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Ascension Amsterdam 11 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Ree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Konstantin Ree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, KT Turnstile!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnstile connects with a crisp jab.
Ree shoots in and gets a takedown into Turnstile's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ree drops back looking for a leg! Turnstile is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turnstile manages to kick Ree off! Ree jumps back into Turnstile's guard.
Ree drops back looking for a leg! Turnstile is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turnstile manages to kick Ree off! Ree jumps back into Turnstile's guard.
Ree thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ree drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ree jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Turnstile looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ree is one step ahead there.
Turnstile working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ree doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ree manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turnstile 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.
Ree thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ree thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnstile trying to keep a closed guard but Ree is proving a slippery customer.
Ree advances position into side control!
Ree is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turnstile is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Turnstile really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ree. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turnstile is trying to get back to half guard.
Ree tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ree is trying to get an arm triangle but Turnstile is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ree is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Turnstile has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ree thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnstile is trying to control Ree's posture but Ree avoids it.
Ree looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Turnstile can't do much from the bottom here.
Turnstile is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ree is trying to get an arm triangle but Turnstile is defending well.
Ree looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ree working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ree thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ree tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ree has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ree tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Turnstile is trying to control Ree's posture but Ree avoids it.
Turnstile is trying to improve his position.
Ree tries for a kimura but Turnstile is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turnstile is trying to improve his position.
Ree is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Turnstile knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ree working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ree tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ree wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Turnstile, who protects the arm well.
Ree works to advance to full mount. Turnstile defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Turnstile working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ree throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Turnstile has his hands clasped together but Ree breaks the hold and Turnstile is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Ree!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Konstantin Ree!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Larry Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larry Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Larry Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceasar Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Anthony moves out of range easily.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Anthony counters with a nice body shot.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Burns sprawls well. Burns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anthony gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anthony gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthony.
Anthony manages to break the clinch.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Anthony 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.
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Anthony. Anthony maintains the clinch.
Anthony tries a body shot but Burns blocks it.
Burns throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony breaks from the clinch.
Anthony throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Burns but Burns pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anthony connects with the punch.
Anthony checks the leg kick.
Burns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns misses with a leg kick
and Anthony counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Larry Burns has been cut.
Anthony throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony.
Anthony avoids a kick to the body.
Burns throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns throws a solid leg kick but Anthony takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burns.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Larry Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceasar Anthony.
Anthony fails to land the takedown.
Burns fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anthony checks it well.
A punch combination from Anthony misses.
Anthony bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anthony is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Burns will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Anthony trying to control the position but Burns is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to bench press Anthony off him but Anthony keeps the position.
Burns sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Burns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anthony on the ground.
Anthony is looking for a kimura here.
Anthony stands up and beckons Burns to join him on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anthony's brow.
Anthony jumps guard but Burns turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anthony drags the fight down to the ground.
Anthony wants to stand up but Burns is controlling him.
Anthony is looking for a triangle but Burns pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
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!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Anthony dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Burns's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anthony avoids the head kick by Burns.
Burns throws a leg kick but Anthony moved away.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burns.
Anthony fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Burns will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anthony misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anthony loads up on a big right hand but Burns slips the punch.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Anthony manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ceasar Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Anthony moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Anthony has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anthony takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Anthony is trying to push Burns away but Burns has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anthony jumps guard and drags Burns to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Anthony is trying to keep Burns in close.
Anthony controlling Burns's posture.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burns manages to get himself to full guard.
Anthony pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burns is keeping the position for now.
Anthony forces his way into half guard.
Anthony trying to control the action but Burns is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Burns is refusing to be controlled, as Anthony sits in half guard.
Anthony looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anthony decides to stand and escape the position.
Anthony checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony checks a leg kick.
Anthony rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anthony misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Burns throws an elbow but misses.
Burns throws an elbow but it misses.
Burns being controlled against the cage.
Burns throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burns just misses with a elbow thrown towards Anthony's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony pulls guard successfully.
Burns has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Anthony 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.
Burns wants to control from the top but Anthony keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Anthony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Larry Burns's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Anthony shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony rushes Burns and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anthony blocks the elbow strike.
Anthony controlling the action here for a moment.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Burns is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Anthony tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Anthony lands a good knee to the midsection. Burns won't want to take too many of those.
