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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Shono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muhammad Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jason Shono!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shono rushes Khan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Shono misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Shono avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan blocks an elbow strike.
Shono throws an elbow that misses.
Shono avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan 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.
Shono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Shono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shono tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Shono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shono gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Muhammad Khan has been cut.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan missing with knees to the body.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shono has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shono avoids it.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shono is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shono has his back to the cage.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Shono blocks the elbow strike.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Shono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan tries to land knees in the clinch but Shono avoids the damage to the body.
Shono scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shono lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shono working Khan over with knees to the body.
Khan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shono throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shono misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khan.
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Shono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shono working Khan over with knees to the body.
Khan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shono up against the cage.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan lands a good knee to the midsection. Shono won't want to take too many of those.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Shono blocks an elbow strike.
Khan connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shono lands an elbow inside that Khan shrugs off.
Khan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shono blocks the elbow strike.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shono lands an elbow inside.
Khan blocks the elbow strike.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan landing knees to the body.
Shono trying to land knees to the body.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhammad Khan's cut.
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.
Khan rushes Shono and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shono throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shono avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shono is trying to stall.
Shono throws an elbow but it misses.
Shono looking to throw knees to the head but Khan is blocking nicely.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jason Shono has been cut.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Muhammad Khan's cut is getting worse.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khan tries a knee to the head but Shono blocks it.
Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shono can do to turn this around?
Knees to the body from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono blocks an elbow strike.
Khan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shono landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan working Shono over with knees to the body.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan lands a knee to the head.
Shono landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shono's brow.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Khan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Shono throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shono is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khan is defending well for now.
Shono creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan working Shono over with knees to the body.
Shono is breathing heavily.
Khan avoiding damage as Shono throws knees to the body.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Shono lands a nice elbow.
Muhammad Khan's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shono throws an elbow that misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shono avoids it.
Shono misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shono tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
Shono creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Khan's defenses.
Khan managing to block the knees to the body from Shono.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan avoids a wild elbow strike from Shono.
Khan lands an elbow inside.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shono blocks it with crossed arms.
Shono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Khan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shono's face.
Khan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shono's defenses.
Shono pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shono creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Khan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Shono avoids a wild elbow strike from Khan.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Khan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shono in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shono has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shono tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Shono dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Shono misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Khan dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Shono tries to keep at a distance but Khan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shono misses with an elbow strike.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shono's brow.
Khan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shono taking a breather.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Shono shrugs off.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Shono leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shono blocks an elbow strike.
Khan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shono's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shono pushes off an throws an elbow but Khan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Khan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Shono lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Khan throws an elbow but misses.
Shono pressing his opponent against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shono dodges an elbow strike from Khan.
Shono lands a knee to the body.
Shono working Khan over with knees to the body.
Shono takes an elbow to the temple.
Jason Shono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Khan lands a nice elbow.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shono avoids it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Shono's brow.
Shono tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shono tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shono in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan avoids the elbow strike from Shono, against the cage.
Shono avoiding damage as Khan throws knees to the body.
Khan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khan tries to land a knee to the head but Shono blocks with his arms.
Shono tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khan avoids it.
Shono putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Khan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Khan throws an elbow that misses.
Muhammad Khan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shono with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Khan misses with an elbow over the top.
Khan throws an elbow but it misses.
Khan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shono in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A knee to the head by Khan.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shono avoids it.
Khan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khan scores with a knee to the head.
Shono misses with an elbow over the top.
Shono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shono avoids it.
Khan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shono avoids it.
Khan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shono is defending well for now.
Khan lands an elbow inside that Shono shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Khan.
Khan lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shono scores a nice knee to the body.
Shono on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shono is looking to control Khan's arms but Khan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shono has his back to the cage.
Shono takes an elbow to the temple.
Shono lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Khan trying to land knees to the body.
Shono misses with a knee to the head.
Khan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Khan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shono blocks it with crossed arms.
