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Ascension Amsterdam 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Stewart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Stewart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, KT Turnstile!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnstile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Stewart 's head coaches at LOD Gym Now with StandUP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Turnstile gets caught flat footed, as Stewart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Turnstile looking to control.
Turnstile really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stewart . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turnstile pulls Stewart in close to his closed guard and prevents Stewart from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stewart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turnstile is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Stewart wants to control from the top but Turnstile keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stewart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stewart tries to stand but Turnstile is controlling from the bottom.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
Turnstile is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stewart won't allow Turnstile to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart stands up and waves to Turnstile to follow him.
Stewart stalks Turnstile and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turnstile's face. Turnstile staggers backwards, shaken.
Turnstile misses with a low kick.
Stewart closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turnstile quickly recovers to half guard.
Turnstile tries to roll over but Stewart keeps him under control.
Stewart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turnstile trying to hold on to Stewart 's head to control him but Stewart postures up.
Stewart is working for a kimura but Turnstile is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnstile gets back to full guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turnstile wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Stewart looking to pass the guard.
Stewart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Turnstile has his foot on Stewart 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stewart works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to pass the guard but Turnstile is keeping the position.
Turnstile tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stewart 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.
Turnstile had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stewart defends it easily.
Turnstile is pulling down on Stewart 's head to control his posture.
Stewart drops back looking for a leg! Turnstile is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turnstile manages to kick Stewart off! Stewart jumps back into Turnstile's guard.
Turnstile wants to sweep here but Stewart controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnstile trying to keep a closed guard but Stewart is proving a slippery customer.
Stewart is stalling in the full guard.
Stewart gets to his feet - Turnstile follows without any prompting.
Stewart feints and as Turnstile raises his hands in defense, Stewart changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turnstile tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turnstile trying to control the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnstile keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
Turnstile is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Stewart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stewart darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Stewart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turnstile does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Stewart is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turnstile defends it well.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Turnstile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turnstile is looking for a sweep. Stewart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Turnstile trying to hold on to Stewart 's head to control him but Stewart postures up.
Stewart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnstile keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Turnstile regains full guard. Nicely done.
Turnstile looking for a sweep. Not yet Turnstile, not yet.
Turnstile is adopting a defensive guard.
Martin Stewart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Turnstile misses with a looping right.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnstile.
Turnstile lands with a shot to the body.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Stewart changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turnstile looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Turnstile keeping his opponent close.
Turnstile is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is trying to get an arm triangle but Turnstile is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turnstile tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnstile can't do much from the bottom here.
Stewart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnstile keeps working.
Stewart is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Turnstile is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Turnstile, who protects the arm well.
Turnstile tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Turnstile is still trying to improve position.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Turnstile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turnstile tries to bench press Stewart off him but Stewart keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnstile struggling a bit here.
Turnstile sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Stewart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Turnstile wants to control but Stewart is keeping busy.
Stewart is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Turnstile doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stewart .
Turnstile preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Stewart dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stewart fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turnstile to the ground. Stewart is now in Turnstile's guard.
Stewart trying to control but Turnstile is working from the bottom.
Stewart preventing the sweep.
Turnstile trying to control the position.
Stewart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turnstile keeping moving, preventing Stewart from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Martin Stewart wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turnstile looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Turnstile prevents Stewart from improving his position.
Turnstile seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stewart does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stewart controlling the position for now.
Turnstile is thwarting Stewart 's attempts to control the position.
Turnstile scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stewart is looking to control Turnstile's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stewart avoid being mounted?
Martin Stewart has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Stewart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turnstile tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stewart is in Turnstile's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stewart stopping the sweep attempt from Turnstile.
Turnstile trying to control the position.
KT Turnstile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart wants to stand but Turnstile is controlling his posture from full guard.
Martin Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turnstile looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stewart is one step ahead there.
Stewart slips nicely into half guard.
Stewart is looking to take a break and control but Turnstile is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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!
Turnstile manages to get to full guard.
Stewart advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries for a kimura but Turnstile is defending well.
Turnstile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stewart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Turnstile looking for a sweep but Stewart has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Turnstile is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Stewart is working for a guillotine from mount but Turnstile frees his head quite easily.
Turnstile throwing hammer fists to the chest of Stewart . What's that going to do exactly?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart tries to control but Turnstile wriggling away.
Turnstile tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stewart get's back to his feet.
Stewart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Turnstile is trying to defend but Stewart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnstile slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stewart trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnstile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnstile trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stewart 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Stewart !
A very excited looking Martin Stewart rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Jude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Blighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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217 lbs
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220 lbs
1 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elias Jude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Buster Blighton!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jude throws a head kick that half lands.
