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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khulet Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenichi Shirahama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khulet Malapitan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White 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
14 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Khulet Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenichi Shirahama!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malapitan misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Malapitan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Malapitan misses with a hook.
Shirahama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khulet Malapitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malapitan throws a lazy right hand but Shirahama sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malapitan misses with a straight right.
Malapitan looks to land a combination but Shirahama avoids it well.
Shirahama misses with a wild combination.
Shirahama moves away from the strike by Malapitan.
Malapitan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shirahama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malapitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shirahama manages to avoid it.
Malapitan is breathing heavily.
Shirahama tries to clinch up but Malapitan circles away and keeps his distance.
Shirahama moves out of range as Malapitan strikes.
Shirahama stuns Malapitan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Shirahama scores with a push kick.
Shirahama is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Shirahama finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malapitan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shirahama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shirahama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shirahama doesn't manage to clinch there - Malapitan circles away.
Malapitan loads up on a big right hand but Shirahama slips the punch.
Malapitan throws a nice looking combination but Shirahama bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malapitan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shirahama tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malapitan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shirahama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Malapitan throws a hook but Shirahama avoids it easily.
Shirahama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shirahama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Shirahama.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Malapitan misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Malapitan circles away quickly and effectively.
Shirahama moves in looking to clinch but Malapitan pushes him off.
Shirahama is looking to clinch but Malapitan is avoiding it.
Malapitan swings widly with a right hand
and Shirahama counters with a head kick.
A big left from Malapitan misses.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Malapitan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shirahama moves in looking to clinch but Malapitan pushes him off.
Malapitan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Shirahama tries to clinch but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malapitan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shirahama tries to clinch but Malapitan moves away
and Malapitan counters with a stiff right hand.
Shirahama throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malapitan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirahama tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Malapitan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shirahama doesn't manage to clinch there - Malapitan circles away.
Shirahama tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Malapitan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Malapitan circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Malapitan counter with a right hand.
Malapitan ducks right into an uppercut from Shirahama.
Malapitan is rocked!
Malapitan keeps the fight on the outside.
Oh Malapitan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shirahama walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Malapitan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shirahama swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Malapitan's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenichi Shirahama!
Our winner, Kenichi Shirahama, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Wright is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia tries to clinch but Wright is having none of it.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Wright throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Garcia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Garcia looking to score a takedown here. Wright is defending well but Garcia drives through and ends up in Wright's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Garcia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wright is keeping the position for now.
Garcia engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Wright managing to control the position.
Garcia would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alex Garcia.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Garcia is refusing to be controlled, as Wright sits in half guard.
Garcia trying to control here.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Wright is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia is looking to escape.
Wright is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Wright is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Garcia!
Wright trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wright is landing with some decent strikes but Garcia is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Garcia is looking to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright trying to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Wright looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wright mounts Garcia! Really nice guard pass there!
Wright working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wright looking to control but Garcia is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Garcia tries to lock up and control but Wright gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wright is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Garcia is surviving well by controlling Wright's body position as best he can.
Wright takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Garcia is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Garcia 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.
Wright trying to pass the guard but Garcia defending well.
Wright is working hard here to advance position.
Wright is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wright throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Wright dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Wright shoots in.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wright connects with a good right hand that stumbles Garcia. Garcia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wright swivels and escapes.
Alex Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Garcia.
Wright scores with a nice head shot.
Alex Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garcia gets caught flat footed, as Wright shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garcia wants to stand and escape but Wright is having none of it.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
Wright looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wright trying to control but Garcia is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Wright.
Wright changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wright decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wright darts in looking for a takedown but Garcia gets double underhooks and turns Wright into the ropes.
Garcia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wright looking for a takedown.
Garcia manages to break the clinch.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but Garcia shows good takedown defense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wright working away.
Garcia misses with a strike from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wright tries to advance position but instead Garcia slips a leg back in to half guard.
Wright is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Garcia reverses the position - he's now on top in Wright's guard.
Wright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wright is trying to keep Garcia in close.
Garcia controlling from the top position.
Wright is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wright wants to stand and escape but Garcia is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alex Wright.
Garcia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Garcia. No joy for Wright on that attempt.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia wants to clinch.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Garcia successfully pulls guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wright drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garcia looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garcia looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garcia!