Khan misses with an elbow strike.
Shono tries a knee to the head but Khan blocks it.
Shono managing to block the knees to the body from Khan.
Khan takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Khan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Khan!
A very excited looking Muhammad Khan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Kuula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Gustaffson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuula comes to the cage accompanied by The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Kuula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Gustaffson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustaffson gets a double leg takedown into Kuula's guard.
Gustaffson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kuula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gustaffson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kuula keeping full guard, as Gustaffson tries to pass.
Gustaffson passes Kuula's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuula wants to improve his position but Gustaffson is controlling well.
Gustaffson wants to pass to mount but Kuula is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gustaffson in particular looking to stall.
Kuula has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gustaffson is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuula is looking for a sweep. Gustaffson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kuula might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gustaffson wants to pass the guard but Kuula is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kuula makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kuula.
Kuula not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gustaffson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kuula wants to clinch.
Gustaffson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuula. Gustaffson does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kuula.
Kuula gets a clinch.
Gustaffson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Gustaffson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson wants to pass to mount but Kuula is defending the position.
Kuula tries to get to full guard but Gustaffson has control of the leg.
Gustaffson trying to pass the guard but Kuula defending well.
Kuula is not content to let Gustaffson control the position.
Gustaffson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four 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.
Gustaffson working for a submission but Kuula is keeping him at bay.
Kuula is trying to stand.
Kuula is squirming around, avoiding Gustaffson's attempts to control the action.
Gustaffson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Kuula turns into him and now he's in Gustaffson's guard.
Gustaffson trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustaffson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuula looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sergei Kuula is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuula gets the takedown into side control.
Gustaffson tries to bench press Kuula off him but Kuula keeps the position.
Kuula wants to control for a moment but Gustaffson uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Gustaffson is positioning himself well to prevent Kuula advancing to mount.
Alexander Gustaffson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gustaffson wants to control but Kuula is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gustaffson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gustaffson is looking for a triangle but Kuula pushes his legs off easily.
Kuula tries to stand but Gustaffson is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuula wants to control from the top but Gustaffson keeps moving.
Gustaffson has Kuula pulled in close to control his posture.
Gustaffson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gustaffson tries to pass to full mount but Kuula defends it.
Gustaffson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kuula is trying to maintain the position but Gustaffson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustaffson stalling.
Gustaffson wants to free his trapped foot but Kuula is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gustaffson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuula defends it well.
Gustaffson is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Kuula as he works his way to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson wants to control from the top but Kuula keeps moving.
Kuula seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gustaffson stopping the sweep attempt from Kuula.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuula is trying to control the position but Gustaffson postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gustaffson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gustaffson trying to mount his opponent but Kuula defends it.
Kuula tries to roll over but Gustaffson keeps him under control.
Kuula is trying to stand back up but Gustaffson is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuula wants to improve his position but Gustaffson is controlling well.
Kuula is trying to control but can't.
Gustaffson wants to control but Kuula is keeping him busy.
Gustaffson is thwarting Kuula's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gustaffson is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustaffson wants to pass to mount but Kuula is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gustaffson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Gustaffson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kuula sprawls well initially but Gustaffson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuula is trying to maintain the position but Gustaffson is very close to passing his half guard.
Gustaffson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuula defends it well.
Gustaffson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustaffson is trying to work for a kimura but Kuula is defending well.
Gustaffson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kuula trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kuula fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuula lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kuula.
Gustaffson staying out of range there.
Gustaffson dives in and scores a takedown into Kuula's guard.
Kuula keeping moving, preventing Gustaffson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuula is looking for a triangle but Gustaffson pushes his legs off easily.
Gustaffson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kuula is wriggling around but Gustaffson manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kuula tries to lock up and control but Gustaffson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gustaffson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kuula is on top in guard.
Gustaffson trying to keep a closed guard but Kuula is proving a slippery customer.
Kuula wants to get up but he can't break Gustaffson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustaffson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kuula is one step ahead there.
