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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sorbinian Potasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Elephant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sorbinian Potasu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Elephant !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potasu swings for the body but Elephant moves out of range.
Elephant misses with a leg kick.
Elephant has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Potasu is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Elephant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elephant moves forwards but Potasu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Eugene Elephant has been cut.
Potasu lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elephant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Elephant throws a lazy right hand but Potasu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elephant blocks a jab.
Potasu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elephant throws out the jab.
Potasu works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Eugene Elephant 's cut even more.
Potasu throws a shot from downtown. Elephant moves away and avoids it.
Potasu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Elephant .
Elephant takes the fight into the clinch.
Potasu tries to throw a body punch but Elephant avoids it by throwing Potasu back against the cage.
I was talking to Potasu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Potasu.
Potasu working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elephant has a couple of punches blocked by Potasu.
Potasu is trying to break the clinch but Elephant is controlling him.
Elephant blocking some punches.
Potasu throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Potasu on the inside.
Potasu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Elephant gets through Potasu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Elephant just misses with a elbow thrown towards Potasu's brow.
Elephant throws a punch but it's blocked by Potasu.
Elephant can't find room to land a body shot as Potasu controls the action.
Potasu managing to block the knees to the body from Elephant .
Elephant tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Potasu avoids it.
Potasu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Elephant tries to pull guard but Potasu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Elephant misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potasu trying to control the position but instead, Elephant has worked for underhooks and has pushed Potasu into the cage.
Elephant has a couple of punches blocked by Potasu.
A short left from Elephant .
Potasu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Elephant .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elephant .
A short right from Potasu on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Potasu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Potasu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Potasu misses with some punches.
Elephant prevents Potasu from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Elephant .
A head punch on the inside from Elephant fails to land.
Elephant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Elephant to work.
Potasu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Elephant scores with a shot to the side of Potasu's head.
Potasu tries to break free but Elephant pushes him back against the cage.
Elephant lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potasu taking a breather.
Maybe Potasu would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Still in the clinch, Potasu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Elephant utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Potasu is breathing heavily.
Elephant swings wildly with an uppercut but Potasu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elephant .
Elephant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Potasu blocks an uppercut.
Potasu breaks the clinch.
Elephant closes the distance and clinches.
Elephant landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Elephant lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Potasu backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Elephant .
Potasu gets through Elephant 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Elephant .
Potasu is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Elephant creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Potasu out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eugene Elephant !
As Eugene Elephant got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks for a fine fight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Louis Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andr De Fran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Fran has chosen No Worries as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andr De Fran enters the cage!
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153 lbs
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158 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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jean-Louis Andre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andr De Fran!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andre misses with a body shot.
Andre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andre on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Fran. De Fran obviously looking to wear him down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Andre.
De Fran takes a swing at Andre's ribcage but misses.
Andre throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Fran counters with a nice uppercut.
Andre lands a nice leg kick that just misses De Fran's sensitive parts.
Andre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
De Fran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fran. That's going to slow Andre down.
Andre throws a hook but De Fran avoids it easily.
De Fran takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Fran doesn't manage to clinch there - Andre circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fran tries to work over Andre's front leg with a kick but Andre checks it.
Andre has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Andre moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andr De Fran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Fran buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Fran.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
De Fran looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice defenses there by Andre.
Andre loads up on a big right hand but De Fran slips the punch.
De Fran connects with a looping right hand.
Andre misses with a straight right.
Andre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Fran's waist but De Fran gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andre off to one side.
Andre misses with a kick to the body
and De Fran counters with a nice body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Fran. That's going to slow Andre down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andre tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andre steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Fran. That one must have hurt.
De Fran throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andre tries to clinch up but De Fran circles away and keeps his distance.
De Fran fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by De Fran.
Andre falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Fran counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andre thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Fran if he has to take too many more of those.
Andre tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Fran sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Andre somewhat.
