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Ascension Amsterdam 21 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Oheat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puki Rabota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lil Oheat has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lil Oheat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Puki Rabota!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabota forces Oheat back against the cage and clinches.
Rabota lands an elbow that stopped Oheat in his tracks for a moment.
Rabota lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Lil Oheat has been cut.
Oheat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oheat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rabota pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rabota is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Oheat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oheat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabota avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rabota has hold of one of Oheat's legs. Oheat is fighting the takedown attempt but Rabota gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rabota postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabota thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rabota postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rabota is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Oheat looking for a guillotine here but Rabota defends easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rabota thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oheat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rabota gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabota lands a couple of elbows.
Oheat scores with a short punch from the bottom.
Oheat on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Oheat tries to get out of the position.
Rabota distracts Oheat with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rabota looking to pass the guard.
Oheat has momentary wrist control but Rabota slips an elbow through the middle.
Oheat is looking for a triangle but Rabota pushes his legs off easily.
Rabota stands up over Oheat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rabota is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rabota thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oheat has his foot on Rabota's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rabota works his way back into a safe position though.
Oheat is breathing heavily.
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!
Oheat trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rabota tries to stand but Oheat is controlling from the bottom.
Rabota content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabota works over Oheat with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rabota postures up and lands a big shot to Oheat's brow.
Rabota lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oheat working for a triangle but Rabota defends it easily.
Rabota lands a couple of digs.
Rabota landing with the ground and pound.
Rabota is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oheat is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rabota is aware though and is defending well.
Rabota decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oheat, up you get!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rabota is defended easily by Oheat.
Rabota moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabota pulls Oheat into guard.
Oheat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oheat working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rabota preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rabota manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oheat manages to get himself to full guard.
Rabota wants to get up but he can't break Oheat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rabota landing with the ground and pound.
Rabota passes Oheat's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rabota working over Oheat with some ground and pound. Oheat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rabota wants to work for an arm triangle but Oheat is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rabota prevents Oheat from improving his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabota wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oheat is looking to improve his position.
Rabota lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Oheat tries to roll over but Rabota keeps him under control.
Rabota is keen to just control but Oheat is a slippery customer.
Rabota is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Oheat sees it coming and defends easily.
Rabota is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Oheat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
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. Rabota connects with a nice short shot to Oheat's temple.
Rabota is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oheat has hold of Rabota's hands but Rabota slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Puki Rabota dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lil Oheat's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Oheat tries for a takedown but Rabota sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Oheat goes for a double leg but Rabota avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rabota continues to drive forward.
Oheat is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Oheat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rabota utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rabota has hold of one of Oheat's legs. Oheat is fighting the takedown attempt but Rabota gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Rabota postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Puki Rabota has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oheat trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabota working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Oheat is rocked!
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!
Oheat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rabota passes into half guard.
Oh Oheat is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rabota stands up and beckons Oheat to join him on the feet.
Rabota shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Rabota slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Rabota lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Puki Rabota!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monster Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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239 lbs
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274 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Monster Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kivipelto looks to land a left hand but Hero moved out of range nicely.
Hero scores with a spinning back kick!
Kivipelto looks to land a right hand but Hero moved out of range.
Kivipelto looks to throw the jab but Hero is out of range.
Kivipelto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivipelto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hero throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hero lands with a good body shot.
Kivipelto looks winded!
Hero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kivipelto if he has to take too many more of those.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kivipelto.
Hero just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hero throws a push kick but Kivipelto slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero scores with a leg kick.
Kivipelto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kivipelto's sensitive parts.
Kalle Kivipelto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Hero.
Hero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hero connects with the punch.
Kivipelto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hero. That one must have hurt.
Hero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kivipelto if he has to take too many more of those.
Kivipelto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hero throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands with a nice body punch.
Hero feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kivipeltos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body punch from Hero.
Nice uppercut there from Hero.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kivipelto moves away.