Kuula wants to stand and escape but instead Gustaffson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gustaffson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alexander Gustaffson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuula looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gustaffson looking to pass the guard.
Sergei Kuula has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gustaffson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Gustaffson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gustaffson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Gustaffson!
Our winner, Alexander Gustaffson, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwarzenegger comes to the cage accompanied by Destroy Everything. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas William!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William drives through with a takedown into Schwarzenegger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Schwarzenegger pulls William in close to prevent any damage.
William pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schwarzenegger is keeping the position for now.
William keeps trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzenegger looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William is pushing down on Schwarzenegger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Schwarzenegger is fighting to maintain full guard but William has managed to sneak the leg through.
Schwarzenegger tries to get to full guard but William has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William is trying to work for a kimura but Schwarzenegger is defending well.
William seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schwarzenegger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Schwarzenegger manages to get to full guard.
Schwarzenegger is looking for a triangle but William pushes his legs off easily.
William prevents Schwarzenegger from getting back to his feet.
William wants to control from the top but Schwarzenegger keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwarzenegger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from William.
Schwarzenegger looking to hit a scissor sweep but William is one step ahead there.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Schwarzenegger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
William tries to free his leg and advance position but Schwarzenegger is retaining full guard.
Schwarzenegger wants to sweep here but William controlling him for the moment.
William is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schwarzenegger wants to improve his position but instead William has moved into half guard.
William is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Schwarzenegger!
Schwarzenegger is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Schwarzenegger is squirming around, avoiding William's attempts to control the action.
Schwarzenegger is looking to improve his position but William isn't that keen on the idea.
Schwarzenegger is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at WarZone Training Facility 2, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
William putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
William is working for a guillotine from mount but Schwarzenegger frees his head quite easily.
Schwarzenegger is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
William punishing his opponent with strikes.
William lands a couple of good shots and Schwarzenegger has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William avoiding Schwarzenegger 's attempts to control his hands.
William is hanging on to Schwarzenegger's back as he tries to escape.
Schwarzenegger trying to control but not successfully.
William is hanging on to Schwarzenegger's back as he tries to escape.
William working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzenegger rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Schwarzenegger wants to control but William is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
William is working for a kimura but Schwarzenegger is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas William 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.
Schwarzenegger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from William.
Schwarzenegger lands a big right hand that sends William crashing to the mat! Schwarzenegger stays standing though and waves William back to his feet!
William closes this distance looking for a takedown but Schwarzenegger circles away.
Schwarzenegger lands a big uppercut and William crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but William looks OK. Schwarzenegger waves William back to his feet!
William is rocked!
Arnold Schwarzenegger is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
William has a takedown stuffed.
William is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwarzenegger finish him?
Arnold Schwarzenegger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas William.
Schwarzenegger lands with a nice body punch.
William seems to have recovered his senses.
William fails to land the takedown.
William shoots in and drives through. Schwarzenegger sprawls well.
Schwarzenegger thumps William with a low kick.
William shoots in but Schwarzenegger avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Schwarzenegger stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schwarzenegger wants it to stay on the feet.
Schwarzenegger appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Schwarzenegger fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked William out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Arnold Schwarzenegger!
During a confident post fight interview, Arnold Schwarzenegger 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cam Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ride The Lightning. Newton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Superman kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cam Newton!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Mitchell.
Newton drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mitchell defends it well.
Newton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mitchell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Newton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Newton throws a big shot that misses.
Newton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell throws a leg kick which misses Newton's front leg but catches the back leg as Newton tries to avoid it.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Newton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Newton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mitchell misses with a looping left.
Tyke Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell lands a left and a right that send Newton crashing to the mat, dazed. Mitchell thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Newton is rocked!
It looks like Cam Newton has been cut.
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!
Mitchell sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Newton's defenses. It connects perfectly with Newton's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyke Mitchell!
