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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sousuke Kamida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Masters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masters has chosen Living in America as his entrance music. Ken Masters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 7 - 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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Masters!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kamida is defended easily by Masters.
Kamida looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ken Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamida thows a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Masters.
Masters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Masters tries to sprawl but Kamida drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Kamida is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Masters sees it coming and defends easily.
Kamida is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Masters is looking to escape.
Kamida seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters is not content to let Kamida control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters is looking to escape.
Kamida seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamida wants to lay and pray for a moment but Masters keeps working.
Masters is trying to stand up here but Kamida is controlling him well.
Kamida throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kamida missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kamida scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kamida throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kamida is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kamida has hold of Masters's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Masters manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kamida looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters blocking the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masters in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kamida tries to control but Masters wriggling away.
Kamida pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Masters is squirming around, avoiding Kamida's attempts to control the action.
Masters is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kamida controlling the position easily from mount.
Kamida thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kamida has isolated one of Masters's arms. Masters looking to fight him off but Kamida twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sousuke Kamida!
After the big win, Sousuke Kamida made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lapu Lapu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barril Salvador (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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barril Salvador!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador clinches with his opponent.
Lapu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salvador is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lapu is defending well for now.
Lapu lands a nice knee to the body.
Lapu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Lapu.
Salvador tries for a takedown but Lapu manages to get underhooks.
Salvador drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lapu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Salvador looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lapu.
Lapu is pressed up against the cage. Salvador has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lapu down to the mat. Lapu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lapu Lapu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barril Salvador.
Lapu lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Lapu connects with a body shot that sends Salvador's belly button to the back.
Lapu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salvador doesn't seem bothered though.
Lapu thuds a left hand into Salvador's body.
Lapu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lapu lands with a shot to the body.
Lapu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lapu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Barril Salvador has been cut.
Lapu feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Salvador sprawling to the canvas! Salvador rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lapu finish him?!
Salvador is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapu fakes the body blow, causing Salvador to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Salvador goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lapu Lapu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curtis Mayfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pusherman. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Dickens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Mayfield!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dickens moves forwards but Mayfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mayfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dickens throws a head kick that misses.
Dickens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickens slips under a jab.
Mayfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dickens throws a lazy right hand but Mayfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mayfield throws the kick towards the body but Dickens avoids it.
Mayfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickens counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mayfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mayfield thumps Dickens with a low kick.
Mayfield scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens throws a lazy right hand but Mayfield sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Mayfield catches Dickens right on the button with a cross.
Mayfield looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dickens misses with a hook.
Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayfield is just out of range.
Dickens connects with a body shot.
Mayfield takes one on the button.
Dickens takes a swing at Mayfield's ribcage but misses.
Dickens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mayfield slips a straight right by Dickens.
Mayfield blocks a low kick nicely.
Mayfield moves out of range as Dickens strikes.
Dickens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mayfield cracks the inside of Dickens's front leg.
Dickens is looking to slow Mayfield down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mayfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayfield throws a body punch but Dickens moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Mayfield as he connects with a hook.
Dickens lands a nice shot to the body.
Dickens misses the shot to the body.
Dickens lands with a slapping head kick.
Mayfield tries to move into range but Dickens moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dickens misses with a straight right.
Mayfield throws out a loose jab but Dickens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mayfield throws a low kick but Dickens avoids it.
Mayfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dickens misses the jab.
A jab from Dickens misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens connects with a crisp jab.
Mayfield is rocked!
Dickens closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Mayfield! Dickens dives in looking to finish! Mayfield is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dickens!
Curtis Mayfield spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm your mamma, I'm your daddy.
I'm that nigga in the alley.
I'm your doctor when in need.
Want some coke, have some weed.
You know me, I'm your friend.
Your main boy, thick and thin.
I'm your Pusherman
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Sampaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akiro Sata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onward to Victory! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cesar Sampaio has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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143 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cesar Sampaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akiro Sata!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sata cracks a nice hook into Sampaio's ribs.
Sampaio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sata.
Sampaio throws a head kick but Sata moves out of range.
Sampaio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sata takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sata 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.
Sata tries to clinch but Sampaio is having none of it.
Sampaio throws a head kick that misses.
Sata changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sampaio tries to avoid it but Sata manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sampaio to the ground. Sampaio escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sata tries to clinch
and Sampaio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sata shoots in looking for a takedown but Sampaio manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sata's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cesar Sampaio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akiro Sata.