De Fran tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Andre is able to avoid easily.
De Fran misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Fran presses Andre against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good body shot from De Fran.
Andre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from De Fran.
De Fran scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Fran lands a good knee to the midsection. Andre won't want to take too many of those.
De Fran managing to block the knees to the body from Andre.
Andre tries a body shot but De Fran blocks it.
Andre tries to pull guard but De Fran won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean-Louis Andre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Andre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Fran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Andre gets an overhook and lands an elbow 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!
De Fran lands an elbow inside.
Andre is rocked!
Andre has a couple of punches blocked by De Fran.
Oh Andre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by De Fran.
De Fran digs a right hand into Andre's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Andre's gas tank.
Andre is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De Fran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Fran dips a shoulder and cracks Andre with a mighty uppercut! Andre falls back against the cage and De Fran unloads with a barrage of strikes! Andre is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - De Fran screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andr De Fran!
Andr De Fran thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yancy Malaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enrique Rold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Enrique Rold acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 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
14 - 5 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yancy Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enrique Rold!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rold was well out of range. Poor timing from Malaki.
Malaki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Malaki works Rold's body with a nice hook.
Rold tries to score with a low kick but Malaki moves his leg out of the way.
Malaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rold fails with a takedown attempt.
Rold scores with a kick to the midsection.
Malaki misses with a shot to the body
and Rold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malaki checks a low kick from Rold.
Rold on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Malaki jabs at Rold's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rold.
Rold postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malaki can't do much from the bottom here.
We've been hearing good reports from Malaki'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.
Malaki tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rold wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rold wants to control but Malaki is keeping him busy.
Malaki manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rold's best efforts.
Rold is trying to control the action in half guard but Malaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Malaki is looking to improve his position.
Malaki trying to hold on to Rold's head to control him but Rold postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki manages to get to full guard.
Malaki controlling the position.
Malaki has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Malaki pulls Rold in close to his closed guard and prevents Rold from doing any damage or advancing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Yancy Malaki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Malaki tries to sprawl but Rold drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold seems to be looking for submissions.
Rold is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malaki is just riding it out for now. Rold eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rold trying to control the action but Malaki is working from the bottom.
Malaki moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rold stopping the sweep attempt from Malaki.
Rold looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rold wants to control from the top but Malaki keeps moving.
Malaki controlling the position.
Rold tries to free his leg and advance position but Malaki is retaining full guard.
Rold controlling from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rold throws a jab but it's blocked by Malaki.
Malaki throws the left hand but Rold avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold looks for the body kick but Malaki saw that one coming.
Yancy Malaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Malaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Malaki scores with a shot to the body.
Rold misses with a left hand
and Malaki counters with a stiff right hand.
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 Yancy Malaki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rold 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.
Rold tries to work over Malaki's front leg with a kick but Malaki checks it.
Rold moves forwards but Malaki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rold misses with a right hand
and Rold takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malaki with a nice cross.
Rold throws a leg kick but Malaki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malaki is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Malaki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yancy Malaki is winning the standup battle so far.
Rold misses with a low kick.
Rold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rold can pounce on him.
Rold scoring well with a low kick there.
Malaki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rold counters with a nice body kick.
Rold will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Malaki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold moves out of range of the strikes.
Rold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Malaki punishes Rold's body with a nice straight punch.
Malaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Rold, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rold.
Rold misses with a leg kick.
Malaki scores with a jab to the head.
Malaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yancy Malaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enrique Rold.
A bone on bone clash there as Malaki blocks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rold tries to bum rush Malaki with a series of wild strikes but Malaki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Malaki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Malaki stuffs the takedown.
Rold tried to score with a low kick but Malaki checks it.
Rold misses with a body punch
and Malaki counters with a left and a right that stings Rold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rold looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice shot by Malaki.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malaki, as that shot connected.
Malaki throws a jab when Rold was well out of range.
Malaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Malaki slips a jab and a cross from Rold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Malaki misses with a body shot.
