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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jasper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Jasper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Kush's chin.
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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
1 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jan Jasper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jasper misses with a series of wild punches.
Jasper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jasper scores with a one two! Kush had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kush is rocked!
Jasper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kush has time to react.
Kush is still on wobbly legs! Can Jasper finish him?
A swing and a miss from Jasper.
Jasper tries a head kick but it misses.
Jasper thows a body shot but no joy.
Jasper misses with a double jab
and Kush counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jasper!
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!
Jasper is pushing Kush's head away, looking to escape. Kush manages to hold on to the position though.
Kush is chipping away with strikes.
Jasper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kush on the ground.
Jasper tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Kush seems to have recovered his senses.
The referee is taking a good look at Jasper as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kush!
We've been hearing good reports from Jasper'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.
Kush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Can Jasper hold on?! Kush is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jasper is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kush punches Jasper on the ear.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kush scores with punches to the body.
Kush has Jasper flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kush looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jasper is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jasper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jasper is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Jasper has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kush throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Jasper!
Kush working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Jasper is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kush has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Jasper taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bubba Kush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scary Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buka comes to the cage accompanied by Dolina Muminkow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scary Buka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Buka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
Danky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Buka to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Buka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Buka throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buka throwing strikes but missing.
Danky wants to sweep here but Buka controlling him for the moment.
Danky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buka throws an elbow that misses. Danky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buka's guard. Nice move by Danky!
Buka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Buka might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Danky!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky tries to hold on but Buka pushes him away.
Danky sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Buka trying to mount his opponent but Danky defends it.
Buka working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Danky's thigh. Danky counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Buka distracts Danky with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Buka looking to sit in guard and control but Danky gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Buka is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buka.
Danky wants to sweep here but Buka controlling him for the moment.
Buka throws an elbow that misses. Danky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Buka's guard. Nice move by Danky!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buka 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.
Buka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Buka is adopting a defensive guard.
Buka trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scary Buka has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Buka drops Danky with a nice combination! Buka dives into Danky's guard, looking to finish!
Danky is rocked!
It looks like Dom Danky has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buka preventing the sweep.
Danky is still in real trouble! Can Buka finish him?
Danky trying to control the position.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Danky trying to control the position.
Buka wants to pass the guard but Danky is keeping the position.
Buka stands and throws Danky's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky prevents Buka from moving into mount.
Buka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buka working the head with strikes.
Danky gets back to half guard.
Danky wants to improve his position but Buka is controlling well.
Danky wants to control but Buka is keeping busy.
Danky wants to get back to full guard.
Danky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Danky is keeping the position for now.
Danky is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scary Buka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danky throws a good cross that connects.
Buka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Danky. That snapped Buka's head back.
Danky throws a jab when Buka was well out of range.
Danky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Buka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Danky's waist but Danky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Buka off to one side.
Scary Buka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buka misses with a hook to the body
and Danky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Danky tries to avoid it but Buka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Danky to the ground. Danky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Danky tries for a takedown but Buka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Buka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buka goes for a double leg but Danky avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Danky continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Buka tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buka swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buka blocks an uppercut.
Danky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Danky is pressed up against the cage. Buka has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Danky down to the mat. Danky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Buka shoots in for a double leg but Danky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danky lands the left hand.
Danky scores with a hook.
Buka misses with a body shot.
Buka misses with a takedown
and Danky counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Danky defends well and Buka ends up having to push Danky into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Danky manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Danky throws a hook but Buka avoids it easily.
Buka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Buka throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Buka shoots in looking for a takedown but Danky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Buka's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Danky cracks a nice hook into Buka's ribs.
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!
Danky throws a big shot that misses.
Danky throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buka.
Buka dives in for a single leg takedown but Danky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buka is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danky has a couple of punches blocked by Buka.
Buka has Danky pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Danky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Danky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Buka goes for a takedown in the clinch but Danky prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Danky.
Danky drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Danky throws a punch but it's blocked by Buka.
Buka looking to slow down the pace here.
Danky looking for a takedown.
Danky stalls.
Buka tries to throw a body punch but Danky avoids it by throwing Buka back against the cage.