Sata misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Sampaio.
Sata shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampaio sprawls well. Sampaio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sata gets slowly back to his feet.
Sampaio drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata working a defensive guard here.
Sata keeping full guard, as Sampaio tries to pass.
Sampaio distracts Sata with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sampaio forces his way into half guard.
Sampaio content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sampaio wants to pass to mount but Sata is defending the position.
Sampaio is working hard here to advance position.
Sata is looking to control Sampaio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sata avoid being mounted?
Sampaio sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sata defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sampaio is nestled in close to Sata, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sata tries to roll over but Sampaio keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Sampaio.
Sampaio 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.
Sampaio wants to pass the guard but Sata is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sata manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sata striking off his back but it's not causing Sampaio any problems.
Sampaio forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata is looking for a sweep. Sampaio is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sata trying to control from the bottom.
Sata is trying to get back to full guard.
Sampaio is trying to work for a kimura but Sata is defending well.
Sampaio prevents Sata from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sampaio in particular looking to stall.
Sampaio seems to be looking for submissions.
Sampaio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sata makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sata.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sampaio throws a big elbow that misses.
Sampaio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sampaio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sata keeping moving, preventing Sampaio from controlling successfully.
Sampaio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sampaio tries to move into full mount but can't pass Sata's legs.
Sampaio in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sata prevents Sampaio from improving position.
Sata gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sampaio throws a leg kick but Sata checks it.
Sampaio drives through with a takedown into Sata's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sata is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sampaio is aware though and is defending well.
Sampaio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sampaio has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sampaio 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.
Sata is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sampaio defends well.
Sata escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sampaio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sampaio avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sata is trying to control the position but Sampaio postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sata 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.
Sampaio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sata throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sampaio cracks Sata with a solid left hand.
Sata looking for a sweep. Not yet Sata, not yet.
Sampaio passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sampaio trying to control the action but Sata is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sampaio stalling away here and it's allowed Sata to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Sampaio advances position into side control!
Sampaio tries for a kimura but Sata is defending well.
Sampaio trying to control the position but Sata is working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata is looking to reverse the position.
Sampaio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sampaio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sata regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sampaio there.
Sata wants to get back to full guard.
Sampaio is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sata!
Sampaio wants to control the action but instead Sata gets a body lock and reverses into Sampaio's guard! Nice work!
Sampaio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sata defends it easily.
Sampaio can't keep his opponent in guard - Sata advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sata looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sampaio wants to get back to full guard.
Sampaio moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control the position from guard on top but Sampaio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sampaio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sata's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sata doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Sampaio passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sata throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Sata manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sampaio's best efforts.
Sampaio trying to control the pace.
Sampaio is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cesar Sampaio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sampaio lands a nice short elbow.
Sata throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cesar Sampaio dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Sata dives in and scores a takedown into Sampaio's guard.
Sampaio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sampaio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sampaio, not yet.
Sata wants to control from the top but Sampaio keeps moving.
Sata drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sata jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sampaio had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sata defends it easily.
Sampaio is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily.
Sampaio wants to sweep here but Sata controlling him for the moment.
Sata stands up over Sampaio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sampaio 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sata avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sampaio looking for a sweep. Not yet Sampaio, not yet.
Sampaio is looking for a triangle but Sata pushes his legs off easily.
Sata with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sata is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sampaio keeping moving, preventing Sata from controlling successfully.
Sata preventing the sweep.
Sampaio is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sata preventing the sweep.
Sampaio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sata lands a couple of elbows.
Sata wants to control from the top but Sampaio keeps moving.
Sata tries to free his leg and advance position but Sampaio is retaining full guard.
Sata wants to control from the top but Sampaio keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sata postures up in Sampaio's guard and throws a big left but Sampaio blocks it.
Sata pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sampaio is keeping the position for now.
Sata lands a couple of digs.
Sata must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sampaio working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sata has passed into half guard!
Sampaio has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Sata escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Sata!
Sampaio tries to buck Sata off but Sata is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sata wants to control but Sampaio is keeping him busy.
Sampaio takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sampaio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sampaio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sampaio looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Sata wants to control but Sampaio is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sata looking for submissions off his back.