Kivipelto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kivipelto misses with a left hand
and Hero counters with a thumping low kick.
Hero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hero lands a lovely overhand right.
Hero digs a good hook to Kivipelto's body.
Hero lands a slapping body shot.
Hero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kivipelto if he has to take too many more of those.
Hero throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hero thumps Kivipelto with a low kick.
Kivipelto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero lands a jab to the head.
Hero is looking to wear down Kivipelto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hero lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kivipelto takes a step back to recover.
A solid body kick from Hero.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kivipelto. That did some damage!
Kivipelto has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hero.
Hero pushes Kivipelto away with a front kick.
Hero scores with a kick to the body.
Hero's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kivipelto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Good leg kick by Hero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kivipelto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hero.
Kivipelto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kivipelto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hero connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kivipelto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kivipelto.
Hero changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero jabs Kivipelto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kivipelto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kivipelto there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero scores with a spinning back kick!
Hero scores with a kick to the body.
Hero jabs at Kivipelto's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monster Hero dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hero lands a front kick.
Hero scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero tests Kivipelto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crunch! Hero slams his shin into Kivipelto's torso.
Hero scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kivipelto doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hero.
Good standup being displayed there by Hero as he connects with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hero.
Hero cracks the inside of Kivipelto's front leg.
Kivipelto is breathing heavily.
Kivipelto takes a jab right on the kisser.
A solid body kick from Hero.
Hero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kivipelto at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero scores with a leg kick.
Monster Hero is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hero. That's going to slow Kivipelto down.
Kivipelto takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kivipelto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hero thuds a left hand into Kivipelto's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kivipelto throws a right hand that misses
and Hero counters with a straight right hand.
Hero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Kivipelto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hero.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kivipelto might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hero has got the better of the exchanges.
Hero misses with a few strikes there.
Kivipelto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Hero.
Hero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hero.
Hero with a jab.
Hero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Monster Hero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hero drops Kivipelto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kivipelto looks back up at him and smiles so Hero waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kivipelto is rocked!
Hero lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kivipelto at a distance.
Kivipelto is still on wobbly legs! Can Hero finish him?
Hero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kivipelto can do to turn this around?
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Kivipelto seems to have recovered his senses.
Kivipelto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid body kick from Hero.
Kivipelto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kivipelto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kivipelto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hero.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Kivipelto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hero lands a big head kick that sends Kivipelto tumbling to the mat! Hero takes a step backwards and waves Kivipelto back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Hero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kivipelto.
Hero moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hero lands a leg kick that knocks Kivipelto off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hero connects with a leg kick. Kivipelto looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hero fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Hero.
Hero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kivipelto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hero scores with a leg kick.
Hero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid body kick from Hero.
Hero digs a good hook to Kivipelto's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero connects with the punch.
Hero scores with a spinning back kick!
Hero scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monster Hero dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kivipelto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hero lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivipelto off the cage and back into range.
Hero lands with a shot to the body.
Hero keeps Kivipelto at a distance using the push kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hero here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kivipelto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hero can pounce on him.
Hero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kivipelto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hero lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivipelto off the cage and back into range.
A good leg kick by Hero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kivipelto walks into a left hand.
Kivipelto 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.
Hero fakes the leg kick and cracks Kivipelto in the body.
Hero lands a nice looking body shot.
Hero scores with a body shot.
Hero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hero, as that shot connected.
Kivipelto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kivipelto.
Hero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivipelto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivipelto misses with a right hand
and Hero counters with a left to the body.
Hero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hero lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kivipelto's sensitive parts.
A jab from Kivipelto misses.
Hero feints and then cracks Kivipelto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kivipelto down.
Hero bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hero connects with a looping right hand.
Donk. Hero catches Kivipelto right on the button with a cross.
Hero throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body kick from Hero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hero scoring well with a low kick there.