During a confident post fight interview, Tyke Mitchell 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sisa Yiftos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Mitrovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitrovic has chosen Stabwound as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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275 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sisa Yiftos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bogdan Mitrovic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Yiftos. Those never looked like landing.
Yiftos connects with a jab.
It looks like Bogdan Mitrovic has been cut.
Mitrovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yiftos.
Mitrovic steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yiftos.
We've been hearing reports that Yiftos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mitrovic lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mitrovic. Yiftos does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Yiftos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yiftos looks to land a combination but Mitrovic avoids it well.
Yiftos moves out of range of the leg kick from Mitrovic.
Yiftos misses with a double jab.
Mitrovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Yiftos misses with a double jab
and Mitrovic counters by moving into the clinch.
Mitrovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yiftos tries to circle away but Mitrovic has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mitrovic - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitrovic.
Yiftos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yiftos has had enough of the clinch but Mitrovic keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mitrovic.
Yiftos blocks a body shot from Mitrovic.
Mitrovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yiftos is looking for a takedown.
Yiftos prevents a body shot from Mitrovic.
Mitrovic is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yiftos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Mitrovic to the mat. Mitrovic regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
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.
Yiftos postures up.
Yiftos 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.
Yiftos wants to pass the guard but Mitrovic is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos forces his way into half guard.
Mitrovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yiftos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mitrovic is looking for a sweep. Yiftos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yiftos wants to pass to mount but Mitrovic is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Yiftos seems content to control.
Yiftos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitrovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yiftos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mitrovic is just riding it out for now. Yiftos eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yiftos trying to control from half guard but Mitrovic is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mitrovic felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mitrovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Yiftos.
Mitrovic tries to get to full guard but Yiftos has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yiftos 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.
Yiftos is looking to take a break and control but Mitrovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mitrovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yiftos throws a right and a left that Mitrovic avoids nicely.
Yiftos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mitrovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sisa Yiftos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bogdan Mitrovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mitrovic walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Yiftos swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sisa Yiftos!
Sisa Yiftos very nearly forgot to thank HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominick De Struicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Horton Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Struicao comes to the cage accompanied by Walk With Me In Hell. Horton Hoo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dominick De Struicao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horton Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Struicao cracks a nice hook into Hoo's ribs.
Nice sprawl there from De Struicao as Hoo shoots in.
Hoo checks a low kick from De Struicao.
Hoo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
De Struicao tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hoo is able to avoid easily.
Hoo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hoo dives in for a single leg takedown but De Struicao sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horton Hoo.
De Struicao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Struicao connects with a leg kick. Hoo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Struicao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
De Struicao cracks Hoo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hoo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can De Struicao finish him?
Hoo is rocked!
It looks like Horton Hoo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from De Struicao does no damage.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can De Struicao finish him?
De Struicao lands a nice shot to the body.
Hoo seems to have recovered his senses.
De Struicao misses with a body shot.
Hoo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Hoo shoots in for a double leg but De Struicao sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
De Struicao takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
Dominick De Struicao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from De Struicao misses.
De Struicao misses with a hook.
Hoo is trying to counter with his kicks.
A slow jab from De Struicao misses its intended target.
Hoo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Struicao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hoo is in De Struicao's guard.
Hoo prevents De Struicao from getting back to his feet.
De Struicao will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoo advances to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hoo keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hoo is working for takedown but De Struicao is calmly controlling the position for now.
De Struicao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Struicao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hoo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Struicao digs a good body shot into Hoo's ribs.
De Struicao takes a swing at Hoo's ribcage but misses.
Hoo 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.
De Struicao gets caught napping as Hoo dives in and scores a takedown. De Struicao manages to retain guard.
Hoo prevents De Struicao from getting back to his feet.
De Struicao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Hoo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
De Struicao wants to break the clinch but can't.
De Struicao is looking to break free of the clinch but Hoo has double underhooks.
Hoo tries for a takedown but De Struicao manages to get underhooks.
De Struicao manages to break the clinch.