Sampaio trying to control from half guard but Sata is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sata trying to control from the bottom.
Akiro Sata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cesar Sampaio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sampaio works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sata sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sampaio is trying to control. Sata wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sata looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sampaio wants to pass the guard but Sata is defending well.
Sata actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cesar Sampaio.
Well Sampaio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cesar Sampaio!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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187 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris misses with a takedown attempt - De Leeuw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Leeuw . That one must have hurt.
Harris has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leeuw .
Harris bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Leeuw 's head backwards.
De Leeuw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
De Leeuw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Leeuw ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
De Leeuw avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris fails to land with a series of punches.
Harris tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Leeuw sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harris somewhat.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw throws out a powerful jab.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Leeuw .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Leeuw defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Leeuw checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
De Leeuw is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
Harris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by De Leeuw as he connects with a hook.
Harris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris tried to score with a low kick but De Leeuw checks it.
De Leeuw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harris circles away quickly and effectively.
Harris tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Leeuw dips to his left and cracks Harris with an uppercut!
Left hook, right uppercut from De Leeuw .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sloppy strikes from De Leeuw . Those never looked like landing.
De Leeuw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harris looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Leeuw feints and then cracks Harris's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harris down.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Harris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so De Leeuw is just riding it out for now. Harris eventually gives up the hold.
De Leeuw looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Harris is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, De Leeuw has managed to free his arm - good work.
Harris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harris trying to control from half guard but De Leeuw is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Harris dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Leeuw . Harris shrugs it off though.
Harris looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Harris throws a leg kick
and De Leeuw counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nando De Leeuw seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harris misses with a body kick.
De Leeuw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris gets a double leg takedown into De Leeuw 's guard.
Harris missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but De Leeuw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Phil Harris just wasn't active enough.
Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Leeuw .
Harris on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harris looking to score a takedown here. De Leeuw is defending well but Harris drives through and ends up in De Leeuw 's guard.
Harris wants to pass the guard but De Leeuw is keeping the position.
De Leeuw keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
De Leeuw is looking to stand up but Harris isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. De Leeuw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Phil Harris wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Harris tries a low kick but De Leeuw avoids it.
De Leeuw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut
and De Leeuw counters with a nice low kick that buckles Harris's knee momentarily.
Harris gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Leeuw .
Nando De Leeuw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harris throws a leg kick
and De Leeuw counters with a leg kick.
Harris fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but De Leeuw avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to clinch.
Harris is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
De Leeuw scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Harris throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harris throws a leg kick
and De Leeuw counters with a leg kick.
Donk. De Leeuw catches Harris right on the button with a cross.
De Leeuw scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harris shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A decent looking cross lands there for De Leeuw .
Harris tries for a takedown but De Leeuw sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harris moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to clinch.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from De Leeuw tenderised Harris's leg. Harris is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Leeuw connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Leeuw looks to land a combination but Harris avoids it well.
De Leeuw feints a jab promting Harris to slip. De Leeuw then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harris slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Phil Harris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris shoots and misses
and De Leeuw counters with a leg kick.
De Leeuw fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
De Leeuw has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
De Leeuw scores with a kick to the midsection.
De Leeuw feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Harris's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leeuw throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
Harris throws a leg kick that misses.
De Leeuw lands with an uppercut that bounces Harris off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nando De Leeuw will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
De Leeuw on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Leeuw cracks the inside of Harris's front leg.
De Leeuw connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Harris throws a low kick but it's checked well by De Leeuw .
Harris throws a right and a left that both miss.
De Leeuw scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Harris closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Leeuw circles away.
Harris looks for the body kick but De Leeuw saw that one coming.
De Leeuw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Leeuw 's waist but De Leeuw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Harris off to one side.
De Leeuw swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Harris.
Phil Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leeuw throws a leg kick which misses Harris's front leg but catches the back leg as Harris tries to avoid it.
De Leeuw thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A good leg kick by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw lands with a nice body punch.
Harris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Harris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Leeuw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
De Leeuw checks the leg kick.
De Leeuw slips under a jab.
Harris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harris tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Leeuw .
Harris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling De Leeuw to score with a decent uppercut.
De Leeuw lands a leg kick that knocks Harris off balance momentarily.
Harris misses with a jab, cross combination.
De Leeuw scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to score with a low kick but De Leeuw moves his leg out of the way.