Elias Jude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blighton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jude is fending him off so far but Blighton persists. Nope, Jude circles away and we're back to standing.
Blighton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blighton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Blighton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jude working Blighton over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jude lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Jude has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Jude tries a knee to the head but Blighton blocks it.
Jude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blighton blocks it with crossed arms.
Jude gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Blighton.
Jude avoiding damage.
Jude breaks from the clinch.
Jude clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by Jude.
Jude tries a knee to the head but Blighton blocks it.
Jude breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blighton moves into range and clinches up with Jude.
Jude tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blighton manages to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blighton working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jude doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jude manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jude drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blighton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Jude has Blighton in his guard.
Jude escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blighton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Blighton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blighton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jude is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blighton defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jude looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jude looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jude has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Blighton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jude escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blighton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jude had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blighton defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blighton tries to free his leg and advance position but Jude is retaining full guard.
Jude is looking for a triangle but Blighton pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jude is looking for a triangle but Blighton pushes his legs off easily.
Jude looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jude had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blighton defends it easily.
Jude looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blighton trying to control the position from guard on top but Jude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blighton is looking to stand up but Jude won't let him.
Blighton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jude working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blighton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blighton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jude working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blighton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blighton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jude is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blighton is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jude looking for a guillotine here but Blighton defends easily.
Jude looking for a guillotine here but Blighton defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Jude dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blighton closes the distance and clinches.
Blighton tries to pull guard but Jude forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jude is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blighton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jude prevents it.
Blighton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jude is defending well.
Elias Jude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buster Blighton.
Blighton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blighton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jude just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jude scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Buster Blighton has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blighton is breathing heavily.
Blighton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jude is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jude lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Blighton is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jude lands a big right hand that drops Blighton! The killer instinct kicks in and Jude finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Jude!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Jude!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Alberto Caesar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Alberto Caesar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alberto Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caesar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Caesar uses his free foot to push down on Michaels's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Michaels.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Michaels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caesar landing strikes from the mount and Michaels is in trouble!
Michaels tries to lock up and control but Caesar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caesar trying to control but Michaels is having none of it.
Caesar scoring with strikes but Michaels is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar controlling his opponent.
Michaels told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Michaels taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Caesar wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Caesar goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Michaels turns into him and now he's in Caesar's guard.
Michaels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caesar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Caesar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Michaels is one step ahead there.
Caesar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alberto Caesar.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Josh Michaels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caesar circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caesar walks into a straight right hand from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar takes the fight into the clinch.
Caesar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Caesar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Caesar looking to sit in guard and control but Michaels gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Caesar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Caesar scoring with strikes but Michaels is staying in there.
Caesar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caesar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Caesar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Caesar raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
Caesar controlling from the full mount.
Caesar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Michaels is rocked!
Caesar lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Michaels hang on?
Michaels is still in real trouble! Can Caesar finish him?
Caesar trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Michaels seems to have recovered his senses.
Michaels defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Caesar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caesar wants to control the pace but Michaels is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Caesar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caesar.
Michaels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Josh Michaels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caesar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caesar avoids the body shot from Michaels.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
Caesar fails with a takedown attempt.
Michaels looks to score with a jab to the body but Caesar is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Michaels.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Caesar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Michaels.
Caesar dodges the punch combination from Michaels.
Josh Michaels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Michaels does no damage.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caesar circles away quickly and effectively.
Michaels misses the shot to the body.
Caesar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Michaels tries to avoid it but Caesar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Michaels to the ground. Michaels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michaels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caesar. Caesar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Michaels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caesar drives through with a takedown into Michaels's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Michaels can't keep his opponent in guard - Caesar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Caesar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Michaels controlling the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Caesar seems content to control.
Caesar looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Michaels with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar tries to pass to full mount but Michaels defends it.
Caesar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Michaels has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caesar is looking for a kimura but Michaels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Caesar to get the leverage.
Caesar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Michaels does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caesar lands with a punch from half guard.
Caesar prevents Michaels from standing back up.
Caesar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 Alberto Caesar will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Michaels misses with a double jab.
Michaels misses with a looping left.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels works the jab nicely.
Michaels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels misses with a straight right.
Caesar fails with the takedown.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Caesar doesn't seem bothered though.
Caesar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Michaels throws a right and a left that Caesar avoids nicely.
Josh Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Michaels throws a one two combo.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Caesar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caesar shoots in and drives through. Michaels sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caesar slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Michaels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Michaels misses with a jab, cross combination.
Michaels gets caught napping as Caesar dives in and scores a takedown. Michaels manages to retain guard.
Caesar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Caesar trying to control but Michaels is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Michaels is just riding it out for now. Caesar eventually gives up the hold.