Hero lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Hero tenderised Kivipelto's leg. Kivipelto is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hero lands a front kick.
Jab, jab by Hero - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kivipelto walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hero.
Hero lands a nice looking body kick.
Kivipelto steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hero. That one must have hurt.
Hero connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kivipelto.
A punch combination from Kivipelto misses.
Hero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kivipelto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hero lands a right hook to the body.
Kalle Kivipelto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero punishes Kivipelto's body with a nice straight punch.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hero!
Hero connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Monster Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hero 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Monster Hero!
A very excited looking Monster Hero made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Stanislav!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall wants to clinch.
Stanislav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stanislav clinches up with Hall and pushes him back against the cage.
Stanislav just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Hall with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hall misses with some punches.
Stanislav tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanislav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hall lands an uppercut.
Stanislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stanislav has Hall pressed against the cage.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Hall 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.
Stanislav misses with a punch to the body.
Stanislav lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hall creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Adam Stanislav has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall cracks Stanislav with a nice body shot.
Stanislav just leaning against Hall, taking a breather.
Hall tries to throw a body punch but Stanislav avoids it by throwing Hall back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hall fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a shoulder strike.
Stanislav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hall lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hall.
Hall pushes Stanislav back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stanislav looks winded!
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stanislav.
Still in the clinch, Hall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stanislav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall has a couple of punches blocked by Stanislav.
Hall misses with a knee strike.
Stanislav goes for a takedown attempt but Hall pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stanislav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall darts in and clinches Stanislav up against the cage.
Stanislav displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hall up against the cage.
Hall lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanislav lands a nice shot to the body.
Stanislav wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hall as Stanislav tries to tie him up.
Stanislav pulls guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Stanislav has momentary wrist control but Hall slips an elbow through the middle.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hall with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hall stands up over Stanislav, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stanislav is rocked!
Our spies down at at London MMA Fight Academy inform us that Stanislav has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hall gets to his feet and stands over Stanislav, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Stanislav felt that one! Hall unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Stanislav from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Hall!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Project Xyz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Zaitev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexi Zaitev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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225 lbs
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209 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Project Xyz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexi Zaitev!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xyz lands with a straight right. Zaitev didn't see that one coming.
Xyz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alexi Zaitev has been cut.
Project Xyz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaitev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick by Zaitev misses
and Zaitev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zaitev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zaitev tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Xyz is able to avoid easily.
Zaitev throws a leg kick but Xyz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Xyz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Zaitev takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Xyz ducks under a wild hook from Zaitev.
Zaitev misses with a right hand
and Xyz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaitev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zaitev takes one to the chin there.
Zaitev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaitev tries to clinch up.
Xyz shoots in and bounces Zaitev off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xyz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaitev keeping full guard, as Xyz tries to pass.
Zaitev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Xyz trying to control but Zaitev is working from the bottom.
Xyz postures up in Zaitev's guard and throws a big left but Zaitev blocks it.
Xyz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zaitev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Xyz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zaitev is trying to keep Xyz in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xyz is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaitev has wrist control.
Zaitev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zaitev punching from the bottom.
Xyz throwing strikes from guard but Zaitev blocks nicely.
Xyz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've been hearing that Xyz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Zaitev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Xyz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Xyz trying to control but Zaitev is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaitev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xyz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xyz throwing strikes from guard but Zaitev blocks nicely.
Zaitev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zaitev 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.
Xyz looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xyz throws a strike but Zaitev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Xyz wants to get back to his feet but Zaitev is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zaitev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xyz is looking to sweep but instead, Zaitev has passed into half guard.
Zaitev wants to take a breather but Xyz is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Xyz is looking for a sweep. Zaitev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Xyz is trying to control but can't.
Xyz 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.
Xyz is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Project Xyz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Zaitev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zaitev takes one to the side of the head.
Xyz keeps the fight on the outside.
Zaitev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Xyz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zaitev.
Xyz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xyz gets a double leg takedown into Zaitev's guard.