De Leeuw lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harris's sensitive parts.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the head.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but De Leeuw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harris misses with a hook to the body
and De Leeuw counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Leeuw scores with a jab to the head.
Good exchange - De Leeuw coming out on top.
De Leeuw cracks Harris with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Leeuw , right into the meat.
De Leeuw throws a nice inside leg kick.
Harris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
De Leeuw thuds his shin into the meat of Harris's side.
Harris looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
De Leeuw takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harris takes a step back to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. De Leeuw darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by De Leeuw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harris takes a swing at De Leeuw 's ribcage but misses.
De Leeuw connects with a leg kick. Harris looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
De Leeuw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Leeuw moves out of range of the leg kick from Harris.
Harris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harris shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with De Leeuw but De Leeuw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harris shoots in looking for a takedown but De Leeuw manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Harris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
De Leeuw lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
De Leeuw is looking to slow Harris down with leg kicks.
De Leeuw buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Harris scores with a leg kick.
Harris steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Leeuw . That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Leeuw lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Leeuw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris has a takedown stuffed.
A good leg kick by De Leeuw .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Leeuw works the jab nicely.
Harris closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
De Leeuw tries to kick Harris off but Harris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nando De Leeuw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think De Leeuw 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nando De Leeuw !
An out of breath and clearly excited Nando De Leeuw thanked Kemists ↑ 5x160Q for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scary Buka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Eliott (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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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scary Buka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Eliott!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eliott dodges the punch combination from Buka.
Eliott looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Eliott shoots for a double leg takedown but Buka sprawls well. He's pushed Eliott's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Eliott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jon Eliott has been cut.
Buka looks to land a combination but Eliott avoids it well.
Eliott is looking to clinch.
Buka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliott.
Buka stuffs the takedown.
Scary Buka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Buka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buka controlling Eliott's posture.
Buka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Eliott's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott working a defensive guard here.
Buka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eliott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eliott is trying to control the position but Buka postures up.
Eliott throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Buka escapes and throws Eliott's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Buka trying to control the position but Eliott is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buka wants to stand but Eliott is controlling his arm.
Buka is working Eliott over with some ground and pound from side control.
A lull in the action here.
Eliott is looking for a sweep.
Buka cracks Eliott with a big right hand but Eliott just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Eliott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Buka has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Eliott!
Eliott tries to hold on but Buka pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliott tries to reverse the position but Buka maintains control.
Buka scoring with strikes but Eliott is staying in there.
Buka lands with some strikes.
Eliott has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Buka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Eliott's face.
Buka avoids the attempt from Eliott to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buka punishing his opponent with strikes.
Buka wants to control the pace but Eliott is squirming around nicely.
Eliott gets back to half guard.
Eliott has hold of Buka's hands but Buka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Buka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is looking for a sweep. Buka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Buka wants to stand up but Eliott is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Eliott manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Buka distracts Eliott with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Eliott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Buka trying to control the action but Eliott is working from the bottom.
Buka has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You can see the frustration on Eliott's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Eliott is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buka working the head and body with strikes.
Buka working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buka connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Eliott some visible discomfort.
Buka cracks Eliott with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eliott is working to avoid the ground and pound but Buka connects with a decent elbow.
Eliott tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eliott is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Buka working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eliott prevents Buka from moving into mount.
Buka scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Eliott to see if he's OK.
Eliott is trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buka is chipping away with strikes.
Eliott is trying to get back to half guard.
Eliott taking a bit of punishment here - Buka scoring with strikes.
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 Jon Eliott's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Eliott takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Buka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Buka finds it's way through Eliott's defenses.
Eliott avoids the body shot from Buka.
A jab-cross combination lands for Buka and sends Eliott crashing to the mat! Buka follows him down to the mat - Eliott regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Eliott is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eliott is looking to control Buka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eliott avoid being mounted?
Buka drops an elbow to the side of Eliott's head.
Eliott looking for submissions off his back.
Buka passes to side control.
Buka cracks Eliott with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eliott wants to control but Buka postures up.
Buka creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Buka scoring with punches from side control.
Buka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eliott keeps working.
Buka lands a few punches from side control.
Eliott manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buka's best efforts.
Buka working the head and body with strikes.
Buka is trying to control. Eliott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Buka landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buka thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Buka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eliott can do to turn this around?