Caesar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Michaels sees it coming and defends easily.
Alberto Caesar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alberto Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caesar prevents Michaels from improving his position.
Caesar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Caesar is working away from the top position though.
Caesar sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Michaels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Josh Michaels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Michaels.
I think Caesar 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alberto Caesar!
Alberto Caesar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Bregenzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Dagger. Bregenzer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom Sawyer . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Bregenzer!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Setright connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Setright has Bregenzer up against the cage in a clinch.
Bregenzer pushes off an throws an elbow but Setright leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Setright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Setright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Setright throws a hook to the side of Bregenzer's head but Bregenzer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bregenzer doesn't manage to clinch there - Setright circles away.
Jab by Bregenzer.
Bregenzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Setright swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bregenzer throws a low kick, looking for Setright's leg but Setright calmly moves out of range.
Bregenzer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Bregenzer misses.
Bregenzer wants to land a leg kick but Setright is out of range.
Bregenzer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bregenzer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Setright blocks the low kick.
Peter Bregenzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregenzer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Setright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bregenzer misses with a straight left.
Setright misses with a hook.
Setright on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Setright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bregenzer manages to avoid it.
Bregenzer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bregenzer throws a hook to the side of Setright's head but Setright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Setright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bregenzer.
Setright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Setright misses with a body kick.
Bregenzer misses with a low kick.
Setright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Setright moves away from the strike by Bregenzer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bregenzer misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bregenzer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bregenzer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Setright missing with a left hand there. Bregenzer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Setright moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bregenzer throws a jab when Setright was well out of range.
Bregenzer connects with a high kick.
Bregenzer cracks Setright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bregenzer connects with a single shot there.
Bregenzer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Setright swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bregenzer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Setright.
Setright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bregenzer's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Setright tries to land a front kick but Bregenzer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bregenzer throws a jab when Setright was well out of range.
Setright misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bregenzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bregenzer moves out of range of the body kick from Setright.
Setright takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bregenzer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good shot there by Bregenzer.
Setright lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bregenzer at a distance.
Bregenzer is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bregenzer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Setright makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bregenzer. Those never looked like landing.
Bregenzer missing with a left hand there. Setright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Setright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bregenzer.
Setright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bregenzer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bregenzer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Bregenzer misses.
Bregenzer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bregenzer swings for the body but Setright moves out of range.
Bregenzer clinches with his opponent.
Bregenzer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Setright tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Setright just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bregenzer's brow.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bregenzer avoids it.
Bregenzer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bregenzer creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bregenzer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Setright just leaning against Bregenzer, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Bregenzer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Setright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Setright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bregenzer misses with a few strikes there.
Setright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bregenzer has time to react.
Bregenzer walks into a stiff left hand from Setright.
Setright misses with an uppercut
and Bregenzer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Setright lands with a nice body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab, jab by Bregenzer - just one landing.
Bregenzer looks to land a body kick but Setright moved away.
Bregenzer is looking to clinch but Setright is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Setright.
Bregenzer lands a jab.
Bregenzer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Setright was well out of range. Poor timing from Bregenzer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Setright.
Setright misses with a body kick.
Bregenzer scores with a nice strike.
Peter Bregenzer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bregenzer tries to clinch there but Setright circles away.
Bregenzer fails to land with a series of punches.
Peter Bregenzer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Setright throws a big shot that misses.
Bregenzer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bregenzer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fight stays on the outside here - Setright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bregenzer looks to land a combination but Setright avoids it well.
Setright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bregenzer.
Setright closes the distance and clinches.
Setright missing with knees to the body.
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bregenzer is defending well for now.
Setright breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright throws a head kick that misses.
Setright wants to clinch up but Bregenzer keeps it at a distance.
Setright throws a combination that misses
enabling Bregenzer to counter with a crisp jab.
Bregenzer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bregenzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Setright circles away quickly and effectively.
Bregenzer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Setright counters with a big head kick but Bregenzer shrugs it off.
Setright looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bregenzer misses the jab.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Bregenzer.
Setright fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright checks the leg kick nicely there.
Setright scores with a sloppy right hand. Bregenzer should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Bregenzer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Setright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Setright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bregenzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Setright circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Setright misses its intended target.
Bregenzer digs a good hook to Setright's body.
Bregenzer misses with a wild combination.
A slapping body kick lands there for Setright.
Setright scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Setright cracks Bregenzer with a good jab.
Setright throws a shot from downtown. Bregenzer moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a jab when Bregenzer was well out of range.
Bregenzer lands a lovely overhand right.
Bregenzer scores with a leg kick.
Setright connects with a right hand. Bregenzer shakes it off.
An inside leg kick from Setright misses.
Nice body kick from Bregenzer.