Zaitev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Xyz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zaitev's head.
Xyz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Xyz with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xyz is looking to work some ground and pound but Zaitev has wrist control.
Xyz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Xyz preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyz postures up in Zaitev's guard and throws a big left but Zaitev blocks it.
Xyz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Xyz working some strikes from top position.
Zaitev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Zaitev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zaitev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xyz is in close to Zaitev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Xyz with a nice head shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xyz lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xyz throws a big right hand that misses.
Xyz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Xyz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Xyz stopping the sweep attempt from Zaitev.
Xyz advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xyz drops an elbow to the side of Zaitev's head.
Xyz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zaitev's head.
Xyz is keen to just control but Zaitev is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xyz frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Xyz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zaitev is rocked!
That has opened up Alexi Zaitev's cut even more.
Xyz softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Zaitev is out cold! Xyz jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Project Xyz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dickie Dirty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duey Doubleg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duey Doubleg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dickie Dirty!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Duey Doubleg!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doubleg throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dirty counters with a low kick, right behind Doubleg 's knee.
Dirty throws the left hand but Doubleg avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Dirty.
Dirty drives through with a takedown into Doubleg's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dirty pushes down on Doubleg's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dirty seems to be working for a kimura but Doubleg defends the submission attempt.
Doubleg trying to control but Dirty postures up.
Dirty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleg is defending against the submission attempts here by Dirty.
Doubleg trying to control here.
Dirty is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dirty working for a guillotine from mount but Doubleg is in no mood to give up.
Dirty trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty working Doubleg over with strikes here.
Dirty looking to finish Doubleg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Doubleg!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dirty is working for a guillotine from mount but Doubleg frees his head quite easily.
Dirty fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dirty goes for an armbar but Doubleg turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Doubleg.
Doubleg trying to control but Dirty is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg forces his way into half guard.
Dirty wants to get back to full guard.
Doubleg wants to control but Dirty is keeping him busy.
Dirty moves into full guard.
Dirty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doubleg defends well.
Doubleg preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dirty holds on and takes a little breather.
Doubleg wants to control from the top but Dirty keeps moving.
Dirty throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Doubleg escapes and throws Dirty's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Doubleg trying to control the action but Dirty is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dirty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirty manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dirty wants to pass to mount but Doubleg is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dirty fails to land the takedown.
Dirty closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doubleg's guard.
Doubleg keeping full guard, as Dirty tries to pass.
Doubleg has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Red Light MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Doubleg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dirty gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Doubleg lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dirty!
Dickie Dirty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dirty is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doubleg working Dirty over with strikes here.
Doubleg prevents Dirty from getting the reversal.
Doubleg trying to control but Dirty is having none of it.
Dirty really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Doubleg with a couple of short strikes.
Dirty is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Ruumishuone, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Dirty bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Doubleg keeping moving, preventing Dirty from controlling successfully.
Doubleg trying to keep a closed guard but Dirty is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Doubleg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dirty is pushing down on Doubleg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doubleg is fighting to maintain full guard but Dirty has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirty is working for a kimura but Doubleg is defending it quite comfortably.
Dirty looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dirty is looking to pass Doubleg's guard but actually Doubleg recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirty looking to pass the guard.
Doubleg keeping moving, preventing Dirty from controlling successfully.
Dirty looking to pass the guard.
Dirty advances to half guard.
Doubleg tries to get to full guard but Dirty has control of the leg.
Doubleg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dirty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dirty is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doubleg trying to control here.
Dirty is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dirty fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirty takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dirty wants to control the pace but Doubleg is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dirty stuffs the takedown.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dirty. That's going to slow Doubleg down.
Dirty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dirty showed some decent athleticism there.
Dirty 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.
Doubleg is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Doubleg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Doubleg looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doubleg is defending against the submission attempts here by Dirty.