Buka working over Eliott with some ground and pound. Eliott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Buka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Eliott with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buka slips a nice elbow through Eliott's hands, connecting with Eliott's forehead.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Eliott trying to control but Buka postures up.
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Eliott wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buka lands a nice short elbow.
Buka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Buka is trying to control. Eliott wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eliott is looking to improve his position.
Buka slips a nice elbow through Eliott's hands, connecting with Eliott's forehead.
Eliott is looking to control Buka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Eliott avoid being mounted?
Buka wants to pass to mount but Eliott is defending the position.
Buka wants to take a breather but Eliott is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eliott is trying to get back to full guard.
Buka trying to control from half guard but Eliott is working away.
Eliott has hold of Buka's hands but Buka slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Buka working over Eliott with some ground and pound. Eliott looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eliott is trying to get back to full guard.
Buka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Buka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Buka winds up and cracks Eliott with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buka trying to control from half guard but Eliott is working away.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Buka connects with a nice short shot to Eliott's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Buka there.
Buka is looking to take a break and control but Eliott is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Buka prevents Eliott from improving his position.
Eliott trying to hold on to Buka's head to control him but Buka postures up.
Buka is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Buka lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Eliott hang on?
Buka with shots to the head and body - Eliott looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eliott can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eliott is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scary Buka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jon Eliott's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Buka just misses with a punch to the body.
Buka works Eliott's body with a nice hook.
Buka misses with a wild combination.
Eliott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buka takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Eliott.
Buka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eliott.
Buka throws a hook to the side of Eliott's head but Eliott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Eliott closes the distance and clinches up with Buka, looking for a takedown. Eliott pushes Buka against the cage but Buka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Eliott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Buka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Eliott has his takedown stuffed
and Buka counters with a nice body shot.
Scary Buka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Eliott.
Buka lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buka stuffs the takedown attempt from Eliott. Eliott gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buka drops Eliott with a left right combo! Buka follows him down to the ground into side control.
Eliott is still in real trouble! Can Buka finish him?
Eliott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buka crunches a massive hammerfist down on Eliott - he's out! Buka Holds back on further strikes and jumps to his feet to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scary Buka!
Scary Buka tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Struggling Desperately (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Struggling Desperately has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown 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
8 - 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
1 - 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!
Nice uppercut lands for Desperately. That snapped Danky's head back.
Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately.
Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately.
Danky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desperately on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danky looks to score with a jab to the body but Desperately is just out of range.
Desperately dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Desperately just misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Danky jabs Desperately right on the nose. Desperately blinks but takes it well.
Desperately wants to clinch.
Desperately misses with a jab to the body
and Danky counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
Desperately scores with a nice head shot.
Danky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danky. Desperately does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struggling Desperately seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Desperately misses with a body shot.
Danky fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperately shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Danky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Desperately avoids it really well and circles away.
Desperately fails in his attempt to clinch.
Danky digs a good hook to Desperately's body.
Desperately moves away from the strike by Danky.
Desperately closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Danky takes a swing at Desperately's ribcage but misses.
Danky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky avoids the body shot from Desperately.
Desperately lands a head shot.
Desperately throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Desperately instigates a clinch.
Desperately tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danky's elbow.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danky avoids it.
Danky struggles to land a body shot inside as Desperately controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately tries to land a knee to the head but Danky blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
Danky managing to block the knees to the body from Desperately.
Desperately trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Danky.
Desperately tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desperately throws a knee to the head but misses.
Danky is trying to pull guard but Desperately turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Danky has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Desperately after a bit of a struggle.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Desperately throws an elbow that misses.
Danky drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Desperately gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Desperately misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately misses with a knee strike.
Desperately throws a punch but it's blocked by Danky.
Danky has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Desperately seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Danky can turn it around.
Desperately tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Danky lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Desperately.
Danky tries to break free but Desperately pushes him back against the cage.
Danky avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Desperately crunches a lovely knee into Danky's ribcage.
Danky misses with the head strike.
Danky tries to throw a body punch but Desperately avoids it by throwing Danky back against the cage.
Desperately looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Desperately pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desperately scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky looking to stall.
Danky avoiding damage as Desperately throws knees to the body.
Danky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desperately lands an elbow just above Danky 's eye.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danky.
Danky blocks an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Danky goes for a takedown attempt but Desperately pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Desperately fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Danky manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky misses with a body shot.