Wright being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Wright dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Garcia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Garcia looks for a takedown but Wright sprawls well.
Garcia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wright is fending him off so far but Garcia persists. Nope, Wright circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Garcia as Wright shoots in.
A combination from Garcia does no damage.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Alex Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Garcia.
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Garcia on that attempt.
Wright lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Garcia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Garcia takes one to the side of the head.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wright shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Garcia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wright tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wright has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wright scoring with punches and elbows.
Garcia prevents Wright from improving position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wright stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Wright shoots in but Garcia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wright shoots in for a double leg but Garcia sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Garcia tenderised Wright's leg. Wright is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wright walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Garcia tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alex Wright overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Garcia is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Garcia trying to hold on to Wright's head to control him but Wright postures up.
Wright is looking to pass Garcia's guard but actually Garcia recovers to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Wright wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Alex Wright has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wright closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garcia's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia has his foot on Wright's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wright works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Wright from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Alex Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Wright is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alex Wright has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Garcia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Wright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wright, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Wright!
A relieved looking Alex Wright 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has chosen Scary as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Lewis Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gomi.
We've been told by Lee's head coaches at London Workout that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gomi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gomi, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws a leg kick but Gomi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomi checks a low kick from Lee.
Lee moves into range and clinches up with Gomi.
Lee with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee lands a left hand.
Gomi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Gomi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Gomi throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee misses with a body punch
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi lands a jab to the nose.
Lewis Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomi lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Gomi fails with the takedown.
Takanori Gomi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Lee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomi doesn't seem phased though.
Lee pushes Gomi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gomi tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Lee.
Lee stops a takedown attempt from Gomi.
Lewis Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee lands a damaging elbow.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Gomi avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gomi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gomi looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Lee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Takanori Gomi has been cut.
Gomi is trying to stall.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomi backwards.
Lee working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Gomi wants to stall.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gomi blocks an uppercut.
Gomi has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee with a knee to the head.
Lee keeps control of Gomi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takanori Gomi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee walks into a left hand.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gomi slips under a jab from Lee.
Gomi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Gomi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lewis Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Gomi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi slips under a jab from Lee.
Gomi throws a one two combo.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lee as he jumps to the side.
Gomi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lee manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lee is pulling down on Gomi's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gomi throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gomi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gomi looking to sit in guard and control but Lee gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Our spies down at at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym inform us that Gomi has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Gomi is retaining full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gomi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gomi trying to strike off his back.
Lee wants to control from the top but Gomi keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lewis Lee.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomi.
Lewis Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gomi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Gomi clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takanori Gomi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takanori Gomi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gomi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Gomi is out of range.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Lewis Lee has been cut.
Gomi misses with a looping left.
Gomi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gomi throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Gomi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Gomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Gomi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Gomi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomi walks into a jab.
Lee blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Lee misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Gomi as he connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Gomi on that attempt.
Lewis Lee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takanori Gomi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi works Lee's body with a nice hook.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Gomi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee is looking to score with low kicks.
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lee.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Gomi slips a jab from Lee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gomi is defended easily by Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee misses the body punch
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee is looking to clinch.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Lee!
Lewis Lee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Conroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace comes to the ring accompanied by Sandaless - Wojownik. Conroy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms. Rafal Wallace could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edward Conroy's chin.
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193 lbs
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafal Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edward Conroy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conroy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wallace lands in his opponent's guard.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Wallace stopping the sweep attempt from Conroy.
Wallace trying to control but Conroy is working from the bottom.
Conroy looking for a sweep. Not yet Conroy, not yet.
Wallace is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Conroy is trying to keep Wallace in close.
Wallace trying to control but Conroy is working from the bottom.
Conroy wants to sweep here but Wallace controlling him for the moment.
Wallace has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rafal Wallace wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wallace scores with a takedown into Conroy's guard.
Wallace wants to control from the top but Conroy keeps moving.
Conroy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Conroy wants to sweep but no luck.
Conroy working for a triangle but Wallace defends it easily.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but Conroy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Conroy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wallace throwing strikes but missing.
Conroy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Conroy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wallace defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conroy prevents Wallace from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wallace blocking the ground and pound attempt from Conroy.