Burns trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony breaks the clinch.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Anthony shoots in and drives through. Burns sprawls well.
Larry Burns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ceasar Anthony.
Anthony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anthony drives through and clinches with Burns against the cage.
Anthony has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Burns uses from the top position.
Burns throwing strikes but missing.
Burns trying to control but Anthony is working from the bottom.
Anthony wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Burns is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Anthony trying to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anthony clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns misses with an elbow strike.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike.
Burns lands a damaging elbow.
Anthony wants to take the fight to the mat but Burns manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hand to the body from Burns.
Burns comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Anthony tries to pull guard but Burns forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Larry Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony digs a right hand underneath Burns's ribcage. Burns let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Anthony takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Burns wants to stall.
Burns pushes off an throws an elbow but Anthony leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Our sources have told us that Burns has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Anthony looking to stall.
Burns tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anthony avoids it.
Ceasar Anthony seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns is trying to maintain a safe position but Anthony gets an underhook and turns Burns into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike from Burns.
Burns throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anthony.
Burns misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anthony.
Anthony pushes off an throws an elbow but Burns leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Anthony blocks an elbow strike.
Anthony dodges an elbow strike from Burns.
Anthony breaks from the clinch.
Burns throws a low kick but it's checked well by Anthony.
Anthony lands a nice shot to the body.
Ceasar Anthony is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burns throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthony.
Burns throws a chopping leg kick but Anthony manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ceasar Anthony.
Well Anthony 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceasar Anthony!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamille Sedfenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alberto Caesar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alberto Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jamille Sedfenor!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sedfenor pinned against the cage. Sedfenor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caesar is defended easily by Sedfenor.
Sedfenor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Caesar to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Caesar wants to pass the guard but Sedfenor is keeping the position.
Caesar pushes down on Sedfenor's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Caesar wants to pass to mount but Sedfenor is defending the position.
Caesar is trying to control the action in half guard but Sedfenor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caesar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sedfenor is trying to stand up here but Caesar is controlling him well.
Sedfenor tries to roll over but Caesar keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Caesar 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.
Sedfenor is staying active underneath Caesar, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Caesar is controlling the pace.
Caesar is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caesar wants to pass to mount but Sedfenor is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Caesar throwing strikes but missing.
Caesar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Caesar is working Sedfenor over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sedfenor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caesar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caesar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sedfenor gets back to half guard.
Caesar working over Sedfenor with some ground and pound. Sedfenor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Caesar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Caesar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Caesar wants to control but Sedfenor is keeping him busy.
Caesar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Caesar has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Sedfenor defend it? Caesar steps over the head and cranks it - Sedfenor is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Caesar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alberto Caesar!
During a confident post fight interview, Alberto Caesar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tam Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicola Cardinale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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182 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tam Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nicola Cardinale!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conway connects with a jab.
Cardinale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cardinale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Conway moves out of range of the body kick from Cardinale.
Cardinale moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cardinale feints a jab promting Conway to slip. Cardinale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Conway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Cardinale.
Cardinale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cardinale throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Cardinale finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Cardinale does it's job there.
Cardinale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Conway counters with a left to the body.
Conway displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cardinale throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardinale shoots for a double leg takedown but Conway sprawls well. He's pushed Cardinale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tam Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cardinale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cardinale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Conway will feel that in the morning.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway dodges the punch combination from Cardinale.
Cardinale pushes Conway away with a front kick.
Cardinale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cardinale!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whack! Cardinale lands a heavy head kick that drops Conway. The ref tackles Cardinale to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Conway was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Nicola Cardinale!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurgen Kohler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Ferreira could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jurgen Kohler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santiago Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jurgen Kohler!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kohler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kohler dives in and grabs Ferreira's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ferreira pushes down on Kohler's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferreira is defended easily by Kohler.
Ferreira tries to clinch but Kohler is having none of it.
Ferreira closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kohler did well to prevent Ferreira getting side control.
Kohler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ferreira in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ferreira got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kohler has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferreira has managed to get both his arms back between Kohler's legs - danger averted.
Kohler seems keen to control Ferreira's posture.