Malaki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Rold.
Rold slips under a jab from Malaki.
Malaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Malaki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rold buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rold takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rold throws a wild body kick that Malaki sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malaki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yancy Malaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rold misses with a body kick.
Rold throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rold, right into the meat.
Rold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Malaki will feel that in the morning.
Rold throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malaki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rold misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rold thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Malaki if he has to take too many more of those.
Malaki scores with a punch to the head.
Rold misses with a kick to the body.
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 Yancy Malaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malaki lands with a right hand.
Malaki is looking to chop away at Rold's legs.
Malaki throws a lazy right hand but Rold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rold misses the shot to the body.
Rold throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Malaki avoids the body shot from Rold.
Rold tries to land a front kick but Malaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Malaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rold takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malaki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rold. That one must have hurt.
Rold ducks right into an uppercut from Malaki.
Rold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Malaki lands a jab to Rold's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rold wants to land a leg kick but Malaki is out of range.
Rold fails with a takedown attempt.
Malaki lands a right hook to the body.
Rold digs a good body shot into Malaki's ribs.
Rold slips a jab from Malaki.
Rold misses with a body punch
and Malaki counters with a stiff right hand.
Malaki connects with a body shot that sends Rold's belly button to the back.
Malaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rold throws a right hand that misses
and Malaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Enrique Rold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malaki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rold. Rold obviously looking to wear him down.
Malaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rold counters with a leg kick.
Malaki connects with a looping right hand.
Good exchange - Malaki coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rold takes one to the side of the head.
Rold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Malaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Rold is just out of range.
Rold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malaki scores with a hook to the body. Rold takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malaki thows a leg kick but Rold checks it
and Rold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malaki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Malaki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Malaki throws a good cross that connects.
Malaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rold momentarily.
Malaki lands a jab to the nose.
Rold throws a low kick but it's checked well by Malaki.
Rold takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rold is rocked!
A jab from Malaki finds it's way through Rold's defenses.
Rold is still on wobbly legs! Can Malaki finish him?
Malaki tries to bum rush Rold with a series of wild strikes but Rold uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malaki moves out of range as Rold throws a body kick.
Malaki scores with a jab to the head.
Malaki pounces like a tiger and cracks Rold with a vicious hook! Rold is down but not out! Malaki follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Yancy Malaki!
Yancy Malaki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown has chosen Can't Hold Us as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikey Brown!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Karelin does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Brown as Karelin shoots in.
Karelin throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Brown closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Karelin's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Karelin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karelin being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Brown has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Brown wants to stand but Karelin is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikey Brown hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Karelin moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Brown darts in trying to clinch
and Karelin counters with a one-two to the body.
Karelin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Brown no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown 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.
Karelin lands a couple of digs.
Karelin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Karelin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karelin wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Karelin looking to sit in guard and control but Brown gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karelin has a closed guard, preventing Brown from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Karelin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Karelin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Brown stays in close to Karelin's body and controls the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mikey Brown wasn't active enough on the ground.
Karelin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin blocks a head kick by Brown.
We've been informed that Brown has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Karelin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Karelin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The ground and pound from Karelin seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brown is looking to reverse the position.
Karelin scoring with punches from side control.
Brown parries the strikes from Karelin easily there. Karelin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Brown to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karelin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brown has escaped the position, nice work there.
Karelin is trying to ground and pound but Brown uses the momentary lack of control by Karelin to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleksandr Karelin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brown misses with a low kick.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karelin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karelin throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brown scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Karelin with that takedown attempt.
Brown shoots in but no luck this time.
Karelin lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Karelin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Brown is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karelin flashes Brown a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Brown's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Brown crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Karelin punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aleksandr Karelin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucifrous Satanous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Namath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satanous's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Put You To Bed. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lucifrous Satanous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ryan Namath!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satanous misses with a wild body shot.