Wallace looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy thows a huge punch but Wallace dodges it nicely.
Wallace has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conroy is working away from the top position though.
Conroy passes to full mount!
Conroy cracks Wallace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Conroy has hold of Wallace's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wallace manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Conroy prevents Wallace from getting the reversal.
Conroy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wallace is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conroy is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Wallace has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Wallace!
Wallace throws a strike but Conroy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Conroy stands up and waves to Wallace to follow him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conroy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Conroy lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edward Conroy will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wallace drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wallace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Conroy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wallace, into his guard.
Conroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conroy gets to his feet - Wallace follows without any prompting.
Wallace looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Conroy!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy is not content to let Wallace control the position.
Wallace goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Conroy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wallace but great work by Conroy.
Conroy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wallace!
Conroy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wallace looks a forlorn figure.
Conroy lands with some strikes.
Wallace defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Conroy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Wallace sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conroy wants to take a breather but Wallace is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Conroy.
Conroy postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wallace to stand up.
Wallace closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conroy is controlling Wallace's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Conroy actively working from the bottom here.
Conroy moves into full guard.
Wallace is looking to pass into half guard but Conroy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Conroy is in guard.
Conroy trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy drops back looking for a leg! Wallace is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wallace manages to kick Conroy off! Conroy jumps back into Wallace's guard.
Edward Conroy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Conroy chips away with some ground and pound.
Conroy is in close to Wallace's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Conroy postures up in Wallace's guard and throws a big left but Wallace blocks it.
Conroy throwing strikes but missing.
Conroy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wallace is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Conroy controls the pace.
Conroy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wallace is trying to control Conroy's posture but Conroy avoids it.
Wallace takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Conroy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wallace is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Conroy advances to full mount.
Conroy controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edward Conroy 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Conroy gets the takedown into side control.
Wallace manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Conroy controlling the position for now.
Wallace is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Conroy is looking to improve his position.
Wallace is keen to just control but Conroy is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conroy tries to get to full guard but Wallace has control of the leg.
Conroy wants to control but Wallace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Conroy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Conroy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conroy.
Conroy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Conroy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Conroy dives into side control.
Conroy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wallace has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wallace is looking for a sweep.
Conroy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wallace is looking to regain half guard here but Conroy keeps moving and retains side control.
Conroy throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conroy wants to control but Wallace is keeping him busy.
Conroy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wallace is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Conroy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wallace taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Conroy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Conroy is looking to take a break and control but Wallace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Conroy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conroy controlling his opponent.
Rafal Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Conroy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conroy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Conroy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conroy 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Conroy!
Our winner, Edward Conroy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Rafal Wallace had this to say: 'Never give up'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rebaldo Louza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Perkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rebaldo Louza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Perkovic!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkovic dodges the punch combination from Louza.
Louza blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Louza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Perkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
Perkovic darts in and clinches Louza up against the ropes.
Perkovic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Perkovic told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Louza pulls guard effortlessly.
Louza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Perkovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Perkovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Louza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkovic 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.
Perkovic drops back, looking for a kneebar! Louza looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Louza looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Louza!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza controlling from side mount.
Louza trying to control the position but Perkovic is working away.
Louza working the ground and pound but Perkovic is defending the strikes.
Perkovic parries the strikes from Louza easily there. Louza is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Perkovic to escape.
Perkovic is pushing Louza's head away, looking to escape. Louza manages to hold on to the position though.
Louza is looking to take a break and control but Perkovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Louza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perkovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Perkovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Louza wants to control but Perkovic is keeping him busy.
Perkovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Perkovic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Louza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Louza is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perkovic has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Louza is trying to get an arm triangle but Perkovic is defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perkovic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Louza's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Louza trying to mount his opponent but Perkovic defends it.
Louza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Perkovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Perkovic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Perkovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Louza.
Louza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Perkovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Louza stops Perkovic from getting back to his feet.
Louza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perkovic defends it well.
Perkovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Louza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perkovic is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rebaldo Louza will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Louza throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Louza throws a hook but Perkovic avoids it easily.
Perkovic dodges the punch combination from Louza.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Louza lands a two punch combo.