Desperately stalks Danky and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Danky's face. Danky staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Struggling Desperately dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Danky throws a hook but Desperately avoids it easily.
Desperately lands a nice shot that snaps Danky's head back.
Desperately is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Danky.
A swing and a miss from Desperately.
Danky avoids the body shot from Desperately.
Danky scores with a jab.
No joy there for Desperately, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Desperately coming out on top.
Desperately is looking to wear down Danky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Desperately tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danky was well out of range. Poor timing from Desperately.
Danky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Desperately is fending him off so far but Danky persists. Nope, Desperately circles away and we're back to standing.
Desperately looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danky cracks Desperately with an open hand slap.
Desperately fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Desperately checks the leg kick.
Danky lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danky misses the jab.
Desperately throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desperately moves out of range of the strikes.
Danky swings for the body but Desperately moves out of range.
Danky thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Danky.
Desperately throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Desperately throws a body punch but Danky moves out of range.
Desperately throws out a loose jab but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky moves out of range as Desperately strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Desperately.
Danky has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Desperately misses with a wild body shot.
Desperately showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danky.
Desperately just misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Danky throws a hook but Desperately avoids it easily.
Desperately scores with a hook.
Desperately slips under a jab from Danky.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Desperately sprawls well. Desperately wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Danky gets slowly back to his feet.
Desperately tries to clinch but Danky moves away
and Desperately takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Desperately swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desperately just misses with a punch to the body.
Desperately uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Danky.
Danky looks to land a right hand but Desperately moved out of range.
Desperately is looking to clinch.
Danky looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Desperately is fending him off so far but Danky persists. Nope, Desperately circles away and we're back to standing.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Danky takes one to the chin there.
Desperately misses with a wild body shot.
Desperately takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Desperately avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Danky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Danky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Desperately was well out of range. Poor timing from Danky.
Danky tries to move into range but Desperately moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Desperately digs a good hook to Danky's body.
Desperately scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Desperately. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky slips under a jab from Desperately.
Danky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Desperately pinned against the cage. Desperately gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Desperately blocks a jab.
Danky jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sloppy strikes from Desperately. Those never looked like landing.
Danky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Danky misses.
Desperately swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Desperately won't be happy with that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Desperately defending against the ground and pound.
Desperately is looking to regain half guard here but Danky keeps moving and retains side control.
Danky creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Danky cracks Desperately with a big right hand but Desperately just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Danky lands a few punches from side control.
Desperately avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Danky.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Danky working the strikes but Desperately uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Danky lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Desperately slips a jab and a cross from Danky.
Desperately checks the leg kick.
Desperately with a jab.
Desperately keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desperately takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice defenses there by Danky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Desperately. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Struggling Desperately is winning the standup battle so far.
Desperately 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.
Danky misses with a hook.
Danky waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Desperately.
Desperately keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Danky.
Desperately moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Desperately swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Desperately uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danky.
Desperately swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Desperately ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky misses with a left hand
and Desperately counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Desperately.
Desperately throws a big shot that misses.
Danky misses with a series of wild punches.
Danky avoids the body shot from Desperately.
Desperately ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Desperately missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Desperately ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Danky moves away.
Desperately throws a lazy right hand but Danky sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Desperately lands a body shot.
Desperately tries to clinch but Danky moves out of range.
Desperately pushes Danky up against the cage in a clinch.
Danky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Desperately pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Desperately lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperately with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Danky goes for a takedown attempt but Desperately pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Desperately displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Danky throws out the jab.
Danky catches Desperately with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Desperately drops his hands momentarily and Danky takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Desperately looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Desperately sizes up Danky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Desperately uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky looks to land a right hand but Desperately moved out of range.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Desperately moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperately gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Desperately looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Danky is trying to maintain a safe position but Desperately gets an underhook and turns Danky into the cage.
Desperately lands a damaging elbow.
Danky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
Desperately lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Danky stalling in the clinch but Desperately improves position.
Nice elbow from Desperately.
Desperately with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Desperately scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danky is rocked!
Desperately gets underhooks to prevent Danky's takedown attempt.
Struggling Desperately has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky misses with a body punch.
Desperately working Danky over with knees to the body.
Danky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Desperately.
Danky tries to pull guard but Desperately holds him up against the cage and eventually Danky drops back down to his feet.