Namath dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Satanous misses with a right hand
and Namath makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Namath has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Satanous is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Satanous takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Lucifrous Satanous has been cut.
Satanous just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucifrous Satanous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Namath walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Satanous checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Satanous tries to clinch but Namath is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namath scores with a hook to the body. Satanous takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Namath misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Satanous.
Satanous takes a jab right on the kisser.
Namath ducks under a wild hook from Satanous.
Satanous dives in for a single leg takedown but Namath sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Satanous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Namath breaks from the clinch.
Satanous doesn't manage to clinch there - Namath circles away.
Namath scores with a punch to the head.
Namath feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Satanous's calf.
Satanous pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Namath lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Satanous circles away quickly and effectively.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Namath! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryan Namath!
During a confident post fight interview, Ryan Namath 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgars Simans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Timma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaspars Timma will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgars Simans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaspars Timma!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timma throws a push kick but Simans slaps the foot to one side.
Simans misses with a low kick as Timma jumps back.
Simans tried to score with a low kick but Timma checks it.
We've been hearing reports that Simans has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Timma checks a low kick from Simans.
Timma wants to clinch up but Simans keeps it at a distance.
Simans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Timma throws a lazy head kick
and Simans counters with a single leg into guard. Timma didn't expect that.
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.
Simans throws an elbow that misses. Timma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Simans's guard. Nice move by Timma!
Simans is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Timma defends well.
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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Simans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Timma's guard.
Timma is trying to keep Simans in close.
Simans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Simans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simans cracks Timma with a solid left hand.
Simans landing with the ground and pound.
Timma wants to stand up but Simans is controlling him.
Timma keeping moving, preventing Simans from controlling successfully.
Simans 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.
Timma working for a triangle but Simans defends it easily.
Timma is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Simans with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simans prevents Timma from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Simans slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Timma gets back to half guard.
Simans seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Timma does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Timma manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simans misses with a double jab.
Timma throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice shot lands for Timma.
Simans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timma.
Simans lands the left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Simans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timma scores with a jab to the body.
Simans throws out a leg kick but Timma moves out of range and Simans only half commits.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Simans moves forwards but Timma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaspars Timma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Timma keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Timma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Simans.
Timma avoids the body shot from Simans.
Timma tests Simans's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Edgars Simans 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!
Simans misses with a body shot.
Timma lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A looping hook to the body misses from Simans. Timma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timma tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Timma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Timma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simans looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Timma attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timma throws out a powerful jab.
A clash of legs there as Timma blocks the low kick.
Timma takes a swing at Simans's ribcage but misses.
Timma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Timma moves into the clinch.
Simans has Timma pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Timma manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short left from Timma.
Timma avoiding damage as Simans throws knees to the body.
Simans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Timma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Timma gets through Simans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timma doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timma lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kaspars Timma will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edgars Simans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Timma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Simans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Timma.
Simans is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Timma Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Simans is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kaspars Timma!
Edgars Simans was interviewed post fight and said 'pfffffttttt'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazaro Molina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Underwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Underwood has chosen House of Cards as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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195 lbs
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202 lbs
13 - 8 - 0 |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lazaro Molina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Underwood!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Underwood throws a big shot that misses.
Underwood checks a low kick from Molina.
Underwood throws a looping overhand right but Molina ducks down to avoid it.
Underwood takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Underwood throws a left that rocks Molina and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Underwood dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Molina regain composure!
It looks like Lazaro Molina has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Underwood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Underwood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Molina knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
My spies in Montreal's Finest inform me that Underwood has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Underwood goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Molina rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Underwood's guard! Nice work there by Molina!
Molina trying to control but Underwood is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Molina is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Underwood is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Molina postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Underwood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Underwood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Molina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Molina content to stall in guard here.
Underwood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Molina defends well.
Underwood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Molina can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Underwood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Underwood working a defensive guard but Molina passes into half guard.