Danky is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Buka turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buka working the ground and pound.
Danky trying to control but Buka flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Danky manages to reverse the position and now he's in Buka's guard. Nice work there by Danky.
Buka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
My spies in The Beast inform me that Danky has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Scary Buka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky trying to control but Buka is working from the bottom.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Buka can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dom Danky will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dom Danky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Buka tries to bum rush Danky with a series of wild strikes but Danky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Buka fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Danky sprawls well initially but Buka persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Danky desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Danky is pressing down on Buka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Danky has Buka pulled in close to control his posture.
Buka throws a strike but Danky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Danky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buka looking to control.
Buka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Danky is one step ahead there.
Buka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Danky's guard.
Danky is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Buka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buka wants to pass the guard but Danky is keeping the position.
Danky is pulling down on Buka's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buka.
Buka preventing the sweep.
Buka works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Buka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Danky defending well though.
Danky makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Danky.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Danky is trying to keep Buka in close.
Buka throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Buka won't allow Danky to sweep him here.
We've been hearing that Buka has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Danky pulls Buka in close to prevent any damage.
Buka throwing strikes from guard but Danky blocks nicely.
Buka wants to control from the top but Danky keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buka blocks a jab.
Buka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buka throws out the jab.
Buka throws a jab but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A big left from Danky misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Buka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danky avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danky uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danky connects with a body shot that sends Buka's belly button to the back.
Buka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danky counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scary Buka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Buka fails with the takedown
and Danky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Buka with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Buka is trying to defend but Danky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buka wants to improve his position but Danky is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dom Danky.
I think Danky has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
A very excited looking Dom Danky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine's entrance music is Cut Killer - Nique La Police. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Masters's choice of entrance music: Living in America. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters lands with a kick to the temple. La Haine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Masters misses with a two punch combination.
La Haine clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Masters's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La Haine digs a right hand underneath Masters's ribcage. Masters let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Masters looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masters's defenses.
Our sources have told us that La Haine has been working on his elbows in the gym.
La Haine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Masters backwards.
La Haine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Masters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
La Haine tries to throw a body punch but Masters avoids it by throwing La Haine back against the cage.
A short uppercut from La Haine.
La Haine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
Masters wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine misses with a hook to the ribs.
La Haine lands a nice elbow.
La Haine lands a body shot.
Good body shot from La Haine.
Masters working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, La Haine scores with a nice short uppercut.
La Haine lands an uppercut.
La Haine digs a right hand into Masters's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masters's gas tank.
Masters takes an elbow to the forehead.
Masters tries to break free but La Haine pushes him back against the cage.
Masters avoids a wild elbow strike from La Haine.
La Haine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Masters.
Masters is trying to force a seperation but La Haine has the dominant position.
La Haine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine pushes Masters back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
La Haine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for La Haine.
La Haine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Masters is rocked!
La Haine has Masters pressed against the cage. He pushes Masters back and as he springs towards him off the cage, La Haine throws a beautiful elbow that sends Masters crashing to the floor! La Haine piles on the pressure with more strikes! Masters is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacques La Haine!
A relieved looking Jacques La Haine thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the head kick by Axelsson.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Axelsson is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Axelsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Axelsson blocks a jab.
Axelsson throws a head kick that misses.
Axelsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
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.
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!
Nice body kick from Axelsson.
Axelsson defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Axelsson.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Axelsson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Axelsson has passed into mount! Damn!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Axelsson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Axelsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva has his foot on Axelsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Axelsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Axelsson controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Axelsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Axelsson is proving a slippery customer.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Axelsson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Axelsson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Axelsson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Axelsson defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Axelsson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Magnus Axelsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Nice uppercut there from Axelsson.
Axelsson keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Axelsson moves out of range.
Axelsson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Axelsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson controls the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to bench press Axelsson off him but Axelsson keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Axelsson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Axelsson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silva's body.
Silva is in bad spot here.
Axelsson biding his time, looking for the opening.
Axelsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is in bad spot here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva wants to control his opponent's hands but Axelsson gets his hands free.