De Struicao throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Struicao fails to land with a series of punches.
Hoo throws a counter combo.
De Struicao looks to score with a jab to the body but Hoo is just out of range.
Hoo is looking for the big counter here.
De Struicao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoo moves away.
De Struicao gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hoo is looking to work some ground and pound but De Struicao has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. De Struicao manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Hoo is working for takedown but De Struicao is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo wants a takedown but no success here.
De Struicao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hoo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De Struicao as he avoids it easily.
De Struicao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Struicao connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoo scrambles back to his feet.
Donk. De Struicao catches Hoo right on the button with a cross.
Hoo throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Struicao throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
As De Struicao backs off Hoo throws a huge counter combo but De Struicao manages to avoid it all.
De Struicao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick De Struicao dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Horton Hoo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Struicao blocks a head kick by Hoo.
Good exchange - De Struicao coming out on top.
De Struicao misses with a few strikes there.
We've been told by De Struicao's head coaches at Reign in Blood that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Struicao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoo can do to turn this around?
De Struicao lands with a nice body punch.
De Struicao lands a right hook to the body.
Hoo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
De Struicao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoo's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Struicao but De Struicao pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Struicao lands with a cross.
De Struicao's corner calls for a 1-2. De Struicao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
De Struicao just misses with a punch to the body.
De Struicao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hoo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Struicao is looking to wear down Hoo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoo shoots in but no luck this time.
Hoo fails with a takedown attempt.
Dominick De Struicao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Horton Hoo.
Hoo is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from De Struicao as Hoo shoots in.
As Hoo looks to move away, De Struicao throws a big counter combo bu Hoo just gets out of the way.
Dominick De Struicao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Struicao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoo.
Jab, jab by De Struicao - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Struicao sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Hoo's defenses. It connects perfectly with Hoo's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominick De Struicao!
Dominick De Struicao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pudster Wudster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller has chosen Ennio Morricone- The Good, The Bad and The Ugly as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pudster Wudster has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pudster Wudster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller misses with a low kick.
Wudster closes the distance and clinches up with Miller, looking for a takedown. Wudster pushes Miller against the cage but Miller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Wudster with that takedown attempt.
Miller is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Wudster looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pudster Wudster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wudster with a poor takedown
and Miller counters with a body kick that stops Wudster in his tracks momentarily.
Miller throws the kick towards the body but Wudster avoids it.
Wudster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Miller tries to counter by closing the distance.
Pudster Wudster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Wudster with that takedown attempt.
Wudster fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wudster's sensitive parts.
Wudster has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a kick to the body.
Miller moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Miller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Wudster looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wudster prevents Miller from improving his position.
Miller is concentrating on defense, preventing Wudster from advancing position.
Wudster prevents Miller from improving his position.
Wudster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wudster is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wudster.
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.
Wudster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miller can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wudster 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wudster wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miller keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to maintain the position but Wudster is very close to passing his half guard.
Miller keeping control of the position.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller has his hands on Wudster's head, controlling the position.
Wudster trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wudster drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick Wudster off! Wudster jumps back into Miller's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Miller has control of Wudster's left arm, preventing Wudster from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Wudster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Miller as he jumps to the side.
Wudster tries for a takedown but Miller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wudster avoids a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Miller. No joy for Wudster on that attempt.
A slapping body kick lands there for Miller.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wudster will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wudster is breathing heavily.
Wudster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wudster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wudster.
Wudster tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Miller swivels and escapes.
Miller lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wudster avoids the head kick by Miller.
Wudster blocks a head kick by Miller.
A chopping leg kick lands by Miller.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wudster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Miller looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pudster Wudster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miller lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wudster crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Miller - the referee stops the clock and Wudster gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Miller. Wudster manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Miller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wudster dives in and grabs Miller's left leg, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes down on Wudster's head and hops out.
Wudster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. Wudster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller lands a leg kick that knocks Wudster off balance momentarily.