Louza will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rebaldo Louza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louza thows a body shot but no joy.
Perkovic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louza.
Perkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Louza avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Louza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louza walks forward, straight into a front kick from Perkovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkovic wants to clinch.
Louza takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Louza closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Louza.
Louza is looking to clinch.
Louza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perkovic.
Perkovic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Louza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perkovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rebaldo Louza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Perkovic misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Louza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Perkovic circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a body kick that misses.
Perkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Louza moves out of range easily.
Perkovic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mikhail Perkovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Louza wants to clinch.
Perkovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Louza.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Louza moves out of range.
Perkovic tries to score with a low kick but Louza moves his leg out of the way.
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Louza tries to clinch there but Perkovic circles away.
Louza connects with a nice looking jab.
Louza wants to clinch
and Perkovic counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perkovic.
Perkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perkovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic throws a head kick but Louza moves out of range.
Perkovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Louza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louza tries to clinch up but Perkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Louza fails with the takedown.
Perkovic looks for the body kick but Louza saw that one coming.
Louza darts in looking for a takedown but Perkovic gets double underhooks and turns Louza into the ropes.
Perkovic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Louza tries to clinch but Perkovic moves out of range.
Perkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Perkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Louza.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Louza avoids the head kick by Perkovic.
Perkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Perkovic throws a lazy head kick
and Louza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Louza.
Perkovic is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Louza looking to pass the guard.
Louza is working hard here to advance position.
Perkovic is looking to stand up but Louza isn't so interested in that idea.
Louza controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Louza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 Rebaldo Louza will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Perkovic throws a head kick that misses.
Louza rushes Perkovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Perkovic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Perkovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Louza closes the distance and clinches.
Perkovic breaks the clinch.
Perkovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Louza.
Louza blocks a head kick by Perkovic.
Louza throws a chopping leg kick but Perkovic manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Louza shoots in and drives through. Perkovic sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Perkovic.
Louza is looking to clinch.
Louza feints and as Perkovic raises his hands in defense, Louza changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rebaldo Louza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkovic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Louza trying to control but Perkovic is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louza is standing up over Perkovic. Perkovic looks to escape but Louza dives into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Louza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perkovic is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Louza thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Perkovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Perkovic is trying to control Louza's posture but Louza avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkovic avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Louza.
Louza lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perkovic down.
Louza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Louza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Perkovic is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Perkovic wants to control but Louza postures up.
Perkovic is trying to get back to his feet.
Perkovic throws Louza to one side and escapes!
Louza drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louza tries to free his leg and advance position but Perkovic is retaining full guard.
Louza trying to control the position from guard on top but Perkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Perkovic wriggles free and stands up.
Perkovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Louza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Perkovic.
Perkovic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Louza's guard.
Perkovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perkovic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perkovic wants to control from the top but Louza keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Perkovic manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkovic working a defensive guard here.
Mikhail Perkovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perkovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Louza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perkovic wants to get back to his feet.
Rebaldo Louza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perkovic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rebaldo Louza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Louza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rebaldo Louza!
Mikhail Perkovic spoke after the fight, saying 'No problem at all... I will get back to the top!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Escargesa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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26 - 16 - 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Escargesa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escargesa tries to clinch up but Hathaway circles away and keeps his distance.
Hathaway throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hathaway staying out of range there.
Hathaway scores with a punch to the head.
Escargesa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Escargesa avoids nicely.
Escargesa throws a big shot that misses.
Escargesa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaboom Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Escargesa misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Hathaway.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hathaway!
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
Escargesa blocks a head kick by Hathaway.
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escargesa.
Danga de danga de dang - Hathaway scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escargesa misses with a hook. Hathaway ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hathaway looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A bone on bone clash there as Hathaway blocks the leg kick.
Hathaway lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escargesa circles away quickly and effectively.
Escargesa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Donk. Escargesa catches Hathaway right on the button with a cross.
Escargesa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Escargesa is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hathaway. Escargesa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hathaway drops Escargesa with a beautiful combination! Escargesa stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hathaway is looking for the KO!
Oh Escargesa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hathaway falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escargesa counters with a straight right hand.
Escargesa lands with a cross.
Escargesa seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway needs to keep his hands up - Escargesa had a free shot at his head there.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Escargesa lands a jab to the nose.