Molina landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underwood is trying to get back to full guard.
Molina slows the pace down in half guard.
Underwood has hold of Molina's hands but Molina slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've been hearing that Molina has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Underwood is controlling Molina's trapped leg to prevent Molina from advancing to side control.
Underwood wants to improve his position but Molina is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Molina is trying to control the action in half guard but Underwood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Underwood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Molina throws a big right hand that misses.
Molina is stalling in the full guard.
Molina trying to control the position from guard on top but Underwood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Underwood has his foot on Molina's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Molina works his way back into a safe position though.
Underwood looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Molina lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Underwood keeping full guard, as Molina tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Underwood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Molina defends it easily.
Molina wants to control from the top but Underwood keeps moving.
Underwood is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Molina is aware though and is defending well.
Underwood had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Molina defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Underwood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Molina landing with the ground and pound.
Molina trying to control but Underwood is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Underwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lazaro Molina's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Molina moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Underwood misses with a wild combination.
Molina bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Underwood's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Underwood.
Molina lands an overhand right.
Molina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Underwood in his tracks.
Molina drops Underwood with a straight right hand, right on the button! Molina follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazaro Molina!
During a confident post fight interview, Lazaro Molina 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Woody May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borgen Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). May comes into the arena with Watch you Bleed by FFDP blaring out of the sound system. Stein has chosen Shut 'em Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Woody May!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Borgen Stein!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stein throws out a loose jab but May uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stein moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from May.
May tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from May.
May tries to clinch there but Stein circles away.
Stein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stein throws a nice looking combination but May bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
May ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
May moves to clinch but Stein breaks away
and Stein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
May is looking to clinch but Stein is avoiding it.
May throws a lazy uppercut
and Stein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
May gets caught napping as Stein dives in and scores a takedown. May manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein preventing the sweep.
Stein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
May avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stein trying to control but May is working from the bottom.
May is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
May is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stein trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
May pulls Stein in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Woody May wasn't doing enough on the ground.
May wants to clinch up but Stein keeps it at a distance.
May tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
May moves in looking to clinch but Stein pushes him off.
May wants to clinch
and Stein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stein swats away the attempt to clinch by May.
Stein just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
May moves out of range of the body kick from Stein.
A telegraphed right hand from Stein misses the target.
Stein wants to slow May down by chopping away at his legs.
May tries to clinch but Stein moves out of range.
Stein closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. May quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein thows a huge punch but May dodges it nicely.
May is refusing to be controlled, as Stein sits in half guard.
May is looking for a sweep. Stein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stein trying to control the action but May is working from the bottom.
May 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.
Stein tries to pass the half guard into mount. May knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stein in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
May is looking for a sweep. Stein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
May is looking to escape.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
May tries to clinch up.
May throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Woody May is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
May wants to clinch
and Stein counters with a stiff right hand.
Stein throws out a powerful jab.
May drops his hands momentarily and Stein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
May tries to clinch but Stein is having none of it.
Stein thows a leg kick but May checks it
and May counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stein's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of May 's head but he takes it in his stride.
May takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight stays on the outside here - May looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stein scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
May looks to throw the jab but Stein is out of range.
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
May throws a wild body kick that Stein sees coming a mile off.
May on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stein scores with a shot to the body.
May scores with a head kick.
Stein misses with a hook. May ducked under it nicely.
Stein is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! May had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stein misses with a wild body shot.
Stein lands with an overhand left.
May walks into a jab.
Stein throws a chopping leg kick but May manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Stein misses the target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
May doesn't manage to clinch there - Stein circles away.
Stein throws a one two combo.
May is rocked!
BAM! Stein delivers a spinning backfist that drops May like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Borgen Stein!
Borgen Stein is the new light heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Borgen Stein stared into the camera and said '"I thought he was gonna try to take me down, so I took him down instead".'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Maake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cedric Maake!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Lang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Lang slips a jab from Maake.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
A clash of legs there as Maake blocks the low kick.