Setright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bregenzer blocks a head kick by Setright.
Setright drops Bregenzer with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bregenzer looks back up at him and smiles so Setright waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bregenzer is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Setright clinches.
Bregenzer is still on wobbly legs! Can Setright finish him?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Setright throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bregenzer blocks it with crossed arms.
Bregenzer throws an elbow but it misses.
Bregenzer seems to have recovered his senses.
Setright misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jai Setright dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Setright throws a series of punches but Bregenzer moves out of range.
Bregenzer clinches with his opponent.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bregenzer avoids it.
Bregenzer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Setright misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bregenzer with a hook.
Setright swings for the body but Bregenzer moves out of range.
Bregenzer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Setright.
Some wild striking there from Bregenzer.
Setright throws a head kick but Bregenzer moves out of range.
Bregenzer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bregenzer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Setright pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bregenzer back to the cage. Setright follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bregenzer throws a looping overhand right but Setright ducks down to avoid it.
Setright takes one to the chin there.
Setright on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Setright smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bregenzer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bregenzer's corner calls for a 1-2. Bregenzer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Setright connects with a nice looking jab.
Bregenzer throws a right and a left that Setright avoids nicely.
Setright misses the body punch
letting Bregenzer counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Setright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Setright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bregenzer digs a good body shot into Setright's ribs.
Setright lands with a nice body kick.
Bregenzer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bregenzer loads up on a big right hand but Setright slips the punch.
Setright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bregenzer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bregenzer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bregenzer tries to keep at a distance but Setright has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bregenzer avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.
Bregenzer managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
Setright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Setright tries to land knees in the clinch but Bregenzer avoids the damage to the body.
Bregenzer avoiding damage as Setright throws knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Setright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Setright with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Setright misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bregenzer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Setright is defending well for now.
Bregenzer lands an elbow that stopped Setright in his tracks for a moment.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bregenzer avoids it.
Bregenzer wants to stall.
Bregenzer misses with a punch on the inside.
Setright putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bregenzer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Setright is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bregenzer is defending well for now.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bregenzer avoids it.
Bregenzer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Setright tries a knee to the head but Bregenzer blocks it.
Bregenzer throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright misses with some punches.
Setright stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bregenzer tries to break the clinch but Setright is controlling the position.
Jai Setright has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bregenzer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Bregenzer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Setright.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Setright tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bregenzer avoids it.
Setright lands an elbow just above Bregenzer 's eye.
Setright lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bregenzer managing to block the knees to the body from Setright.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bregenzer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bregenzer is trying to force a seperation but Setright has the dominant position.
Setright misses with a knee strike.
Setright using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bregenzer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jai Setright showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Setright 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jai Setright!
An out of breath Jai Setright 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brelis Farring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceasar Anthony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brelis Farring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ceasar Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farring is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Anthony.
Anthony fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Farring.
Farring waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anthony.
Anthony misses with a combination
and Farring counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Anthony.
Anthony throws the left hand but Farring avoids the punch easily.
Jab by Anthony.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farring swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farring checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anthony misses with the combination.
Ceasar Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Anthony misses.
Anthony ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farring moves away.
Anthony smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anthony tries to close the distance and clinch but Farring swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony misses with a looping right.
Anthony throws a nice looking combination but Farring bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Donk. Anthony catches Farring right on the button with a cross.
Farring takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Farring throws a hook but Anthony avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Anthony. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Anthony.
Anthony throws a body punch but Farring moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farring takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
Farring takes a kick to the side of the head.
Farring showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthony.
Anthony tries to clinch up but Farring circles away and keeps his distance.
Anthony lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. Farring looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Anthony misses.
Anthony throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farring on the side of the head.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. Farring looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Farring keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farring takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anthony throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Anthony dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Anthony has Farring up against the cage in a clinch.
Farring throws a punch but it's blocked by Anthony.
Farring lands with a right to the head.
Farring dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Anthony lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farring working Anthony over with knees to the body.
I was talking to Farring's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anthony trying to land knees to the body.
Anthony breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farring with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Anthony to score with a decent uppercut.
Anthony lands with a hook. Farring tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Farring ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anthony moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony connects with a nice looking jab.
Anthony misses with a wild combination.
Farring cracks Anthony with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Anthony throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anthony moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anthony connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands an overhand right.
Ceasar Anthony seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anthony's corner calls for a 1-2. Anthony obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Anthony connects with a leg kick. Farring looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anthony scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farring throws out a loose jab but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anthony tries to score with a low kick but Farring moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farring circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farring takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Anthony throws a shot from downtown. Farring moves away and avoids it.
Anthony throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farring.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anthony, as that shot connected.
