.
Sturmpruegel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Listen counters with a nice uppercut.
Sturmpruegel lands a lovely overhand right.
Listen misses with an uppercut
and Sturmpruegel counters with an inside leg kick.
Listen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Sturmpruegel misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Listen digs a good hook to Sturmpruegel's body.
Sturmpruegel 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.
Listen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Listen.
Sturmpruegel misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturmpruegel.
Decent striking displayed by Sturmpruegel there.
That has opened up Jared Listen's cut even more.
Listen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sturmpruegel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sturmpruegel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Listen was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Sturmpruegel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sturmpruegel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Listen moves away from the strike by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturmpruegel misses with a two punch combination.
Listen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sturmpruegel at a distance.
Listen misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Sturmpruegel lands.
Sturmpruegel connects with a solid leg kick.
Sturmpruegel misses with a left hand
letting Listen counter with a right hand.
Sturmpruegel lands a nice shot to the body.
Listen throws a hook but Sturmpruegel avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Listen on the side of the head.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab when Listen was well out of range.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Listen slips under a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sturmpruegel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Listen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
Listen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
Sturmpruegel looks to land a combination but Listen avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Listen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sturmpruegel moves out of range of the strikes.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Listen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturmpruegel with a jab.
Listen scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturmpruegel staying out of range there.
Sturmpruegel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sturmpruegel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Listen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Listen misses with a hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Listen might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Sturmpruegel has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Listen.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Listen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sturmpruegel misses with a two punch combination.
Sturmpruegel misses with a hook.
Sturmpruegel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Sturmpruegel.
Listen needs to keep his hands up - Sturmpruegel had a free shot at his head there.
Listen ducks under a wild hook from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
Listen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel tries to score with a low kick but Listen moves his leg out of the way.
Listen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sturmpruegel moves away.
Sturmpruegel takes a swing at Listen's ribcage but misses.
Sturmpruegel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Listen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses the shot to the body.
Listen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturmpruegel.
Listen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturmpruegel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sturmpruegel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Listen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturmpruegel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Sturmpruegel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared Listen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Listen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Listen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Listen throws a good cross that connects.
Listen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A leg kick checked by Listen.
Sturmpruegel connects with a body shot that sends Listen's belly button to the back.
Listen scores with the left hand. Sturmpruegel knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Listen. That snapped Sturmpruegel's head back.
Sturmpruegel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Listen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturmpruegel just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Listen. That snapped Sturmpruegel's head back.
Listen moves forwards but Sturmpruegel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sturmpruegel swings for the body but Listen moves out of range.
Sturmpruegel lands with an uppercut that bounces Listen off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Sturmpruegel finds it's way through Listen's defenses.
Listen slips under a jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Listen counters with a left to the body.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheers as Sturmpruegel lands an impressive looking overhand right. Listen doesn't seem phased though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Sturmpruegel misses.
Decent striking displayed by Sturmpruegel there.
Roberto Sturmpruegel is winning the standup battle so far.
Sturmpruegel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sturmpruegel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Listen moves away.
Listen misses with a looping left.
A clash of legs there as Listen blocks the low kick.
Sturmpruegel throws a body punch but Listen moves out of range.
Listen lands an overhand right.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab when Listen was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Sturmpruegel.
Listen throws a lazy right hand but Sturmpruegel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Listen misses with a lunging right hand
and Sturmpruegel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sturmpruegel throws a front kick aimed at Listen's knee but Listen avoids it well.
Listen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturmpruegel.
Listen lands an overhand right.
Sturmpruegel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Listen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Listen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Listen misses with a straight right.
Listen checks the leg kick.
Listen slips under a jab.
Listen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturmpruegel jabs Listen right on the nose. Listen blinks but takes it well.
Sturmpruegel cracks Listen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Listen checks a low kick from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturmpruegel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sturmpruegel jabs Listen right on the nose. Listen blinks but takes it well.
Listen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sturmpruegel.
Sturmpruegel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Listen throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Donk. Sturmpruegel catches Listen right on the button with a cross.
Sturmpruegel throws a combination that misses
and Listen counters with a nice uppercut.
Jared Listen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Listen blocks a low kick nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Sturmpruegel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sturmpruegel 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Sturmpruegel!
Roberto Sturmpruegel seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Battousai The Slasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Matrix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Slasher comes into the arena with Boom Boom Oh Yeah blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Battousai The Slasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Matrix!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Slasher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matrix throws out the jab.
The Slasher connects with a nice looking jab.
The Slasher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Matrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Slasher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Slasher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Slasher scores with a decent looking hook.
The Slasher scores with the left hand. Matrix knows he should have avoided that one.
The Slasher moves away from the strike by Matrix.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - The Slasher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Slasher lands a glancing blow to the side of Matrix's head.
Matrix is rocked!
Jab, jab by The Slasher - just one landing.
Matrix is still on wobbly legs! Can The Slasher finish him?
Matrix slips a straight right by The Slasher.
The Slasher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matrix takes a step back to recover.
The Slasher misses with an uppercut.
Matrix takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matrix seems to have recovered his senses.
The Slasher misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Slasher - that will leave a mark!
Matrix cracks The Slasher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matrix with a hook.
The Slasher looks to score with a jab to the body but Matrix is just out of range.
The Slasher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matrix has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Slasher finds it's way round the side to connect with Matrix's head.
The Slasher throws a looping overhand right but Matrix ducks down to avoid it.