Lang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
Lang digs a good hook to Maake's body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lang as he connects with a hook.
Maake misses the jab.
Maake misses with an uppercut. Lang saw that one coming.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Lang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maake staying out of range there.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Maake's head but Maake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang scores with the left hand. Maake knows he should have avoided that one.
Lang throws an overhand right that lands on Maake's shoulder, as Maake tries to avoid the shot.
Maake slips a jab and a cross from Lang.
Clubber Lang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lang. That's going to slow Maake down.
Lang swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Maake.
Lang attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Maake is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lang tries to score with a low kick but Maake moves his leg out of the way.
Maake connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lang throws out the jab.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Maake scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Maake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Maake.
Lang misses with a looping right.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Maake blocks a head kick by Lang.
Lang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lang.
Lang throws the left hand but Maake avoids the punch easily.
Lang finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lang throws a leg kick which misses Maake's front leg but catches the back leg as Maake tries to avoid it.
Maake throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Lang throws a nice head kick!
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Maake fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake scores with a nice strike.
Lang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lang.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maake's calf.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Maake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maake dodges the punch combination from Lang.
Maake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
Maake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Maake misses.
Maake might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lang lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Some bone on bone action there as Maake checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maake.
Lang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Maake throws a hook to the side of Lang's head but Lang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maake misses with a hook.
Lang throws a good cross that connects.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Lang counters with a nice body kick.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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 Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lang misses with a body kick.
Lang cracks the inside of Maake's front leg.
Maake's corner calls for a 1-2. Maake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Maake misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Maake was not able to check.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
Maake misses with an uppercut
and Lang moves into the clinch.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Maake gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Lang has a couple of punches blocked by Maake.
Maake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maake lands a really nice looking cross but Lang seems unphased.
Lang throws a front kick aimed at Maake's knee but Maake avoids it well.
Lang throws a push kick but Maake slaps the foot to one side.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Maake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Maake thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Maake darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lang has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lang there as he acknowledges the shot.
A head kick misses from Lang.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
Maake throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
Maake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lang with a nice cross.
Lang is looking to land body kicks.
Clubber Lang is winning the standup battle so far.
Maake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lang. That one must have hurt.
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Maake misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maake back to the cage. Lang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Maake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Lang slips a straight right by Maake.
Lang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maake.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maake misses with a double jab
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Maake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Maake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lang.
Maake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lang moves away from the strike by Maake.
Lang slips a straight right by Maake.
Maake cracks Lang with a right hand to the side of the head.
Maake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lang's hands.
Maake lands with an overhand left.
A big left from Lang misses.
Maake misses with a hook. Lang ducked under it nicely.
Maake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lang.
Lang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maake if he has to take too many more of those.
Lang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lang changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lang scores with a hook to the body. Maake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Maake checks a leg kick.
Maake avoids the body shot from Lang.
Maake throws an off balance right hand
and Lang finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lang scores with a jab to the body.
Lang throws a head kick that half lands.
Lang drops his hands momentarily and Maake takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maake blocks a jab.
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang is looking to slow Maake down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maake bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Maake's hands.
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 Clubber Lang will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Maake throws a hook but Lang avoids it easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
Lang tries to land a leg kick but Maake saw it coming and moves away.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lang.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lang throws a leg kick but Maake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lang tries a head kick but it misses.
Maake throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
Lang scores with a nice head shot.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Maake moves away and avoids it.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Maake slips a jab from Lang.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Lang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Maake misses with a hook
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Lang throws a hook to the side of Maake's head but Maake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lang ducks under a wild hook from Maake.
Maake throws a right hand that Lang ducks under and follows up with a left that Lang also avoids with ease.
Maake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Lang.
Maake misses with a left hand
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jab by Lang.
Lang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lang.
The crowd cheers as Maake lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lang doesn't seem phased though.