Axelsson has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Axelsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Axelsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Axelsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnus Axelsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Axelsson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Axelsson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
Axelsson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Axelsson content to control rather than advance.
Silva keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magnus Axelsson.
Axelsson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Axelsson is now in Silva's guard.
Axelsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Magnus Axelsson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva tries to clinch up but Axelsson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Axelsson is retaining full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Axelsson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Axelsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva is trying to keep Axelsson in close.
Silva looking to control but Axelsson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Axelsson is controlling well.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Axelsson pulls his head out easily.
Axelsson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Axelsson manages to pass to mount!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Axelsson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Axelsson momentarily.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axelsson.
Axelsson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Axelsson pushes him off.
Axelsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Axelsson has time to react.
Axelsson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Axelsson is controlling well.
Axelsson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva wants to control the action here but instead Axelsson manages to pass to full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Axelsson postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva wants to control but Axelsson is having none of it.
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Axelsson controlling his opponent.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Axelsson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Axelsson controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Axelsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva regains half guard.
Magnus Axelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Axelsson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Axelsson's back!
Axelsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.
Silva misses with an elbow to the head.
Magnus Axelsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva has his arm under Axelsson's chin here. Game over son! Silva squeezes tightly and Axelsson is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rocco Silva!
Rocco Silva bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz throws a nice looking combination but Harris bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Redz to the ground. Harris is now in Redz's guard.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Redz is keeping the position.
Harris is working hard here to advance position.
Harris postures up.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redz has Harris pulled in close to control his posture.
Harris keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redz's head.
Redz wants to sweep but no luck.
Redz is pulling down on Harris's head to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Redz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harris throws a strike but Redz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Redz preventing the sweep.
Redz postures up.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redz won't allow Harris to sweep him here.
Harris can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Redz controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Redz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harris is keeping the position for now.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz slips nicely into half guard.
Harris is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Redz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Redz's back!
Redz tries to break free.
Harris looking for the choke from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking for a choke. Redz gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Redz manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Harris has his hands on Redz's head, controlling the position.
Redz trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Redz might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Harris haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Harris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz tries to free his leg and advance position but Harris is retaining full guard.
Romano Redz has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Redz lands a jab.
Crunch! Harris slams his shin into Redz's torso.
Redz misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Redz's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris passes Redz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Redz.
Romano Redz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redz checks a leg kick.
Harris is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Redz to score with a decent uppercut.
Redz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Redz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Harris enables Redz to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Harris manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris keeping moving, preventing Redz from controlling successfully.
Redz is looking to work some ground and pound but Harris has wrist control.
Harris looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redz is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Redz sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Romano Redz wasn't active enough on the ground.
Redz avoids the body shot from Harris.
Harris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Redz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harris tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris working the ground and pound but Redz is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Redz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Redz prevents Harris from moving into mount.
Redz tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.
Redz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Redz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redz is working for a kimura but Harris is defending it quite comfortably.
Harris is refusing to be controlled, as Redz sits in half guard.
Redz moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to regain half guard here but Redz keeps moving and retains side control.
Redz working the ground and pound but Harris is defending the strikes.
Redz goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Harris rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Redz's guard! Nice work there by Harris!
Redz is looking for a triangle but Harris pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harris tries to free his leg and advance position but Redz is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Romano Redz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Redz thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Redz fails with the takedown.
Redz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris tries to clinch there but Redz circles away.
Redz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Redz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Redz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Harris under the eye.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Redz, pushing him back against the cage.
Harris throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redz blocks it with crossed arms.
Harris working aggressively here.
Harris being controlled against the cage.
Harris stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Harris for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Redz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Redz tries to pull guard but Harris won't allow it.
Phil Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romano Redz.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Harris.
Redz is trying to improve his position.
An elbow from Harris crashes against the mat.
Redz is trying to control Harris's posture but Harris avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Redz, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Redz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Redz regains half guard there - taking advantage of Harris's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Redz is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redz is defending against the submission attempts here by Harris.
Harris trying to mount his opponent but Redz defends it.
Redz tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Redz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Redz just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Redz tries to keep control of the position but Harris is staying busy.
You can see the frustration on Harris's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Redz is looking for a rear naked choke here but Harris reverses the position brilliantly into Redz's guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Romano Redz.