Farring uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anthony.
A nice combination there by Anthony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony tries a head kick but it misses.
Anthony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farring manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farring takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Anthony throws an overhand right that lands on Farring's shoulder, as Farring tries to avoid the shot.
Farring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anthony.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony lands a nice hook to Farring's body. Farring takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anthony doesn't manage to clinch there - Farring circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ceasar Anthony showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Farring keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anthony.
Anthony looks to land a combination. Farring sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anthony swings for the body but Farring moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Anthony.
No joy there for Anthony, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farring blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farring looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anthony moves in looking to clinch but Farring pushes him off.
Anthony lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farring's sensitive parts.
A slow jab from Anthony misses its intended target.
Farring takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anthony moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Anthony misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brelis Farring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anthony takes a swing at Farring's ribcage but misses.
Ceasar Anthony is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anthony fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anthony throws a looping overhand right but Farring ducks down to avoid it.
Anthony lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anthony.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Anthony, as that shot connected.
Anthony is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony connects with a nice looking jab.
A leg kick checked by Farring.
A big right from Anthony misses.
Anthony throws the left hand but Farring avoids the punch easily.
Anthony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anthony smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Anthony.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farring.
Anthony takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Anthony throws an overhand right that lands on Farring's shoulder, as Farring tries to avoid the shot.
Farring is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anthony listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ceasar Anthony is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anthony connects with a right hand. Farring shakes it off.
Anthony misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farring.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ceasar Anthony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anthony 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ceasar Anthony!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richie Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen Immigrant Song as his entrance music. Jesse Bashor looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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28
172 lbs
12 - 10 - 1 |
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Bashor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richie Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bashor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lewis swivels and escapes.
Lewis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lewis scores with a head kick.
Lewis tries a head kick but it misses.
Lewis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bashor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lewis avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesse Bashor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis fails to land with a series of punches.
Bashor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lewis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lewis wants it to stay on the feet.
Lewis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bashor is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lewis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bashor.
Bashor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lewis as he avoids it easily.
Bashor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bashor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lewis but Lewis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lewis throws a series of strikes that have Bashor backpedaling.
Bashor avoids a kick to the body.
Bashor throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bashor is defended easily by Lewis.
Bashor misses with a takedown attempt
and Lewis counters with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lewis.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bashor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lewis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lewis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bashor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bashor.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Bashor takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lewis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Bashor moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Lewis throws a solid leg kick but Bashor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lewis.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
Bashor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bashor checks a leg kick.
Bashor shoots in and drives through. Lewis sprawls well.
Lewis misses with a body kick.
Lewis moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bashor with a poor takedown
and Lewis counters with a body kick.
Bashor avoids the head kick by Lewis.
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lewis throws a head kick but Bashor moves out of range.
Lewis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bashor's calf.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws out a leg kick but Bashor moves out of range and Lewis only half commits.
Richie Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewis scores with a leg kick.
Lewis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bashor.
Lewis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lewis swings for the body but Bashor moves out of range.
Lewis thows a body kick. Bashor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lewis keeps Bashor at a distance using the push kick.
A head kick from Lewis lands but Bashor takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lewis lands a brutal head kick. Bashor looks out on his feet and Lewis throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Richie Lewis!
During a confident post fight interview, Richie Lewis thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Tarake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Garver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garver has chosen Kick in The Door as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sami Tarake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sami Tarake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Garver!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garver displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tarake.
Garver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tarake was well out of range. Poor timing from Garver.
Daniel Garver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarake shoots for a double leg takedown but Garver sprawls well. He's pushed Tarake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tarake tries to score a body lock takedown but Garver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sami Tarake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tarake avoids it.
Tarake is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tarake blocks an elbow strike.
Garver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Garver.
Garver can't find room to land a body shot as Tarake controls the action.
Garver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garver.
Tarake changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Garver fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Garver!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarake tries to keep at a distance but Garver has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarake is trying to drag Garver to the mat but Garver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tarake avoids the body shot from Garver.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garver.
Garver has Tarake up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Garver misses its intended target.
Garver stuffs the takedown attempt from Tarake. Tarake gets slowly back to his feet.
Tarake shoots and misses
and Garver makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Garver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tarake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Garver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tarake avoids the body shot from Garver.
Garver has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tarake shoots in for a takedown but Garver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tarake avoids the body shot from Garver.
Daniel Garver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garver clinches.
Garver lands a shoulder strike.
Garver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Garver prevents the takedown attempt.
Garver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garver throws an elbow that misses.
Garver tries to land knees in the clinch but Tarake avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Garver.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Garver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tarake's brow.
Garver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarake tries for a takedown but Garver manages to get underhooks.