Ferreira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kohler controls Ferreira momentarily but Ferreira frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kohler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kohler has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Ferreira is looking to defend but Kohler has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Ferreira! Kohler pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Ferreira taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jurgen Kohler!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Stopframe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackie Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Stopframe!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Campbell. Stopframe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stopframe just misses with a punch to the body.
Stopframe stuffs the takedown attempt from Campbell. Campbell gets slowly back to his feet.
Campbell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Jackie Campbell has been cut.
Stopframe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stopframe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Stopframe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Campbell. Campbell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A clash of legs there as Stopframe blocks the low kick.
Campbell slips a jab and a cross from Stopframe.
Campbell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stopframe scores with a hook to the body. Campbell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell instigates a clinch.
Stopframe prevents a body shot from Campbell.
Stopframe trying to stall but Campbell improves his position.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stopframe's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Campbell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Campbell throws an elbow but it misses.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stopframe's elbow.
Stopframe tries to throw a body punch but Campbell avoids it by throwing Stopframe back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Campbell as the two fighters clinch.
Campbell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stopframe's elbow.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Campbell as the two fighters clinch.
Campbell tries a body shot but Stopframe blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Campbell fails to land.
Campbell lands with a right to the head.
Stopframe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Campbell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Campbell misses with a body punch.
Campbell struggles to land a body shot inside as Stopframe controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stopframe lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Stopframe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stopframe misses with a body punch.
Campbell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Campbell working aggressively here.
Campbell looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campbell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stopframe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Campbell throws a head punch that misses.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Campbell.
Stopframe is trying to force a seperation but Campbell has the dominant position.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Stopframe is pressed up against the cage. Campbell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stopframe down to the mat. Stopframe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Campbell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Campbell tries a low kick but Stopframe avoids it.
Nice takedown defense from Stopframe. No joy for Campbell on that attempt.
Stopframe misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stopframe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
Stopframe works Campbell's body with a nice hook.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stopframe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stopframe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Campbell tries to clinch up
and Stopframe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stopframe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stopframe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Campbell backs up against the cage.
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!
Campbell misses with a leg kick
and Stopframe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel Stopframe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campbell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A lazy left from Stopframe finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Stopframe.
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stopframe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Campbell throws a low kick, looking for Stopframe's leg but Stopframe calmly moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Stopframe.
Stopframe scores with a shot to the body.
Campbell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Campbell lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A bone on bone clash there as Stopframe blocks the leg kick.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Campbell misses with a leg kick.
Campbell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Campbell connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Stopframe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackie Campbell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campbell takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stopframe moves out of range of the body kick.
Stopframe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daniel Stopframe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Campbell throws a wild body kick that Stopframe sees coming a mile off.
Stopframe lands a nice shot to the body.
Stopframe thuds a left hand into Campbell's body.
A cross from Stopframe lands.
Stopframe swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell.
Stopframe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Campbell tries to land a leg kick but Stopframe saw it coming and moves away.
Stopframe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Campbell rather than just go for the knockout.
Campbell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stopframe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Campbell tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jackie Campbell's cut is getting worse.
Campbell gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Stopframe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Campbell is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Stopframe!
Daniel Stopframe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Licks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dickie Dirty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Big Licks!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirty with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Licks to score with a decent uppercut.
Dirty doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Licks looks to land a left hand but Dirty moved out of range nicely.
Dirty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dirty with a nice cross.
Licks misses with the combination.
Dirty closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Licks's guard.
Licks is controlling Dirty's posture.
Licks controls Dirty momentarily but Dirty frees himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Licks swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirty stands and throws Licks's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Licks dodges the ground and pound from Dirty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licks sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Licks is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dirty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Licks defends it well.
Licks wants to control but Dirty is keeping busy.
Dirty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Licks defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dirty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dirty is working for a kimura but Licks is defending it quite comfortably.
Dirty is looking for a kimura but Licks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dirty to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licks trying to hold on to Dirty's head to control him but Dirty postures up.
Licks slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dirty looking to pass the guard.
Dirty trying to control but Licks is working from the bottom.
Dirty tries to free his leg and advance position but Licks is retaining full guard.
Licks wants to sweep here but Dirty controlling him for the moment.