Dirty is just content to waste time from the top position. Doubleg takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg keeping moving, preventing Dirty from controlling successfully.
Doubleg is looking for a triangle but Dirty pushes his legs off easily.
Dirty slips nicely into half guard.
Dirty passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doubleg!
Dirty wants to control the pace but Doubleg is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dirty moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Doubleg has worked his arm free - good work by Doubleg!
Doubleg can't do much from the bottom here.
Doubleg prevents Dirty from improving position.
Doubleg is looking to regain half guard here but Dirty keeps moving and retains side control.
Dirty goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Doubleg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Dirty but great work by Doubleg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg is trying to get an arm triangle but Dirty is defending well.
Doubleg trying to control the action but Dirty is working from the bottom.
Dirty is looking for a sweep.
Dirty manages to work his way to half guard, despite Doubleg's best efforts.
Dirty regains full guard. Nicely done.
Doubleg trying to control but Dirty is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubleg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dirty regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty clearly takes that round.
That's time! Dirty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Doubleg thows a leg kick but Dirty checks it
and Dirty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doubleg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dirty throws a hook but Doubleg blocks it.
Doubleg walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doubleg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doubleg misses with a looping left.
Dirty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dirty lands a jab to the head.
Doubleg stuffs the takedown attempt from Dirty. Dirty gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Doubleg's guard.
Dirty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dirty is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dirty is trying to work for a kimura but Doubleg is defending well.
Doubleg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Doubleg wants to control but Dirty is keeping busy.
Dirty scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirty trying to mount his opponent but Doubleg defends it.
Dirty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dirty wants to work for an arm triangle but Doubleg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Doubleg scores with a few weak punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dirty is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dirty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doubleg keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg is looking for a sweep. Dirty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Doubleg is still trying to improve position.
Dirty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dirty is looking for a kimura here.
Doubleg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dirty's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dirty's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Dirty is defending well though. Doubleg let's go of the attempt for now.
Doubleg is trying to stick to Dirty's back but Dirty is turning into Doubleg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Doubleg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dirty.
Dirty trying to control the position from guard on top but Doubleg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dirty stands and throws Doubleg's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dirty working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doubleg is not content to let Dirty control the position.
Dirty is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doubleg knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Dirty had his way with Duey Doubleg in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dirty throws a leg kick that misses.
Dirty scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dirty.
Doubleg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dirty.
Dickie Dirty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dirty tries to score with a low kick but Doubleg moves his leg out of the way.
That kick from Dirty tenderised Doubleg's leg. Doubleg is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirty connects with a solid leg kick.
Dirty chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doubleg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dirty - the referee stops the clock and Doubleg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dirty. Doubleg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Doubleg is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A solid leg kick lands there for Dirty.
Dirty lands a nice hook to Doubleg's body. Doubleg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dirty works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doubleg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dirty scores with a jab to the body.
Duey Doubleg 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!
Doubleg throws a right hand that misses
and Dirty counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dirty.
Dirty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Doubleg's guard.
Doubleg wants to improve his position but Dirty is controlling well.
Doubleg gets back to full guard.
Dirty is pushing down on Doubleg's leg trying to pass to half guard. Doubleg is fighting to maintain full guard but Dirty has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dickie Dirty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dirty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dirty's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Dirty has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doubleg is looking for a sweep. Dirty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dirty wants to free his trapped foot but Doubleg is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Doubleg is trying to control but can't.
Dirty trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dickie Dirty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Dirty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Doubleg tries to avoid it but Dirty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Doubleg to the ground. Doubleg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dirty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dirty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dickie Dirty is winning the standup battle so far.
Doubleg misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dirty scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dirty gets a takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dickie Dirty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dirty has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Dirty!
Dickie Dirty is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Dickie Dirty thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Greiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu has chosen Bad Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Greiner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu darts in looking for a takedown but Greiner gets double underhooks and turns Fatu into the cage.
Greiner breaks from the clinch.