Desperately misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Danky.
Desperately with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Desperately.
Desperately misses with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Desperately.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Danky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Struggling Desperately showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Desperately has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Struggling Desperately!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romano Redz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syd Datsik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Datsik has chosen Let The Rhythm Hit Em as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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 Amsterdam, Romano Redz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Syd Datsik!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redz tries to clinch up but Datsik circles away and keeps his distance.
Redz closes the distance and clinches up with Datsik, looking for a takedown. Redz pushes Datsik against the cage but Datsik circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Redz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Redz slips under a jab.
Datsik connects with a jab.
A big right from Datsik misses.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Redz jabs Datsik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Redz missing with a left hand there. Datsik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Redz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Redz there.
Redz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Datsik looks to score with a jab to the body but Redz is just out of range.
Datsik swings widly with a right hand
and Datsik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Datsik.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redz avoids the head kick by Datsik.
Datsik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redz.
Redz looks to score with a jab to the body but Datsik is just out of range.
Redz drives through with a takedown into Datsik's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Redz throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Redz trying to control but Datsik is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Redz'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.
Redz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redz controlling from the top position.
Redz postures up in Datsik's guard and throws a big left but Datsik blocks it.
Datsik wants to sweep but no luck.
Redz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Datsik's head.
Redz slips nicely into half guard.
Redz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Redz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Datsik defending well though.
Redz seems to be looking for submissions.
Datsik really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Redz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Redz seems to be looking for submissions.
Redz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Datsik keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Datsik is defending against the submission attempts here by Redz.
Datsik is trying to maintain the position but Redz is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Datsik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Redz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redz is trying for a kimura here. Datsik looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Redz wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romano Redz!
A victorious Romano Redz 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 Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine's entrance music is Cut Killer - Nique La Police. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
La Haine 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.
Hunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Haine throws an overhand right that lands on Hunt's shoulder, as Hunt tries to avoid the shot.
La Haine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
La Haine looks to land a combination but Hunt avoids it well.
La Haine moves into the clinch.
La Haine misses with some punches.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to La Haine's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
La Haine tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Haine lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Haine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Haine. Hunt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
La Haine instigates a clinch.
Hunt looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from La Haine.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice elbow from La Haine.
Hunt working hard to break the clinch.
La Haine lands with a right to the head.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
We've been informed that Hunt has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
La Haine misses with a body punch.
Hunt tries to work over La Haine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike.
Hunt scores with a hook to the body.
Hunt cracks La Haine with a nice body shot.
La Haine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but La Haine is controlling the position.
La Haine has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
La Haine blocks an uppercut.
Hunt tries to work over La Haine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
La Haine tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
A shot in the inside from La Haine.
La Haine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Haine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
La Haine misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Haine prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
La Haine has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunt blocks a body shot from La Haine.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt lands with a right to the head.
La Haine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
La Haine misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hunt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt blocks a body shot from La Haine.
Hunt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by La Haine as Hunt tries to tie him up.
Hunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunt is trying to maintain a safe position but La Haine gets an underhook and turns Hunt into the cage.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunt.
Nice body punch from La Haine.
La Haine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but La Haine won't allow it.
La Haine blocks an uppercut.
Hunt trying to stall but La Haine improves his position.
La Haine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
Hunt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phol Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from La Haine misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hunt misses with an uppercut. La Haine saw that one coming.
Hunt misses with a series of wild punches.
La Haine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Hunt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from La Haine finds it's way round the side to connect with Hunt's head.
Hunt connects with a right hand. La Haine shakes it off.
Hunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Haine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Hunt misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hunt misses with a looping right.
La Haine is looking to clinch.
La Haine scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunt throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Hunt dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
La Haine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
La Haine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
La Haine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt scores with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Hunt there.
Hunt wants to land a leg kick but La Haine is out of range.
Phol Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt catches La Haine with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice shot lands for Hunt.
La Haine checks a leg kick nicely.
La Haine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Haine blocks a head kick by Hunt.
La Haine lands with a right hand.
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!
Hunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Haine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
La Haine misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
La Haine throws a body punch but Hunt moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hunt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
La Haine defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt throws a leg kick but La Haine sees it coming and moves out of range.
La Haine defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
Hunt tries to land a leg kick but La Haine saw it coming and moves away.
Hunt misses with a two punch combination.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but La Haine slips the punch.