Tarake has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Garver after a bit of a struggle.
Garver displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tarake up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Garver has a couple of punches blocked by Tarake.
Garver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarake wants to take the fight to the mat but Garver manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Garver manages to break the clinch.
Garver tries to clinch there but Tarake circles away.
Garver lands with a cross.
A head kick misses from Garver.
Tarake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garver but Garver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garver lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Garver dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tarake takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarake.
Tarake swats away the attempt to clinch by Garver.
Garver throws an overhand right that lands on Tarake's shoulder, as Tarake tries to avoid the shot.
Garver moves out of range as Tarake strikes.
Tarake takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Garver throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tarake.
Garver cracks the inside of Tarake's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garver tries to clinch but Tarake moves out of range.
Garver clinches up with Tarake and pushes him back against the cage.
Tarake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tarake is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sami Tarake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tarake is looking for a takedown.
Garver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garver throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Garver throws a leg kick which misses Tarake's front leg but catches the back leg as Tarake tries to avoid it.
Garver bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tarake's head backwards.
Garver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tarake. That did some damage!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tarake. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Garver.
Tarake blocks a head kick by Garver.
Garver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garver throws a low kick but Tarake avoids it.
Garver is looking to clinch.
Tarake shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Garver's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarake trying to control the position from guard on top but Garver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tarake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garver swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarake trying to control the position from guard on top but Garver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Tarake works over Garver with some ground and pound from guard.
Garver is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tarake is controlling him.
Tarake wants to control from the top but Garver keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garver wants to stand up but Tarake is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garver keeping moving, preventing Tarake from controlling successfully.
Garver is looking to stand up but Tarake isn't so interested in that idea.
Tarake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tarake trying to control the position from guard on top but Garver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Garver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tarake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Garver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Garver tries to close the distance and clinch but Tarake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garver throws a leg kick but Tarake sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tarake shoots in but no luck this time.
Tarake keeps the fight on the outside.
Garver looks to land a right hand but Tarake moved out of range.
Tarake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Garver pinned against the cage. Garver gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tarake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Garver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarake ducks right into an uppercut from Garver.
Tarake tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Garver defends well and Tarake ends up having to push Garver into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sami Tarake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarake tries to score a body lock takedown but Garver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tarake tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Garver obliges.
Garver taking a breather.
Garver lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Garver gets through Tarake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Garver.
Tarake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Garver prevents it.
Garver manages to break the clinch.
Garver clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garver gets underhooks to prevent Tarake's takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garver scores with a shoulder strike.
Tarake managing to block the knees to the body from Garver.
Tarake is trying to drag Garver to the mat but Garver just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Garver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Garver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Garver does it's job there.
Tarake blocks a head kick by Garver.
Tarake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tarake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tarake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Garver!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garver is not content to let Tarake control the position.
Tarake prevents Garver from escaping the position.
Tarake laying and praying for a moment but Garver takes advantage and regains half guard.
Tarake seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tarake looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Tarake is looking to advance position but Garver won't allow it.
Garver wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Tarake passes to full mount!
Tarake can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Garver is looking to escape.
Daniel Garver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garver wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Garver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Garver 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Garver!
An out of breath and clearly excited Daniel Garver thanked Darkness for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Burishkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu's entrance music is Bad Man. A fine choice. Burishkov has chosen Not a step back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
220 lbs
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31
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Burishkov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burishkov shoots for a takedown but Fatu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fatu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fatu shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fatu misses with a takedown attempt - Burishkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fatu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burishkov.
Burishkov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fatu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fatu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fatu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Burishkov.
We've been hearing reports that Fatu has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Solofa Fatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Burishkov.
Fatu shoots in and gets a takedown into Burishkov's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Fatu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fatu looking to pass the guard.
Fatu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fatu postures up in Burishkov's guard and throws a big left but Burishkov blocks it.
Burishkov pushes Fatu off and scrambles back to his feet.
Fatu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burishkov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fatu is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burishkov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burishkov shoots in for a takedown but Fatu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fatu dives in for a single leg takedown but Burishkov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Burishkov breaks from the clinch.
Fatu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fatu misses with a takedown attempt
and Burishkov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burishkov misses with a kick to the body.
Fatu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Burishkov goes for a double leg but Fatu avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fatu continues to drive forward.
Burishkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fatu avoids the body shot from Burishkov.
Fatu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burishkov.
Fatu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Burishkov's waist but Burishkov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fatu off to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fatu feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Our spies down at at Sanitarium inform us that Burishkov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fatu is breathing heavily.
Fatu tries to free his leg and advance position but Burishkov is retaining full guard.
Fatu stops Burishkov from standing up.
Burishkov looking for a sweep. Not yet Burishkov, not yet.