I think Redz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romano Redz!
After winning the bout, Romano Redz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syd Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Datsik's choice of entrance music: Let The Rhythm Hit Em. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Syd Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leeuw scores with a leg kick.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the head.
De Leeuw blocks a jab.
De Leeuw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Leeuw bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Datsik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Datsik misses.
De Leeuw with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Datsik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Leeuw moves away.
De Leeuw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Datsik looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Leeuw . That's going to slow Datsik down.
De Leeuw fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Datsik.
De Leeuw throws a series of punches but Datsik moves out of range.
De Leeuw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
Datsik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Datsik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leeuw avoids the body shot from Datsik.
De Leeuw fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Leeuw scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Datsik has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
De Leeuw avoids the head kick by Datsik.
De Leeuw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Datsik.
De Leeuw throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Leeuw feints and then cracks Datsik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Datsik down.
Datsik takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Datsik walks into a straight right hand from De Leeuw .
Datsik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A thudding body kick lands there by De Leeuw !
Datsik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Leeuw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Datsik.
Datsik chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Leeuw can pounce on him.
Datsik lands a really nice looking cross but De Leeuw seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from De Leeuw . Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot by Datsik.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Datsik catches De Leeuw with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
De Leeuw is rocked!
Datsik lands a big right hook! De Leeuw looks hurt but is still standing! Datsik lands a left jab and another right hook! This time De Leeuw falls down and Datsik dives in with a huge hammer fist! De Leeuw 's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Datsik runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Syd Datsik!
Our winner, Syd Datsik, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Gillmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Hashem comes into the arena with Kassaman blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Gillmore!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillmore tries to work over El Hashem's front leg with a kick but El Hashem checks it.
Gillmore misses with a jab to the body
enabling El Hashem to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Martin Gillmore has been cut.
El Hashem lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as El Hashem blocks the leg kick.
Gillmore misses the body punch
and El Hashem counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Gillmore avoids it well.
El Hashem takes one to the chin there.
Gillmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Hashem looks to land a combination but Gillmore avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Hashem slips a jab and a cross from Gillmore.
Gillmore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gillmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Hashem misses with a double jab.
Gillmore throws a series of punches but El Hashem moves out of range.
Gillmore stalks El Hashem and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into El Hashem's face. El Hashem staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
El Hashem connects with a body shot.
Gillmore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El Hashem counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gillmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Hashem.
Gillmore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by El Hashem.
El Hashem fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
El Hashem jabs Gillmore right on the nose. Gillmore blinks but takes it well.
Gillmore swinging wildly here.
El Hashem looks to land a combination. Gillmore sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gillmore is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Gillmore.
Gillmore throws a series of punches but El Hashem moves out of range.
Gillmore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martin Gillmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gillmore throws a left and a right that both miss
and El Hashem counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gillmore thinking.
El Hashem is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gillmore looks to land a combination but El Hashem avoids it well.
El Hashem lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Gillmore out cold! Gillmore is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fakhri El Hashem!
A victorious Fakhri El Hashem thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Eliott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Eliott is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Struggling Desperately!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliott shoots in looking for a takedown. Desperately tries to sprawl out of it but Eliott keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Desperately manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Desperately comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Desperately is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eliott goes for a double leg but Desperately avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Desperately continues to drive forward.
Eliott drops down looking for an ankle pick but Desperately pulls his leg out and moves away.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Eliott tries for a takedown but Desperately sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eliott throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Desperately was covering up waiting for the punch and Eliott finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Eliott throws an elbow that misses. Desperately uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Eliott's guard. Nice move by Desperately!
Eliott has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Desperately is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Eliott.
Eliott wants to control but Desperately postures up.
Desperately 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Desperately's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Desperately passes into side control, despite Eliott's attempt to control the position.
Eliott is looking to reverse the position.
Eliott struggling a bit here.
Desperately wants to stand but Eliott is controlling his arm.
Eliott is looking to regain half guard here but Desperately keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately just content to control the position.
Eliott wants to control but Desperately postures up.
Desperately decides to stand back up.