Maake misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maake misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lang throws out a powerful jab.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maake blocks a low kick nicely.
Maake needs to keep his hands up - Lang had a free shot at his head there.
Maake moves out of range as Lang strikes.
Lang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maake has time to react.
Maake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A swing and a miss from Lang.
Lang lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Maake.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lang lands a two punch combo.
Maake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang thows a body kick. Maake tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lang tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Maake is able to avoid easily.
Lang jabs Maake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lang throws out a leg kick but Maake moves out of range and Lang only half commits.
Lang misses with a looping left.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Lang misses.
Lang cracks Maake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Maake scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang looks to land a right hand but Maake moved out of range.
Lang cracks the inside of Maake's front leg.
A jab from Lang misses.
Maake misses with a hook
and Lang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lang.
Maake misses with a wild combination.
Lang throws the left hand but Maake avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lang.
Maake throws a shot from downtown. Lang moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Lang moves away from the strike by Maake.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Lang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lang scrambles back to his feet.
Lang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maake misses with a looping right.
Maake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maake blocks a head kick by Lang.
A jab from Maake misses.
Maake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maake throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Maake as he checks the leg kick.
Lang staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake lunges at Lang with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lang's hand.
Lang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lang throws a head kick but Maake moves out of range.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Maake misses with a straight left.
Maake scores with a punch to the head.
Jab from Lang.
Maake slips a straight right by Lang.
Lang misses with a low kick as Maake jumps back.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
Lang throws a shot from downtown. Maake moves away and avoids it.
Lang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, jab by Lang - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maake scores with a sloppy right hand. Lang should have avoided that one.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Maake slips the punch.
Lang throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Maake.
Maake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lang misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Maake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maake walks into a stiff left hand from Lang.
Lang slips under a jab.
Lang tries to work over Maake's front leg with a kick but Maake checks it.
Lang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maake.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a body shot.
Maake connects with a right hand. Lang shakes it off.
Lang staying out of range there.
Lang lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Lang finds it's way through Maake's defenses.
Maake missing with a left hand there. Lang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang slips under a jab.
A combination from Lang does no damage.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Maake misses.
Lang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maake throws out the jab.
Donk. Maake catches Lang right on the button with a cross.
Lang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Lang. Beautiful body shot.
Maake misses with a looping left.
Maake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
Lang lands a leg kick that knocks Maake off balance momentarily.
Maake throws a poor cross that misses
and Lang holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Maake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lang misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lang wants to stall.
Maake manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang had his way with Cedric Maake in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Maake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lang.
Maake throws a jab when Lang was well out of range.
A big left from Lang misses.
Maake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lang.
Lang connects with a leg kick. Maake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maake lands a nice shot that snaps Lang's head back.
Maake throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lang to counter with a crisp jab.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters with a leg kick.
Lang tries to bum rush Maake with a series of wild strikes but Maake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maake looks to land a left hand but Lang moved out of range nicely.
Lang scoring well with a low kick there.
Maake throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maake cracks Lang with a good jab.
Maake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lang moves out of range as Maake strikes.
Maake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lang.
Lang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lang misses with a low kick.
Lang throws a body punch but Maake moves out of range.
Lang thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maake if he has to take too many more of those.
Lang looks to land a left hand but Maake moved out of range nicely.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Maake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lang, right into the meat.
Cedric Maake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maake takes one to the side of the head.
Maake misses with a right hand
and Lang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maake backwards.
Lang has Maake pressed against the cage, preventing Maake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang throws a head punch that misses.
Lang connects with a knee to the head.
Maake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maake lands with a right to the head.
Lang has Maake pressed against the cage, preventing Maake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lang is trying to maintain a safe position but Maake gets an underhook and turns Lang into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lang obliges.
Maake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Maake misses the target.
Lang throws a shot to the body.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Jab from Maake.
Lang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Maake misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a low kick, right behind Maake 's knee.