Dirty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Licks is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licks can't keep his opponent in guard - Dirty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Licks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Dirty prevents Licks from improving his position.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Licks tries to roll over but Dirty keeps him under control.
Dirty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Licks has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dirty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licks has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dirty is working away from the top position though.
Dirty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Licks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dirty is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Licks defends it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licks punching from the bottom.
Licks felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Licks keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Licks stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dirty.
Licks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dirty counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Licks tries to clinch but Dirty moves away
and Licks takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dirty needs to keep his hands up - Licks had a free shot at his head there.
Licks misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Dirty.
Licks shoots in for a takedown but Dirty shows good takedown defense.
Licks has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Licks there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dirty lands a really nice looking cross but Licks seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dirty tries a low kick but Licks avoids it.
Licks throws a body punch but Dirty moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dirty. Dirty obviously looking to wear him down.
Dirty wants to slow Licks down by chopping away at his legs.
Licks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Licks tries for a takedown but Dirty sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dirty misses with a takedown attempt - Licks sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Licks thows a body shot but no joy.
Dirty tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Licks defends well and Dirty ends up having to push Licks into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Licks struggles to land a body shot inside as Dirty controls his hands.
Licks makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Licks is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dirty to keep the fight standing.
Dickie Dirty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Big Licks.
Dirty lands a right hand.
Dirty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licks can't find room to land a body shot as Dirty controls the action.
A short right from Dirty.
Licks wants to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Dirty.
Dirty is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dirty stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dirty working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Licks blocks a body shot from Dirty.
Licks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dirty goes for a takedown in the clinch but Licks prevents it.
Dirty is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Licks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Licks can't find room to land a body shot as Dirty controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licks prevents a body shot from Dirty.
Dirty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Licks pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Licks lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dirty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Licks lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dirty.
Dirty can't find room to land a body shot as Licks controls the action.
Licks gets control of Dirty's arms and successfully pulls guard. Licks will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dirty tries to free his leg and advance position but Licks is retaining full guard.
Dirty is working hard here to advance position.
Dickie Dirty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licks wants to sweep but no luck.
Dirty being controlled here momentarily.
Licks looking to control.
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 wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dirty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Licks is keeping the position for now.
Dirty preventing the sweep.
Dirty passes Licks's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dirty seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Licks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dirty seems to be looking for submissions.
Dirty is working for a kimura but Licks is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Licks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheers as Licks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dirty doesn't seem phased though.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dirty 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 Licks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Licks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dirty misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dickie Dirty is winning the standup battle so far.
Licks swings for the body but Dirty moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Licks.
Licks missing with a left hand there. Dirty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Dirty misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licks looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
Licks misses with a body shot.
Dirty fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Licks throws an overhand right that lands on Dirty's shoulder, as Dirty tries to avoid the shot.
Licks looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
Dirty fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Licks looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dirty shoots in and gets a takedown into Licks's guard.
Licks is trying to control the position but Dirty postures up.
Dirty pushes down on Licks's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Licks looking for submissions off his back.
Dirty is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dirty wants to control but Licks is keeping him busy.
Dickie Dirty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirty is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dirty tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Licks slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dirty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Licks wants to get back to full guard.
Licks trying to get back to full guard but Dirty takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Licks tries to reverse the position but Dirty maintains control.
Dirty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Licks slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dirty controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licks is staying active underneath Dirty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dickie Dirty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Licks wants to clinch up but Dirty keeps it at a distance.
Licks tries to clinch but Dirty moves out of range.
Dirty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Licks. No joy for Dirty on that attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licks fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dirty on the side of the head.
Dirty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Licks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Licks looks to score with a jab to the body but Dirty is just out of range.
Licks is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dirty rather than just go for the knockout.
Dirty misses with a hook. Licks ducked under it nicely.
Big Licks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Licks. Dirty does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dickie Dirty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dirty 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Dirty!
A very excited looking Dickie Dirty made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between El Jefe Trujillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trujillo comes into the arena with El Jefe Intro blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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166 lbs
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166 lbs
9 - 9 - 1 |
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Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, El Jefe Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Pettis !
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trujillo clinches up with Pettis and pushes him back against the cage.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Trujillo.
Trujillo breaks from the clinch.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Pettis blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
Pettis takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo cracks the inside of Pettis 's front leg.