Greiner slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Greiner.
Greiner lands with a nice body kick.
Greiner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fatu.
Matt Greiner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solofa Fatu.
Fatu misses with a takedown
and Greiner counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fatu is defended easily by Greiner.
Fatu shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greiner defends it nicely.
Fatu looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greiner lands a nice looking body kick.
Fatu misses with a takedown attempt
and Greiner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Greiner digs a good body shot into Fatu's ribs.
Greiner throws a head kick that Fatu semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fatu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Greiner - the referee stops the clock and Fatu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Greiner. Fatu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Greiner lands a nice hook to Fatu's body. Fatu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Greiner digs a good hook to Fatu's body.
Greiner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fatu under the eye.
Decent striking displayed by Greiner there.
Fatu with a poor takedown
and Greiner counters with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Greiner.
Fatu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Greiner. That snapped Fatu's head back.
Fatu is rocked!
Fatu looks up at the clock. Bad move! Greiner lands a right hand from hell, dropping Fatu. Greiner pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Greiner!
Matt Greiner retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Riddick's choice of entrance music: I Am Hell. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Ray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard B Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick scores with a one two! Ray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ray chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Riddick can pounce on him.
Riddick misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Riddick.
Riddick moves out of range as Ray strikes.
Riddick gets caught flat footed, as Ray shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
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!
Riddick keeping moving, preventing Ray from controlling successfully.
Riddick kicks Ray off and gets to his feet.
Riddick tries to land a front kick but Ray steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Riddick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ray to score with a decent uppercut.
Ray throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Riddick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ray gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Riddick misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddick stuffs the takedown attempt from Ray. Ray gets slowly back to his feet.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Riddick.
Ray wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riddick throws a hook but Ray avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Riddick.
Richard B Riddick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riddick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ray.
Riddick closes the distance but Ray moves to the side
letting Ray counter with a right hand.
Ray looks to throw the jab but Riddick is out of range.
Nice shot by Ray.
Ray is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ray shoots in for a takedown but Riddick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riddick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ray tries to clinch up but Riddick circles away and keeps his distance.
Ray throws a hook to the side of Riddick's head but Riddick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray pushes Riddick up against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Ray fails to land.
Riddick lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Ricky Ray has been cut.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ray avoids it.
Riddick connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ray's face.
Ray tries to work over Riddick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ray is defending well for now.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
A right handed body shot lands from Ray.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ray.
Ray misses with a punch on the inside.
Ray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riddick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ray tries to work over Riddick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ray working hard to break the clinch.
Ray breaks from the clinch.
Ray closes this distance looking for a takedown but Riddick circles away.
Richard B Riddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ray misses with a lunging right hand
and Riddick counters with a big head kick but Ray shrugs it off.
Riddick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ray.
Ray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riddicks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ray is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Riddick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Ray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ray looks to land a left hand but Riddick moved out of range nicely.
Riddick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ray stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddick throws a lazy body kick
and Ray counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Riddick thinking.
Ray staying out of range there.
A big left from Riddick misses.
Riddick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ray was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddick.
Ray misses with a hook. Riddick ducked under it nicely.
Riddick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Riddick tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Riddick misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ray drops his hands momentarily and Riddick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riddick, pushing him back against the cage.
Riddick blocks an uppercut.
Ray breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard B Riddick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ray's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Riddick takes a swing at Ray's ribcage but misses.
Ray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Riddick throws a hook but Ray blocks it.
Riddick misses with a head kick.
Ray rushes Riddick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick pushes off an throws an elbow but Ray leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Ray lands a left hand that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Ray takes an elbow to the temple.
Ray has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Riddick after a bit of a struggle.
Ray throws a punch but it's blocked by Riddick.
Riddick trying to land knees to the body.
Ray can't find room to land a body shot as Riddick controls the action.