Escargesa swings for the body but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Escargesa avoids them all with ease.
Escargesa thows a body shot but no joy.
Escargesa is looking to clinch.
A cross from Escargesa lands.
Hathaway waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Escargesa.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Escargesa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escargesa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Escargesa works over Hathaway's head and body with a nice combination.
Escargesa throws a hook to the side of Hathaway's head but Hathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Escargesa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hathaway on the side of the head.
Escargesa misses with a hook to the body
and Hathaway counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Escargesa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escargesa.
Escargesa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hathaway gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escargesa.
Escargesa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Escargesa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Escargesa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hathaway throws out the jab.
Hathaway avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Escargesa defending well as Hathaway loads up on a big left hand.
Escargesa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hathaway.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa throws the left hand but Hathaway avoids the punch easily.
Hathaway tests Escargesa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escargesa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hathaway's head.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa dodges the punch combination from Hathaway.
Hathaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escargesa backs up against the ropes.
Escargesa avoids the head kick by Hathaway.
Escargesa throws a hook but Hathaway avoids it easily.
Escargesa loads up on a big right hand but Hathaway slips the punch.
No joy there for Escargesa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Escargesa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hathaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escargesa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hathaway lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escargesa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Escargesa avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Hathaway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escargesa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway cracks the inside of Escargesa's front leg.
Vincent Escargesa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hathaway lands a nice hook to Escargesa's body. Escargesa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hathaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escargesa counters with a left and a right that stings Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a series of punches but Escargesa avoids them all with ease.
Daniel Hathaway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hathaway moves away from the strike by Escargesa.
Escargesa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hathaway lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Escargesa backs up against the ropes.
Hathaway misses with a head kick.
Escargesa lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hathaway swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Escargesa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hathaway misses with a hook. Escargesa ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escargesa lands a nice looking body shot.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and Escargesa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hathaway is breathing heavily.
Escargesa connects with a body shot that sends Hathaway's belly button to the back.
Escargesa looks to land a left hand but Hathaway moved out of range nicely.
Escargesa misses with a shot to the body
and Hathaway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hathaway might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Escargesa scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Hathaway throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
Good exchange - Escargesa coming out on top.
Hathaway takes one on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escargesa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that Escargesa avoids nicely.
Escargesa slips a straight right by Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escargesa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hathaway's head backwards.
Hathaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hathaway misses with a left hand
and Escargesa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hathaway misses with a wild body shot.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escargesa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hathaway throws a solid leg kick but Escargesa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hathaway.
Hathaway jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Escargesa connects with the punch.
Escargesa lunges at Hathaway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hathaway's hand.
Escargesa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escargesa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Hathaway. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Escargesa.
Escargesa throws a lazy right hand but Hathaway sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Escargesa throws a body punch but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Escargesa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hathaway throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Hathaway does no damage.
Hathaway takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Escargesa cracks Hathaway with an open hand slap.
Escargesa connects with a single shot there.
A shot to the body from Hathaway misses
and Hathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hathaway swinging wildly here.
Escargesa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escargesa misses with a right hand
and Hathaway counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hathaway misses with a double jab.
Escargesa misses with a few strikes there.
Hathaway misses with a wild body shot.
Escargesa scores with a jab to the body.
Hathaway drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Escargesa jabs Hathaway right on the nose. Hathaway blinks but takes it well.
Escargesa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escargesa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hathaway paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hathaway misses with a lunging right hand
letting Escargesa counter with a right hand.
Hathaway throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escargesa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Escargesa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Escargesa is just out of range.
Hathaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escargesa tests Hathaway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hathaway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escargesa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hathaway.
Hathaway throws a head kick that misses.
Hathaway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escargesa digs a good hook to Hathaway's body.
Escargesa checks a leg kick.
Hathaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Escargesa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hathaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escargesa was well out of range. Poor timing from Hathaway.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hathaway misses the shot to the body.
Hathaway swats away the attempt to clinch by Escargesa.
Escargesa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hathaway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Escargesa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Escargesa duly obliges.
Hathaway throws a half hearted mid kick.
Escargesa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hathaway.
Hathaway takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escargesa scores with a nice head shot.