Fatu won't allow Burishkov to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatu looking to pass the guard.
Fatu throws a big right hand that misses.
Fatu throws a big elbow that misses.
Burishkov kicks Fatu off and gets to his feet.
Burishkov shoots in but no luck this time.
Fatu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Burishkov tries to clinch up.
Burishkov clinches.
Burishkov manages to break the clinch.
Fatu misses with a takedown attempt - Burishkov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fatu closes the distance and clinches up with Burishkov, looking for a takedown. Fatu pushes Burishkov against the cage but Burishkov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fatu shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burishkov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burishkov drives through with a takedown into Fatu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Burishkov working some strikes from top position.
Burishkov wants to stand but Fatu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Burishkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fatu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fatu is trying to keep Burishkov in close.
Burishkov looking to sit in guard and control but Fatu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fatu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fatu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Burishkov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Burishkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short left from Burishkov.
Burishkov breaks the clinch.
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fatu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burishkov.
Fatu goes for a double leg but Burishkov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burishkov continues to drive forward.
Burishkov breaks from the clinch.
Fatu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burishkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Burishkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burishkov's corner calls for a 1-2. Burishkov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burishkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burishkov breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Burishkov dominated that round.
That's time! Fatu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fatu feints and as Burishkov raises his hands in defense, Fatu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Burishkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fatu's guard.
Burishkov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fatu pulls Burishkov in close to prevent any damage.
Fatu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Burishkov defends it easily.
Solofa Fatu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Burishkov wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Fatu's closed guard. He's half up but Fatu has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Fatu pivots and extends the arm, Burishkov falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Fatu! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Solofa Fatu!
Solofa Fatu seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Clay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Clay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Basher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Basher.
Clay shoots in but no luck this time.
Basher missing with a left hand there. Clay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basher.
Clay throws a looping overhand right but Basher ducks down to avoid it.
Clay misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clay feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bashers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranium Basher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Basher thows a body shot but no joy.
Clay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basher.
Clay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Basher manages to avoid it.
Basher throws a good cross that connects.
Basher just misses with a punch to the body.
Basher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clay stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Clay.
Clay misses with a hook.
Clay takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Basher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Basher throwing shots but Clay is blocking nicely.
Clay regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Clay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Basher with the ground and pound but Clay regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Basher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Clay has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Clay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Basher.
Basher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Basher is working away from the top position though.
Clay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Basher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher throwing shots but Clay is blocking nicely.
Basher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clay on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Clay trying to control but Basher postures up.
Basher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Basher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clay defending well though.
Clay has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Basher is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clay blocking the ground and pound attempt from Basher.
Basher wants to take a breather but Clay is having none of it.
Basher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Clay defending well though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Basher lands a nice short elbow.
Basher wants to control but Clay is keeping him busy.
Clay preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Basher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clay keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Clay with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Basher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clay is looking for a sweep. Basher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Basher throwing shots but Clay is blocking nicely.
Basher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clay's head.
Clay wants to control but Basher is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basher is looking to advance position but Clay won't allow it.
Basher is trying to control the action in half guard but Clay is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cranium Basher dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Basher misses the shot to the body.
Clay swings widly with a right hand
so Basher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Clay trying to control the position.
Clay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Basher.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Basher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Basher from controlling successfully.
Basher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Basher throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher throwing strikes but missing.
Basher is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Basher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Basher lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Basher throwing strikes but missing.
Basher wants to control from the top but Clay keeps moving.
Basher throwing strikes from guard but Clay blocks nicely.
Clay is trying to control the position but Basher postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clay is trying to keep Basher in close.
Clay working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Basher.
Basher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Basher is looking to work some ground and pound but Clay has wrist control.
Basher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Basher looking to sit in guard and control but Clay gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Basher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clay is aware though and is defending well.
Basher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Basher is on top in guard.
Clay can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Basher controls the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clay is on top in guard.
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Basher.
Clay trying to control but Basher is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Basher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Basher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clay working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Basher looking for a sweep. Not yet Basher, not yet.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Basher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clay throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay won't allow Basher to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Basher escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Clay gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Basher has momentary wrist control but Clay slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cranium Basher dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Basher throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Clay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Basher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Basher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clay!
Basher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clay was well out of range. Poor timing from Basher.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Basher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clay circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Clay. Those never looked like landing.
Clay throws an off balance right hand
and Basher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clay!
Basher wants to take a breather but Clay manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Basher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clay preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Basher's guard.
Basher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher wants to hit a switch here but Clay passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Basher there!
Basher tries to hold on but Clay pushes him away.
Basher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clay lands a big elbow.
Basher sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Clay works his way into side control.
Clay trying to control the position but Basher is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher taking a bit of punishment here - Clay scoring with strikes.