A slapping body kick lands there for Trujillo.
Pettis looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo tries to land a front kick but Pettis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trujillo throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Trujillo blocks a head kick by Pettis .
A head kick misses from Pettis .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis misses with a wild body shot.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Trujillo moves out of range easily.
Trujillo closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Trujillo has him pressed against the cage.
Trujillo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Pettis .
Pettis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trujillo's head.
Pettis misses with a straight right.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses
and Trujillo counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo effectively controlling the action here.
Pettis is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trujillo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis throws a lazy head kick
and Trujillo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pettis really felt that one!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Pettis misses
and Trujillo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Trujillo works on Pettis 's body with a couple of short punches.
Pettis blocks a body shot from Trujillo.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trujillo throws an elbow but misses.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pettis 's elbow.
Pettis tries for a takedown but Trujillo manages to get underhooks.
El Jefe Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis .
Pettis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pettis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Trujillo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis slips a straight right by Trujillo.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Pettis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Trujillo throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Trujillo.
Trujillo avoids the head kick by Pettis .
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Pettis .
Pettis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trujillo connects with a leg kick. Pettis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Pettis moves out of range of the body kick from Trujillo.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo darts in and clinches Pettis up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo breaks the clinch.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis throws a head kick but Trujillo moves out of range.
Pettis just misses with a punch to the body.
Trujillo has Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pettis prevents a body shot from Trujillo.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Trujillo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Trujillo won't allow it.
Pettis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Trujillo is defending well.
Pettis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Trujillo walks away with a smile on his face. Pettis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trujillo pushes Pettis away with a front kick.
Trujillo looks for the body kick but Pettis saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pettis blocks a head kick by Trujillo.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trujillo tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis throws a head kick but Trujillo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Jefe Trujillo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo looks to land a right hand but Pettis moved out of range.
El Jefe Trujillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
Pettis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick by Pettis misses
and Trujillo counters by moving into the clinch.
Pettis is working for takedown but Trujillo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Trujillo won't allow it.
Pettis is working for takedown but Trujillo is calmly controlling the position for now.
El Jefe Trujillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Pettis .
Trujillo manages to break the clinch.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo misses with a few strikes there.
Pettis is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Trujillo.
Trujillo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo throws a head kick but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis throws a lazy head kick
and Trujillo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Trujillo holds him up against the cage and eventually Pettis drops back down to his feet.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trujillo to keep the fight standing.
Trujillo tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Trujillo back against the cage.
Pettis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trujillo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Trujillo trying to land knees to the body.
Pettis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pettis is trying to break free.
Pettis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trujillo prevents it.
Pettis fails to pull guard.
Trujillo 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.
Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trujillo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trujillo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo lands a nice shot to the body.
Pettis is trying to pull guard but Trujillo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Trujillo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Trujillo presses Pettis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Trujillo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pettis 's elbow.
Trujillo throws a head punch that misses.
Pettis managing to block the knees to the body from Trujillo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trujillo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trujillo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pettis .
Pettis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Trujillo avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trujillo.
Pettis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Trujillo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Pettis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trujillo misses with an elbow strike.
Trujillo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pettis throws a body kick that misses.
Pettis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trujillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pettis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trujillo moves into range and clinches up with Pettis .
Trujillo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pettis throws a lazy head kick
and Trujillo counters with a nice leg kick.
Trujillo lands a high kick!
Trujillo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pettis is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trujillo misses with a head kick.
Pettis is still on wobbly legs! Can Trujillo finish him?
Trujillo misses with a looping right.
Trujillo drives through and clinches with Pettis against the cage.
Trujillo gets underhooks to prevent Pettis 's takedown attempt.
Trujillo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Pettis .
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trujillo.
Pettis seems to have recovered his senses.
Pettis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Trujillo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trujillo throws a sloppy head kick and Pettis moves out of range easily.
Trujillo throws a head kick that misses
and Pettis counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trujillo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trujillo lands a big head kick that sends Pettis tumbling to the mat! Trujillo takes a step backwards and waves Pettis back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Trujillo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Trujillo pounces like a tiger and cracks Pettis with a vicious hook! Pettis is down but not out! Trujillo follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). El Jefe Trujillo!