Escargesa feints a jab promting Hathaway to slip. Escargesa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hathaway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hathaway misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Escargesa scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a combination
and Escargesa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Hathaway misses its intended target.
A right-left combo lands from Hathaway.
Nice uppercut lands for Escargesa. That snapped Hathaway's head back.
Escargesa fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Escargesa does no damage.
Hathaway throws a looping overhand right but Escargesa ducks down to avoid it.
Hathaway throws a sloppy head kick and Escargesa moves out of range easily.
Escargesa scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Escargesa.
Hathaway takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Escargesa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A punch combination from Hathaway misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hathaway misses with a double jab
and Escargesa counters with a one-two to the body.
Hathaway is rocked!
Hathaway misses with a wild combination.
Hathaway avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hathaway pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hathaway looks to land a combination but Escargesa avoids it well.
Hathaway falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Escargesa counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Escargesa misses its intended target.
Hathaway throws a poor cross that misses
letting Escargesa counter with a right hand.
Escargesa throws a nice looking combination but Hathaway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escargesa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escargesa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escargesa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Escargesa connects with a jab.
Hathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Escargesa finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hathaway will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hathaway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escargesa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escargesa throws a series of punches but Hathaway moves out of range.
Hathaway throws a combination that misses
and Escargesa counters with a right hand to the body.
Escargesa digs a good body shot into Hathaway's ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hathaway throws a nice head kick!
Hathaway takes a swing at Escargesa's ribcage but misses.
Escargesa tries to clinch there but Hathaway circles away.
Hathaway seems to have recovered his senses.
Escargesa misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Escargesa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Escargesa 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 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Escargesa!
An out of breath Vincent Escargesa 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Alberto Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - Hear Me Now . Tony Benson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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183 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
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World class MT
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luis Alberto Perez!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez closes the distance but Benson moves to the side
and Benson counters with a straight right hand.
Benson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Perez doesn't seem bothered though.
Perez tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
Perez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Benson lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Benson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Perez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Perez looks to clinch
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson blocks a head kick by Perez.
Benson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
A slow jab from Perez misses its intended target.
Benson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Perez 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.
Benson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Luis Alberto Perez has been cut.
Benson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Perez on the side of the head.
Perez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Perez is rocked!
Benson lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Perez up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Benson from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Perez's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Benson!
In his post fight interview, Tony Benson gave a big smile as he said 'It`s great to be back after my break, so i am happy with the Win and will celebrate today. My Opponent can come too, no hard feelings bro.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manhoef comes into the arena with Killing In The Name blaring out of the sound system. David Byrne will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
35 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Manhoef does no damage.
Byrne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Manhoef.
Byrne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manhoef throws a right hand that Byrne ducks under and follows up with a left that Byrne also avoids with ease.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byrne forces Manhoef back against the ropes and clinches.
Byrne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Byrne trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne pushes Manhoef back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manhoef pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Byrne pushes Manhoef back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
I was talking to Manhoef's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Manhoef is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Manhoef tries to break the clinch but Byrne is controlling the position.
Manhoef looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Manhoef breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byrne showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manhoef.
Byrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Manhoef's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byrne avoids the head kick by Manhoef.
A big right from Byrne misses.
A head kick from Byrne lands but Manhoef takes it in his stride.
Manhoef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrne.
A clash of legs there as Byrne blocks the low kick.
Byrne throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne slips a jab from Manhoef.
Manhoef wants to land a leg kick but Byrne is out of range.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manhoef throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrne.
Byrne swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manhoef.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Byrne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Byrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Byrne connects with a leg kick. Manhoef looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Manhoef throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manhoef takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Byrne avoids them all with ease.
Manhoef throws a lazy head kick
enabling Byrne to counter with a crisp jab.
Manhoef is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Byrne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byrne jabs at Manhoef's body.
Byrne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Byrne misses the shot to the body.
Byrne lands with a nice body punch.
Byrne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Byrne cracks Manhoef with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Oh Manhoef is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrne pounces like a tiger and cracks Manhoef with a vicious hook! Manhoef is down but not out! Byrne follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Byrne!