Miller lands a high kick!
Miller throws a head kick but Wudster moves out of range.
Miller keeps Wudster at a distance using the push kick.
Wudster fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Miller leaves Wudster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wudster steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Miller. That one must have hurt.
James Miller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller throws a nice head kick!
Wudster is rocked!
Wudster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wudster fails with the takedown.
Wudster sets himself, and Miller steps forward looking for the clinch! Wudster avoids it this time.
Miller lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wudster looks for a takedown but Miller sprawls well.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wudster will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wudster has a takedown stuffed.
Miller bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Miller finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Miller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Miller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wudster drops down looking for a counter takedown but Miller sprawls and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Miller!
Miller plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oh Wudster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wudster sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Whack! Miller lands a heavy head kick that drops Wudster. The ref tackles Miller to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Wudster was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). James Miller!
In his post fight interview, James Miller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandre Dumas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dumas has chosen The Writer as his entrance music. Alexandre Dumas has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Allen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandre Dumas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumas walks into a straight right hand from Allen.
Dumas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.
Allen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dumas is looking to clinch but Allen is avoiding it.
Dumas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dumas throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Allen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dumas.
Dumas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen lands with a straight right. Dumas didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Dumas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen cracks Dumas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Allen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Allen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dumas catches Allen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dumas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dumas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dumas's elbow.
Allen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dumas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Dumas is controlling him.
I was talking to Allen's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dumas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Stalling in the clinch from Allen.
Allen can't find room to land a body shot as Dumas controls the action.
Dumas slows down the pace here.
Dumas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen looking to stall.
Allen working hard to break the clinch.
Allen takes a shot to the head.
Dumas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Dumas on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dumas.
Allen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dumas backwards.
Dumas's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dumas struggles to land a body shot inside as Allen controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Allen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dumas tries to pull guard but Allen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Allen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dumas's elbow.
Allen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Allen.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dumas.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Allen works Dumas's body with a nice hook.
Allen digs a good body shot into Dumas's ribs.
Allen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Allen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dumas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumas throws an overhand right that lands on Allen's shoulder, as Allen tries to avoid the shot.
Allen misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dumas lands with a shot to the body.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and Dumas counters by clinching up.
Dumas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumas stalls.
Dumas lands a shoulder strike.
Allen being controlled against the cage.
Allen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Dumas scores with a nice short uppercut.
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 Mike Allen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Allen takes a swing at Dumas's ribcage but misses.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dumas moves away.
Dumas misses with a combination
and Allen counters with a stiff right hand.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dumas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dumas wants to clinch up but Allen keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
Dumas moves out of range as Allen strikes.
Dumas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Dumas moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dumas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Allen backs up against the cage.
Allen is rocked!
Dumas moves to clinch but Allen breaks away
and Allen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a shot to the body
and Dumas counters with a left to the body.
Dumas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mike Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Dumas wants to clinch.
Dumas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dumas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Allen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dumas tries to clinch but Allen moves out of range.
Allen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dumas ducks right into an uppercut from Allen.
Dumas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Dumas is just out of range.
Allen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dumas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dumas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dumas working aggressively here.
Allen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Allen tries to circle away but Dumas has him pinned against the cage.
Allen prevents a body shot from Dumas.
Allen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dumas can do to turn this around?
Dumas manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Dumas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumas trying to control the position here.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dumas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen stopping the sweep attempt from Dumas.
Allen trying to control but Dumas is working from the bottom.
Allen preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dumas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dumas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Allen 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 Dumas.
Dumas is not content to let Allen control the position.
Dumas can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Allen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dumas throws an off balance right hand
and Allen counters with a two punch combo.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dumas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Allen.
Allen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Dumas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Allen paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dumas is rocked!
Dumas throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Dumas is still on wobbly legs! Can Allen finish him?
Allen cracks Dumas with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Dumas tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Allen pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Dumas is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Allen!
Mike Allen is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Mike Allen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lodano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Strashko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Lodano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Strashko's chin.