Riddick gets underhooks to prevent Ray's takedown attempt.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ray blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Riddick gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ray misses with a body punch.
Ray lands a nice uppercut.
Riddick tries to land a knee to the head but Ray blocks with his arms.
Ray on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ray managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Ray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Riddick lands an elbow just above Ray 's eye.
Ray lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Riddick missing with knees to the body.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Ray avoids the damage to the body.
Ray wants a takedown.
Ray lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Ray - that landed with a thud.
Ray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ray scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ray turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Ray manages to end up in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick defending against the ground and pound.
Riddick is not content to let Ray control the position.
Riddick is looking for a sweep.
Ray working the ground and pound from side control.
Riddick manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ray's best efforts.
Riddick is trying to stand up here but Ray is controlling him well.
Ray seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riddick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ray tries to pass the half guard into mount. Riddick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've been hearing that Ray has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Ray is thwarting Riddick's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ray.
Ray not doing much here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riddick is trying to control but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Ray blocks a jab.
Riddick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riddick bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Richard B Riddick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Riddick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ray sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Riddick getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ray scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riddick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ray moves forwards but Riddick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ray misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddick throws a sloppy head kick and Ray moves out of range easily.
Riddick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ray.
Ray tries to clinch but Riddick moves out of range.
Ray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riddick moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Riddick misses with a head kick.
Ray ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ray ducks under a wild hook from Riddick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ricky Ray will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ricky Ray's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ray misses with an uppercut. Riddick saw that one coming.
Riddick tries to clinch but Ray moves out of range.
Ray tries to move into range but Riddick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Riddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Riddick cracks Ray with a good jab.
Ray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Riddick tries to clinch but Ray moves out of range.
Ray has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Riddick.
Riddick looks to land a combination. Ray sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Nice uppercut lands for Riddick. That snapped Ray's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ray cracks Riddick with an open hand slap.
Riddick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ray takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ray throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Ray misses.
A combination from Ray does no damage.
Ray misses with a body shot.
Ray just misses with a punch to the body.
Riddick lands a left and a right that send Ray crashing to the mat, dazed. Riddick thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ray is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riddick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Ray is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ray is aggressively charging in as Riddick backs up avoiding any damage. Riddick tosses out a jab and Ray runs right into it face first! Ray is out cold! Riddick dropped down on all fours and is barking in Ray's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Richard B Riddick!
A relieved looking Richard B Riddick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Aguilar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aguilar comes to the cage accompanied by Drector's Cut by Kamikazee. Ian Turner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alvin Aguilar's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alvin Aguilar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ian Turner!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aguilar blocks a jab.
Turner tries to sprawl but Aguilar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Aguilar thows a huge punch but Turner dodges it nicely.
Aguilar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Aguilar is landing with some decent strikes but Turner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Turner tries to hold on but Aguilar pushes him away.
Aguilar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Turner has left one of his arms exposed and Aguilar doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Turner screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alvin Aguilar!
Alvin Aguilar is the new middleweight champion!
Alvin Aguilar made sure to mention his sponsor, Kemists ↑ 5x160Q in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campbell comes into the arena with Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Campbell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrance Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brookins looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brookins scores with a spinning back kick!
Campbell blocks a head kick by Brookins.
Brookins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campbell.
Campbell clinches.
Campbell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brookins backwards.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Brookins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brookins breaks the clinch.
Nice shot by Campbell.
Brookins throws a head kick but Campbell moves out of range.
Brookins cracks Campbell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brookins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Campbells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
A bone on bone clash there as Brookins blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins moves out of range of the body kick from Campbell.
Brookins tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brookins checks the leg kick.
Brookins misses with the combination.
Brookins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell thows a body shot but no joy.
Campbell has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Finland in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick from Campbell misses.
Brookins darts in looking for a takedown but Campbell gets double underhooks and turns Brookins into the cage.
Brookins is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brookins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brookins looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Terrance Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brookins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell.