Our winner, David Byrne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leland Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erwin Hartmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palmer's entrance music is Annihilator - Fun Palace. A fine choice. Hartmann has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Erwin Hartmann enters the ring!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leland Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erwin Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Palmer throws a jab when Hartmann was well out of range.
Palmer shoots in but Hartmann avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice defenses there by Hartmann.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hartmann moves away.
Palmer misses with a straight right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hartmann.
Hartmann connects with a leg kick. Palmer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hartmann wants to clinch
and Palmer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hartmann thinking.
Palmer throws a shot from downtown. Hartmann moves away and avoids it.
Hartmann tries to close the distance and clinch but Palmer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hartmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Hartmann throws a wild body kick that Palmer sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hartmann.
Palmer gets tackled into the ropes by Hartmann. Hartmann maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer is trying to drag Hartmann to the mat but Hartmann just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Palmer misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Palmer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmer or not.
Palmer is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Hartmann.
Hartmann wants to clinch up but Palmer keeps it at a distance.
Hartmann misses with the combination.
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but Palmer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with Palmer around his waist. Palmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hartmann scores with a shoulder strike.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Hartmann throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Palmer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palmer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hartmann tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Palmer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer blocks an elbow strike.
A right hand to the body from Hartmann.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartmann tries to throw a body punch but Palmer avoids it by throwing Hartmann back against the ropes.
Hartmann lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Hartmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Palmer avoids the damage to the body.
Palmer working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
Palmer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hartmann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hartmann using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Hartmann putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Palmer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartmann looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Hartmann has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Nice elbow from Hartmann.
Palmer managing to block the knees to the body from Hartmann.
Palmer prevents a body shot from Hartmann.
Palmer looking to stall.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann with a knee to the head.
Hartmann presses Palmer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hartmann working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Hartmann lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Hartmann struggles to land a body shot inside as Palmer controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hartmann.
Hartmann works on Palmer's body with a couple of short punches.
Palmer is trying to pull guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann lands an elbow inside that Palmer shrugs off.
Palmer fails to pull guard.
Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body.
Hartmann lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hartmann lands a knee to the body.
Hartmann is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hartmann misses with a knee strike.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Hartmann lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erwin Hartmann dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hartmann keeps Palmer at a distance using the push kick.
Hartmann comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hartmann connects with a jab.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hartmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Palmer tries to keep at a distance but Hartmann has taken the fight into the clinch.
Palmer lands with a left to the head.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Hartmann unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hartmann working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hartmann missing with knees to the body.
Palmer wants to get back to striking at distance but Hartmann won't allow it.
Hartmann lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Palmer backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmer tries to pull guard but Hartmann won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to pull guard but Hartmann turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Hartmann tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Palmer avoids it.
Hartmann lands a good knee to the midsection. Palmer won't want to take too many of those.
Hartmann looking to throw knees to the head but Palmer is blocking nicely.
Hartmann doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hartmann lands a nice elbow.
Palmer tries to pull guard but Hartmann holds him up against the ropes and eventually Palmer drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leland Palmer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hartmann pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Hartmann.
Palmer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hartmann working Palmer over with knees to the body.
Hartmann landing knees to the head.
Palmer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Hartmann misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartmann controls his hands.
Hartmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Palmer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hartmann landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Hartmann.
Hartmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Palmer's elbow.
Hartmann lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer jumps guard but Hartmann stands there with Palmer around his waist. Palmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a punch to the body.
Palmer tries to circle away but Hartmann has him pinned against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Hartmann.
Hartmann lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Palmer or not.
Hartmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Palmer is defending well for now.
Erwin Hartmann seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hartmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palmers head.
Hartmann scores with a shot to the side of Palmer's head.
Hartmann throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hartmann misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann scores with a knee to the head.
Hartmann landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hartmann misses with a body punch.
Hartmann scores a nice knee to the body.
Hartmann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Palmer is rocked!
Hartmann lands a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
Hartmann presses Palmer against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hartmann obliges.
Hartmann lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hartmann lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Palmer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartmann lands an elbow just above Palmer 's eye.
Palmer is pressed against the ropes. Hartmann pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Palmer! Two more big strikes from Hartmann and Palmer crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Erwin Hartmann!
A victorious Erwin Hartmann thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Leland Palmer spoke after the fight, saying 'wat'.
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