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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
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Lodano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Strashko!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strashko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lodano!
Strashko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lodano is not content to let Strashko control the position.
Strashko is trying to ground and pound but Lodano uses the momentary lack of control by Strashko to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strashko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Strashko lands a nice short elbow.
Lodano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Strashko.
Lodano is staying active underneath Strashko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Strashko lands with a punch from half guard.
Strashko is looking to stall here but Lodano recovers full guard.
Lodano looking for a sweep. Not yet Lodano, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Strashko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Strashko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lodano is keeping the position for now.
Strashko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Strashko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lodano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Strashko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strashko.
Lodano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strashko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Lodano's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lodano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Strashko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lodano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lodano throws a punch but it's blocked by Strashko.
Lodano can't break the clinch.
Strashko has a couple of punches blocked by Lodano.
Lodano presses Strashko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lodano misses with the head strike.
Lodano lands a right hand.
Strashko pushes Lodano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lodano.
Strashko blocks the elbow strike.
Strashko can't find room to land a body shot as Lodano controls the action.
Lodano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lodano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strashko's elbow.
Lodano lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Strashko.
Strashko throws a head punch that misses.
Lodano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lodano working aggressively here.
Lodano misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Lodano.
Strashko prevents a body shot from Lodano.
Lodano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strashko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lodano prevents a body shot from Strashko.
Strashko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lodano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Lodano fails to land.
Lodano lands a hook that snaps the head of Strashko backwards.
Lodano misses with some punches.
Strashko blocks a body shot from Lodano.
Lodano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lodano gets through Strashko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lodano fails to land.
Lodano misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Lodano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strashko connects with a body shot.
A jab from Strashko misses.
Strashko throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Lodano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lodano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strashko manages to avoid it.
Strashko throws a body punch but Lodano moves out of range.
Strashko misses with a hook. Lodano ducked under it nicely.
Lodano lands a jab to the nose.
Lodano works Strashko's body with a nice hook.
Strashko is looking to clinch.
Lodano digs a good body shot into Strashko's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lodano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strashko slips a jab from Lodano.
Strashko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lodano misses with a hook. Strashko ducked under it nicely.
Lodano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strashko can do to turn this around?
Strashko moves away from the strike by Lodano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strashko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Strashko blocks a jab.
Lodano swings widly with a right hand
and Strashko counters with a one-two to the body.
Strashko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lodano misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Strashko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Strashko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lodano misses with a wild body shot.
Strashko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strashko moves away from the strike by Lodano.
Lodano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strashko manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Strashko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lucas Lodano is winning the standup battle so far.
Lodano misses with a hook.
Strashko wants to counter the offense by Lodano and move into the clinch position.
Lodano throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strashko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lodano.
Strashko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lodano manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lodano. Strashko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strashko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lodano swinging wildly here.
Strashko cracks Lodano with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strashko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lodano throws a big counter combination but Strashko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lodano misses with a wild body shot.
Lodano lands a body shot.
Strashko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lodano momentarily.
Strashko tests Lodano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Strashko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lodano defends well and Strashko ends up having to push Lodano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lucas Lodano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strashko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strashko throws an off balance right hand
and Lodano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strashko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lodano under the eye.
Lodano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strashko moves away.
Strashko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lodano's waist but Lodano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Strashko off to one side.
Lodano scores with a shot to the body.
Strashko is breathing heavily.
Strashko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lodano misses with a hook.
Strashko throws out a counter right but Lodano avoids it with no problem.
Strashko wants to clinch up but Lodano keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Lodano finds it's way through Strashko's defenses.
Strashko walks into a left hand.
Strashko is rocked!
Strashko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lodano counters with a crisp right that sends Strashko to the canvas! Lodano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Lodano!
During a confident post fight interview, Lucas Lodano thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Ivan Strashko spoke after the fight, saying 'I got bribed to lose. Would have won otherwise.'.
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pop
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