El Jefe Trujillo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tai Tuivasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tai Tuivasa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tai Tuivasa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuivasa looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Peter Murphy has been cut.
Tuivasa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuivasa misses with a looping left.
Tuivasa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Tuivasa misses.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Murphy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Murphy duly obliges.
It looks like Tai Tuivasa has been cut.
Murphy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Murphy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tuivasa looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Murphy.
Tuivasa misses with a hook.
Murphy cracks Tuivasa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murphy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tuivasa to stand back up!
Tuivasa is rocked!
Murphy flashes Tuivasa a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tuivasa's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tuivasa crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Murphy punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Murphy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Man. Forclit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Trouble. Happy Forclit will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forclit looks to land a right hand but Fatu moved out of range.
Forclit misses with a straight left.
Fatu fails to land with a series of punches.
Fatu throws a shot to the body.
Jab by Fatu.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Fatu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu misses with a combination
and Forclit counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fatu's guard now.
Forclit slips nicely into half guard.
Forclit is looking to advance position but Fatu won't allow it.
Fatu tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Fatu makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Some wild striking there from Fatu.
Forclit scores with a sloppy right hand. Fatu should have avoided that one.
Fatu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fatu lands a lovely overhand right.
Forclit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fatu.
Forclit shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fatu pinned against the cage. Fatu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fatu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forclit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fatu looks to land a combination but Forclit avoids it well.
Fatu throws a series of punches but Forclit avoids them all with ease.
Fatu throws a looping overhand right but Forclit ducks down to avoid it.
Fatu throws a series of punches but Forclit moves out of range.
Forclit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Forclit. Fatu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Fatu misses.
Forclit slips a jab and a cross from Fatu.
Forclit lands a jab.
Fatu misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Forclit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forclit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fatu doesn't seem bothered though.
Fatu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forclit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fatu tries to sprawl but Forclit drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Forclit tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fatu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Forclit stops Fatu from getting back to his feet.
Fatu is breathing heavily.
Forclit frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fatu trying desperately to get to his feet.
Forclit takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fatu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit goes for an armbar but Fatu turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fatu.
Forclit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fatu throws a big elbow that misses.
Forclit controls Fatu momentarily but Fatu frees himself.
Forclit keeping moving, preventing Fatu from controlling successfully.
Forclit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fatu is fighting to break Forclit's control of his arms but Forclit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fatu trying to control but Forclit is working from the bottom.
Forclit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fatu.
Fatu 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.
Forclit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fatu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fatu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Forclit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fatu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Forclit looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Forclit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Forclit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fatu is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Happy Forclit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Fatu tries to bum rush Forclit with a series of wild strikes but Forclit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fatu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Solofa Fatu is winning the standup battle so far.
Fatu misses with a right hand
and Forclit counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fatu!
Forclit trying to control the action but Fatu is working from the bottom.
Forclit tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Forclit has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fatu is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Forclit is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fatu sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Forclit seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu is pressing down on Forclit's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fatu can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Forclit controls the pace.
Forclit slips nicely into half guard.
Fatu pushes Forclit off and gets back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fatu.
Forclit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fatu wants to free his trapped foot but Forclit is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Forclit missing with punches from the bottom.
Forclit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fatu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Forclit working for a triangle but Fatu defends it easily.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Forclit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Forclit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fatu manages to get himself to full guard.
Fatu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Forclit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Forclit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Forclit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Forclit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fatu is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Forclit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Forclit forces his way into half guard.
Forclit trying to control from half guard but Fatu is working away.
Fatu punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit seems to be working for a kimura but Fatu defends the submission attempt.
Forclit trying to control the action but Fatu is working from the bottom.
Fatu trying to hold on to Forclit's head to control him but Forclit postures up.
Fatu has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Forclit is on him like a limpet, forcing Fatu back against the cage.
Fatu working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forclit tightens his grip and picks Fatu up, before dumping him to the ground. Fatu manages to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.
Forclit wants to pass the guard but Fatu is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Happy Forclit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fatu misses with a two punch combination.
Forclit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fatu throws a series of punches but Forclit moves out of range.
Fatu looks to score with a jab to the body but Forclit is just out of range.
Fatu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Forclit was well out of range. Poor timing from Fatu.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Forclit.
Happy Forclit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Forclit is chipping away with strikes.