Brookins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campbell darts in and clinches Brookins up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Campbell throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brookins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brookins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brookins jabs Campbell right on the nose. Campbell blinks but takes it well.
Campbell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brookins shoots in looking for a takedown. Campbell tries to sprawl out of it but Brookins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campbell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Campbell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Campbell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Campbell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campbell clinches with his opponent.
Campbell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Brookins.
Brookins tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brookins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Campbell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brookins looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brookins.
Wayne Campbell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Brookins.
Campbell throws a jab when Brookins was well out of range.
Brookins throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell lands the left hand.
Campbell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brookins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Campbell both land. Nice combination.
Brookins is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Campbell drops Brookins with a huge uppercut! Brookins drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Campbell is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Campbell!
Wayne Campbell decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sami Saari could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jorde Runkputte's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Saari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkputte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkputte throws a right and a left that Saari avoids nicely.
Saari takes the fight into the clinch.
Runkputte is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Runkputte looks to throw the jab but Saari is out of range.
Saari thuds his right hand into Runkputte's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Runkputte lands with an overhand left.
Runkputte defending well as Saari loads up on a big left hand.
Saari throws a jab when Runkputte was well out of range.
Runkputte closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Runkputte lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Saari bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Runkputte's guard.
Runkputte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Runkputte has his hands on Saari's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Runkputte is keeping the position for now.
Saari's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've been hearing good reports from Saari'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.
Runkputte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sami Saari has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Runkputte scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Runkputte catches Saari right on the button with a cross.
Saari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saari feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Runkputtes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Runkputte has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Saari misses.
Runkputte closes the distance and clinches up with Saari, looking for a takedown. Runkputte pushes Saari against the cage but Saari circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Saari looks to throw the jab but Runkputte is out of range.
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!
Saari swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saari backs up against the cage.
Saari misses with an uppercut. Runkputte saw that one coming.
Saari scores with a jab. Runkputte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Runkputte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runkputte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Saari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkputte cracks a nice hook into Saari's ribs.
Sami Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saari misses with a hook. Runkputte ducked under it nicely.
Saari throws a series of punches but Runkputte avoids them all with ease.
Runkputte slips a straight right by Saari.
Sami Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saari has Runkputte up against the cage in a clinch.
Saari wants to stall.
Runkputte is looking to control Saari's arms but Saari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Runkputte has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Runkputte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Runkputte digs a right hand into Saari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saari's gas tank.
Saari lands a body punch.
Saari is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Saari on the inside.
Saari gets through Runkputte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Runkputte lands a body punch.
A short right from Runkputte on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Runkputte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Runkputte.
Runkputte lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Runkputte is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Saari pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Saari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saari scores with a nice hook to the head.
Runkputte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Good body shot from Runkputte.
Saari is breathing heavily.
A short right from Runkputte.
Runkputte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte can't find room to land a body shot as Saari controls the action.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but Runkputte avoids it by throwing Saari back against the cage.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runkputte scores with a shot to the side of Saari's head.
Saari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Runkputte tries to keep at a distance but Saari has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Runkputte.
Runkputte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Runkputte taking a breather.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Runkputte has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Saari taking a breather.
Runkputte lands a body shot in the clinch.
Runkputte pushes Saari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkputte lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Sami Saari has been cut.
Runkputte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Saari prevents it.
Sami Saari has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorde Runkputte.
Saari lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Runkputte goes for a takedown attempt but Saari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jorde Runkputte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Saari's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Runkputte throws an overhand right that lands on Saari's shoulder, as Saari tries to avoid the shot.
Saari misses with a wild body shot.
Saari punishes Runkputte's body with a nice straight punch.
Runkputte misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Runkputte lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saari backs up against the cage.
Saari is rocked!
Saari bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Runkputte comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Saari falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Saari was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jorde Runkputte!
Jorde Runkputte is the new welterweight champion!
Jorde Runkputte thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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