Maake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lang.
Lang thuds his right hand into Maake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lang.
Lang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Maake misses with a lunging right hand
and Lang counters with a good low kick that Maake was not able to check.
Lang looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lang. Lang obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maake misses with a hook
and Lang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Maake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maake just misses with a punch to the body.
Maake throws the left hand but Lang avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Maake lands.
Lang blocks a jab.
Donk. Lang catches Maake right on the button with a cross.
Lang lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Donk. Lang catches Maake right on the button with a cross.
Maake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Clubber Lang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lang 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clubber Lang!
Clubber Lang retains his welterweight title!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Ribeiro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ribeiro Da Silva has chosen Soulfly - Pain as his entrance music. 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Ribeiro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim misses with a looping left.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a right hand.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a head kick that Kim semi-blocks.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim fails with the takedown.
Ribeiro Da Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kim misses with a right hand
and Ribeiro Da Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kim throws a nice head kick!
Kim misses with a takedown attempt
and Ribeiro Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribeiro Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Ribeiro Da Silva landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribeiro Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro Da Silva.
Kim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ribeiro Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Kim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kim fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kim avoids a kick to the body.
Ribeiro Da Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ribeiro Da Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kim. That did some damage!
Kim blocks a jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Kim misses.
Kim shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ribeiro Da Silva'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kim working to try and regain half guard.
Ribeiro Da Silva controlling from mount.
Ribeiro Da Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kim is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim is working hard here to advance position.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva lands with a hook. Kim tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kim looks for a takedown but Ribeiro Da Silva sprawls well.
Kim takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kim, as that shot connected.
Kim with a jab.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a front kick aimed at Kim's knee but Kim avoids it well.
Kim throws a leg kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moved away.
Ribeiro Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kim looks for the body kick but Ribeiro Da Silva saw that one coming.
Kim swinging wildly here.
Joao Ribeiro Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Ribeiro Da Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Ribeiro Da Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A low kick from Ribeiro Da Silva misses
and Kim counters with a takedown into side control.
Kim working the ground and pound.
Kim tries to advance to mount but can't.
You can see the frustration on Ribeiro Da Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kim just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim tries to advance to mount but Ribeiro Da Silva denies him.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ribeiro Da Silva is avoiding damage well.
Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ribeiro Da Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva is not content to let Kim control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ribeiro Da Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kim's best efforts.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Kim passes to full mount!
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim scoring with strikes but Ribeiro Da Silva is staying in there.
BOOM! Kim connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Kim.
Kim goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Ribeiro Da Silva turns into him and now he's in Kim's guard.
Kim wants to control but Ribeiro Da Silva passes easily into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Kim dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ribeiro Da Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kim checks a leg kick.
Kim throws a head kick but Ribeiro Da Silva moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Ribeiro Da Silva - just one landing.
Kim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ribeiro Da Silva's half guard.
Kim is thwarting Ribeiro Da Silva's attempts to control the position.
Kim stops Ribeiro Da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Roberto Kim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kim 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.
Kim is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ribeiro Da Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Kim trying to control the pace.
Kim throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ribeiro Da Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kim working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ribeiro Da Silva's thigh. Ribeiro Da Silva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ribeiro Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Kim throwing strikes from guard but Ribeiro Da Silva blocks nicely.
Ribeiro Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kim stands and throws Ribeiro Da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kim fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kim throws a strike aimed at the side of Ribeiro Da Silva's head but Ribeiro Da Silva avoids it well.
Kim tries to move to mount but Ribeiro Da Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ribeiro Da Silva keeps working.
Ribeiro Da Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kim looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ribeiro Da Silva is avoiding damage well.
Kim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Ribeiro Da Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kim working the head and body with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Kim.
Kim wants to control but Ribeiro Da Silva is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ribeiro Da Silva is pushing Kim's head away, looking to escape. Kim manages to hold on to the position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Kim showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kim 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Kim!
A relieved looking Roberto Kim 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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A |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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