La Haine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hunt. That one must have hurt.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt throws a half hearted mid kick.
La Haine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hunt's hands.
La Haine wants to clinch.
La Haine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
La Haine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but La Haine steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt looks to land a combination. La Haine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt throws a nice inside leg kick.
La Haine missing with a left hand there. Hunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt fakes the leg kick and cracks La Haine in the body.
La Haine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunt.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
La Haine clinches.
La Haine swings wildly with an uppercut but Hunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Haine misses with some punches.
Hunt blocks a body shot from La Haine.
A short right from La Haine.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but La Haine is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Haine prevents Hunt from breaking the clinch.
Hunt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
La Haine lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Haine is working Hunt over against the cage.
Hunt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
La Haine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Hunt misses with the head strike.
Hunt misses with a body punch.
La Haine lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Haine.
Hunt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of La Haines head.
La Haine prevents a body shot from Hunt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Haine softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
La Haine lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Phol Hunt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! La Haine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hunt looks to throw the jab but La Haine is out of range.
That kick from Hunt tenderised La Haine's leg. La Haine is trying to keep his angry face on.
La Haine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
La Haine rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hunt counters with a nice body kick.
La Haine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hunt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Hunt thows a body shot but no joy.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hunt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. La Haine doesn't seem bothered though.
Hunt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hunt throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.
Hunt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunt scores with a leg kick.
La Haine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine misses with an uppercut
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Hunt throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.
La Haine scores with a decent looking hook.
La Haine rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.
Hunt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunt.
Hunt lands with a light punch inside.
Hunt cracks La Haine with a nice body shot.
La Haine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hunt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with La Haine's elbow.
La Haine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
La Haine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hunt or not.
La Haine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt tries to work over La Haine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Haine can't find room to land a body shot as Hunt controls the action.
Jacques La Haine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunt.
La Haine 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.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as La Haine controls his hands.
La Haine misses with a punch on the inside.
La Haine misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by La Haine.
La Haine lands an elbow just above Hunt 's eye.
Hunt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as La Haine controls the action.
La Haine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
La Haine tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
La Haine misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt can't find room to land a body shot as La Haine controls the action.
Hunt struggles to land a body shot inside as La Haine controls his hands.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Haine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hunt manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Haine misses with a straight left.
La Haine lands with a cross.
La Haine misses with the combination.
Hunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hunt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Hunt looks to land a left hand but La Haine moved out of range nicely.
Hunt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hunt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from La Haine.
Hunt throws a leg kick but La Haine moved away.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but La Haine moved out of range.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on La Haine's shoulder, as La Haine tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but La Haine seems unphased.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hunt lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and La Haine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from La Haine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of La Haine's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Haine doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunt circles away.
La Haine misses with a double jab.
Hunt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from La Haine.
Hunt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
and La Haine moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Haine presses Hunt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Haine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt swings wildly with an uppercut but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Hunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hunt 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Hunt!
A very excited looking Phol Hunt 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 Randy Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Riddle is having none of it.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Riddle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Randy Riddle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Riddle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Riddle is out of range.
Riddle closes the distance and clinches.
Riddle throws a head punch that misses.
Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is working an open guard so Riddle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Riddle tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Riddle tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Riddle looks to clinch
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Riddle is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Riddle tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Riddle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries for a takedown but Riddle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Riddle.
Riddle tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Riddle closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riddle scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Rocco Silva has been cut.
Riddle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riddle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Silva jumps guard but Riddle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Randy Riddle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Silva.
Riddle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Riddle walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddle clinches with his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but Riddle stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Riddle.
Riddle lands a shot to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Riddle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Riddle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Riddle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Riddle lands a nice uppercut.
Riddle lands a right hand.
Riddle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Riddle misses with a knee strike.
Riddle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Riddle landing knees to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to pull guard but Riddle won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riddle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Riddle.
Knees in the clinch landing for Riddle.
Silva blocks a body shot from Riddle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Riddle.
Still in the clinch, Riddle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Riddle lands a nice knee to the body.
Riddle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddle with a knee to the head.
Silva is rocked!
Riddle dips a shoulder and cracks Silva with a mighty uppercut! Silva falls back against the cage and Riddle unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silva 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 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randy Riddle!
In his post fight interview, Randy Riddle gave a big smile as he said 'than you my corner Renan Barao,Eugen ivanovic my manager'.
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