The Slasher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Matrix counters with a single leg into guard. The Slasher didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Slasher pulls Matrix in to control the position.
The Slasher wants to sweep but no luck.
Matrix trying to control the position from guard on top but The Slasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matrix throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher keeping moving, preventing Matrix from controlling successfully.
Matrix tries to free his leg and advance position but The Slasher is retaining full guard.
Matrix advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Matrix there.
Matrix working The Slasher over with strikes.
The Slasher is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dark Horse MMA Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Matrix keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Matrix throwing shots but The Slasher is blocking nicely.
The Slasher is looking to improve his position.
Matrix wants to take a breather but The Slasher is having none of it.
Matrix is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Matrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matrix wants to pass to mount but The Slasher is defending the position.
Matrix is stalling here. The Slasher is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Matrix seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and The Slasher has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Matrix stops The Slasher from passing to mount.
The Slasher controlling from side mount.
Matrix can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Matrix prevents The Slasher from improving position.
The Slasher trying to control the position but Matrix is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Slasher wants to stand but Matrix has his arm trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battousai The Slasher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Slasher throws a shot to the body.
Matrix has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The Slasher thumps Matrix with a low kick.
The Slasher looks to land a body kick but Matrix moved away.
Matrix misses the shot to the body.
Matrix misses with a looping right.
The Slasher throws a hook but Matrix avoids it easily.
The Slasher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Slasher fails to land with a series of punches.
Matrix throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Matrix throws a hook to the side of The Slasher's head but The Slasher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Slasher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matrix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matrix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Matrix blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matrix throws a push kick but The Slasher slaps the foot to one side.
Battousai The Slasher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matrix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matrix defending well as The Slasher loads up on a big left hand.
The Slasher throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matrix thumps The Slasher with a low kick.
Matrix missing with a left hand there. The Slasher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matrix moves out of range as The Slasher strikes.
Matrix on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Matrix throws a right and a left that The Slasher avoids nicely.
Matrix checks the leg kick.
The Slasher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matrix on the side of the head.
Matrix avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matrix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matrix throws a leg kick but The Slasher checks it.
The Slasher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matrix.
The Slasher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matrix with a nice cross.
The Slasher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matrix slips a straight right by The Slasher.
Matrix misses with a low kick as The Slasher jumps back.
The Slasher throws the kick towards the body but Matrix avoids it.
The Slasher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matrix.
Matrix slips under a jab from The Slasher.
The Slasher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Matrix tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matrix misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matrix takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matrix takes a swing at The Slasher's ribcage but misses.
Matrix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Slasher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Matrix there.
The Slasher misses with a looping left.
The Slasher lands a jab to the nose.
Matrix loads up on a big right hand but The Slasher slips the punch.
Matrix connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matrix takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Matrix throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Slasher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Slasher throws a body punch but Matrix moves out of range.
Battousai The Slasher is winning the standup battle so far.
The Slasher tries to clinch but Matrix moves out of range.
The Slasher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matrix.
Matrix lands a slapping body shot.
Matrix connects with a jab.
Matrix jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matrix chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The Slasher throws a jab when Matrix was well out of range.
The Slasher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matrix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Slasher is looking to score with low kicks.
The Slasher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Matrix lands a leg kick that knocks The Slasher off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Battousai The Slasher dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
The Slasher is looking to slow Matrix down with leg kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Slasher - that will leave a mark!
Matrix has a takedown stuffed.
The Slasher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Matrix looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Slasher connects with a solid leg kick.
Matrix throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matrix has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from The Slasher.
The Slasher throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Slasher looks to score with a jab to the body but Matrix is just out of range.
The Slasher throws a hook to the side of Matrix's head but Matrix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matrix throws a body punch but The Slasher moves out of range.
The Slasher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matrix uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Slasher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from The Slasher - that will leave a mark!
The Slasher throws a front kick aimed at Matrix's knee but Matrix avoids it well.
The Slasher lands a nice hook to Matrix's body. Matrix takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matrix keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from The Slasher finds it's way through Matrix's defenses.
The Slasher wants to clinch.
Matrix misses with an uppercut.
The Slasher moves out of range as Matrix strikes.
Matrix takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Matrix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Slasher throws out the jab.
The Slasher misses with a hook.
John Matrix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher misses with a lunging right hand
and Matrix counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matrix postures up.
Matrix trying to control the position from guard on top but The Slasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matrix preventing the sweep.
The Slasher keeping full guard, as Matrix tries to pass.
The Slasher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Slasher is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Slasher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Slasher attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Slasher tries to clinch but Matrix moves out of range.
The Slasher staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from The Slasher misses the target.
Matrix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Slasher manages to avoid it.
Matrix punishes The Slasher's body with a nice straight punch.
The Slasher throws out a loose jab but Matrix uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Slasher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matrix.
Matrix fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Slasher.
The Slasher misses with a lunging right hand
and Matrix counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Slasher won't be happy with that.
The Slasher wants to control but Matrix postures up.
Matrix in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matrix in side control, throwing shots but The Slasher defends.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matrix trying to control the position but The Slasher is working away.
Check out the look on Matrix's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The Slasher gets back to half guard.
Matrix thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Matrix not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Slasher trying to hold on to Matrix's head to control him but Matrix postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Matrix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The Slasher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matrix prevents The Slasher from improving his position.
Matrix lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Matrix.
I think The Slasher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Battousai The Slasher!
Battousai The Slasher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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