Desperately moves into range and clinches up with Eliott.
Desperately pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Eliott won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Desperately stops a takedown attempt from Eliott.
Desperately tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
It looks like Jon Eliott has been cut.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Eliott's ribcage.
Eliott looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Desperately connects with a nasty looking knee right to Eliott's face.
Desperately throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Desperately landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Desperately comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Desperately.
Desperately with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eliott on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped Eliott in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperately.
Desperately unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Desperately - that landed with a thud.
Desperately working Eliott over with knees to the body.
Desperately lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Jon Eliott's cut even more.
Desperately misses with a punch to the body.
Eliott takes an elbow to the forehead.
Desperately lands a good knee to the midsection. Eliott won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Desperately lands a body punch.
Desperately lands a knee to the head.
Desperately lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Desperately lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Jon Eliott's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Desperately.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Eliott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Desperately lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Eliott shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Desperately pinned against the cage. Desperately gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Eliott shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Desperately sprawls well. Desperately wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eliott gets slowly back to his feet.
Eliott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Desperately misses with a body shot.
Eliott shoots for a takedown but Desperately saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Desperately lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Desperately.
Eliott has a takedown stuffed.
Desperately throws a series of strikes that have Eliott backpedaling.
Eliott is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eliott's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Desperately connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eliott scrambles back to his feet.
Eliott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Desperately connects with a good right hand that stumbles Eliott. Eliott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eliott fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desperately lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
Desperately creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Eliott's defenses.
Desperately with a knee to the head.
Jon Eliott's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Desperately lands an elbow that stopped Eliott in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Desperately obliges.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Eliott's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Struggling Desperately!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barril Salvador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Riddle (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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7 - 8 - 0 |
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196 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barril Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Riddle!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle tries to clinch up but Salvador circles away and keeps his distance.
Salvador has his takedown stuffed
and Riddle moves into the clinch.
Salvador is trying to pull guard but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Riddle has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Salvador has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barril Salvador. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Riddle obliges.
Salvador wants to take the fight to the mat but Riddle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Salvador wants a takedown.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the head but Salvador blocks with his arms.
Salvador has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riddle after a bit of a struggle.
Riddle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salvador is trying to pull guard but Riddle has him pressed against the cage.
Riddle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Riddle lands a left hand.
Salvador wants to take the fight to the mat but Riddle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Riddle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Salvador is defending well for now.
Salvador is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riddle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.
Salvador jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Salvador around his waist. Salvador gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Riddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Salvador blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddle landing knees to the body.
Salvador has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riddle after a bit of a struggle.
Salvador is breathing heavily.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Salvador's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Riddle.
Riddle is working Salvador over against the cage.
Riddle digs a right hand underneath Salvador's ribcage. Salvador let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Riddle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Riddle.
Salvador changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riddle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riddle moves in looking to clinch but Salvador pushes him off.
Riddle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salvador swats away the attempt to clinch by Riddle.
Riddle tries to clinch there but Salvador circles away.
Riddle moves into range and clinches up with Salvador.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a good knee to the midsection. Salvador won't want to take too many of those.
Riddle crunches a lovely knee into Salvador's ribcage.
Riddle scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Barril Salvador has been cut.
Riddle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Riddle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salvador takes a knee right on the jaw!
Salvador is rocked!
Riddle lands a nice knee to the body.
Oh Salvador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Riddle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riddle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike.
Riddle dips a shoulder and cracks Salvador with a mighty uppercut! Salvador falls back against the cage and Riddle unloads with a barrage of strikes! Salvador 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 - Riddle screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Riddle!
Randy Riddle made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'than you my corner Renan Barao,Eugen ivanovic my manager'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sousuke Kamida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phol Hunt enters the cage!
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197 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sousuke Kamida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Kamida's head.
Kamida slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kamida definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamida is rocked!
Hunt scores with a spinning back kick!
Oh Kamida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt cracks Kamida with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kamida falls to his knees and Hunt doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
After the fight, Phol Hunt was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Sousuke Kamida spoke after the fight, saying 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Heisenberg - Johny Fighting Temple - AMS FC'.
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