Forclit is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Fatu is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fatu dodges the ground and pound from Forclit.
Fatu is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fatu tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Forclit presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit trying to control but Fatu is having none of it.
Fatu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Forclit tries to control but Fatu wriggling away.
Fatu has given up his back.
Forclit tries to keep control of the position but Fatu is staying busy.
Fatu looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fatu is defending well though. Forclit let's go of the attempt for now.
Fatu tries to roll but Forclit sticks to his back.
Fatu trying to get back to his feet but Forclit is in full control for now.
Will Forclit go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Fatu is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Forclit.
Fatu misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu misses with an uppercut.
Fatu scores with a hook to the body. Forclit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Forclit fails to land the takedown.
Fatu misses with a jab to the body
and Forclit counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fatu looks to move to half guard but instead Forclit has passed into mount! Damn!
Fatu tries to control the position but Forclit now has his back.
Forclit is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Fatu is defending well though. Forclit let's go of the attempt for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forclit controlling from the back.
Fatu can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu holding both Forclit 's hands and preventing any damage.
Fatu is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Fatu right now.
Forclit softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fatu is keeping busy.
Fatu rolls, trying to escape but Forclit keeps control of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forclit tries to keep control of the position but Fatu is staying busy.
Forclit throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Fatu!
Forclit is landing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fatu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Forclit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Forclit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fatu is trying to stand up here but Forclit is controlling him well.
Forclit wants to pass to mount but Fatu is defending the position.
Forclit trying to control from half guard but Fatu is working away.
Fatu looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Forclit pushes past his half guard into mount!
Fatu flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Forclit looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit looking to control but Fatu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fatu looks a forlorn figure.
Fatu is trying desperately to improve position.
Forclit landing shots from mount.
Forclit looking to control but Fatu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fatu regains half guard.
Fatu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fatu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Forclit pushes down on Fatu's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Forclit is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Forclit trying to control from Fatu's half guard. Fatu has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fatu manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forclit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fatu on the side of the head.
Fatu slips a straight right by Forclit.
Fatu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Forclit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit with a hook.
Forclit slips a straight right by Fatu.
Fatu fails to land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Fatu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Forclit drives through with a takedown into Fatu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fatu keeping moving, preventing Forclit from controlling successfully.
Forclit slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fatu is looking for a sweep.
Forclit wants to control but Fatu is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit tries to move to mount but Fatu blocks the move with his legs.
Forclit scores with punches from side control.
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!
Forclit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fatu keeps working.
Fatu is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Forclit has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fatu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Forclit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Forclit trying to control the action but Fatu is working from the bottom.
Fatu moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
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!
Forclit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fatu was well out of range. Poor timing from Forclit.
Fatu misses with a wild body shot.
Solofa Fatu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Forclit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Forclit dodges the punch combination from Fatu.
Forclit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Forclit tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fatu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Forclit somewhat.
Fatu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fatu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Forclit counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fatu manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Forclit is looking to improve his position but Fatu isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Forclit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Forclit felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Fatu working the ground and pound effectively.
Fatu cracks Forclit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fatu in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Forclit tries to lock up and control but Fatu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fatu putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fatu misses with a head shot.
Forclit is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Forclit gets back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fatu throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Forclit to regain full guard.
Forclit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fatu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Forclit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fatu is working Forclit over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fatu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fatu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Forclit controlling the position.
Forclit looking for a sweep. Not yet Forclit, not yet.
Fatu wants to stand and escape but instead Forclit has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fatu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Forclit is aware though and is defending well.
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.
Forclit trying to control but Fatu is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Forclit stands and throws Fatu's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Fatu is pushing Forclit's head away, looking to escape. Forclit manages to hold on to the position though.
Forclit cracks Fatu with a big right hand but Fatu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Forclit goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Fatu has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Forclit but great work by Fatu.
Forclit sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fatu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu winds up and cracks Forclit with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fatu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fatu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Forclit defending well though.
Fatu throwing shots but Forclit is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forclit moves into full guard.
Fatu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Forclit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Forclit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Solofa Fatu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Forclit manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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 Solofa Fatu.
I think Forclit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 46:49
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Forclit!
Happy Forclit is the new light heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Happy Forclit thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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