Clay working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes there by Clay.
Clay working away.
Clay wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Basher, who protects the arm well.
Basher takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Basher tries to buck Clay off but Clay is having none of it.
Clay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Basher is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Clay tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Clay working the ground and pound but Basher is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Clay wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Basher struggling a bit here.
Clay cracks Basher with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Clay tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Clay is looking to take a break and control but Basher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clay scores with punches from side control.
Basher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Clay's best efforts.
Clay not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Basher gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Basher keeping moving, preventing Clay from controlling successfully.
Basher has his foot on Clay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Clay works his way back into a safe position though.
Clay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basher is trying to keep Clay in close.
Basher looking for a sweep. Not yet Basher, not yet.
Clay chips away with some ground and pound.
Clay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Basher.
Cranium Basher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basher working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Clay really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Clay is defended easily by Basher.
Basher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clay shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clay chips away with some ground and pound.
Clay got a little sloppy there for a moment and Basher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Clay has managed to get both his arms back between Basher's legs - danger averted.
Clay trying to control but Basher is working from the bottom.
Clay tries to free his leg and advance position but Basher is retaining full guard.
Clay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Clay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Basher wants to sweep here but Clay controlling him for the moment.
Basher is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Basher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clay has gone for a leg lock! Basher slips out almost immediately though and dives into Clay's guard.
Basher throwing strikes but missing.
Clay keeping moving, preventing Basher from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Clay is on top in guard.
Basher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clay.
Clay is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Basher is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Basher has escaped and now he's on top!
Clay looking to control.
Basher trying to control the position from guard on top but Clay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basher chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Basher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basher postures up.
Basher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Clay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clay trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyson Clay was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clay throws the left hand but Basher avoids the punch easily.
Clay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Basher's hands.
Clay scores with a jab to the body.
Clay takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clay drops his hands momentarily and Basher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Basher throws the left hand but Clay avoids the punch easily.
Clay feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clay stopping the sweep attempt from Basher.
Clay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay passes Basher's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Basher is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Clay dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Basher lands a nice looking body shot.
Basher shoots in for a takedown but Clay shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Basher ducks under a wild hook from Clay.
Clay throws a hook to the side of Basher's head but Basher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Basher misses with a hook.
Basher avoids the body shot from Clay.
Basher looks to throw the jab but Clay is out of range.
Clay leaves Basher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clay scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basher in his tracks.
Basher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Basher scrambles back to his feet.
Basher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Clay moves away.
Basher lands with a straight right. Clay didn't see that one coming.
Clay misses with a body shot.
Basher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Clay swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cranium Basher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clay drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clay makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay passes Basher's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Clay perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Basher trying to hold on to Clay's head to control him but Clay postures up.
Basher is trying to get back to full guard.
Basher gets full guard.
Clay won't allow Basher to sweep him here.
Clay looking to pass the guard.
Basher is looking for a triangle but Clay pushes his legs off easily.
Basher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Clay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clay content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Basher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Clay trying to control but Basher is working from the bottom.
Basher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clay is one step ahead there.
Clay works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clay looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Basher is refusing to be controlled, as Clay sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clay is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Basher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Basher gets full guard.
Clay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Basher's head.
Basher keeping full guard, as Clay tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Basher working for a triangle but Clay defends it easily.
Basher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basher is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Basher connects with a nice short shot to Clay's temple.
Clay is looking for a sweep. Basher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Basher keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Basher.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clay tries to roll over but Basher keeps him under control.
Basher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Clay to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Clay.
I think Clay has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Clay!
Tyson Clay is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Tyson Clay thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorde Runkputte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorde Runkputte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Saari!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkputte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saari staying out of range there.
Saari clinches up against the cage.
Runkputte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Runkputte - that landed with a thud.
Runkputte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Runkputte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Runkputte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari tries to throw a body punch but Runkputte avoids it by throwing Saari back against the cage.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
Runkputte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Runkputte scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Saari throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runkputte manages to avoid it.
Saari pushes Runkputte up against the cage in a clinch.
Runkputte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Runkputte lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Saari blocking some punches.
Saari scores with a shoulder strike.
Runkputte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Runkputte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Runkputte lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runkputte.
Runkputte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Runkputte stalling in the clinch but Saari improves position.
Saari misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Saari has Runkputte pressed against the cage.
Saari stops a takedown attempt from Runkputte.
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Runkputte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkputte tries to throw a body punch but Saari avoids it by throwing Runkputte back against the cage.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Runkputte is working for takedown but Saari is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorde Runkputte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Runkputte blocks a body shot from Saari.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runkputte prevents a body shot from Saari.
Saari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Runkputte is struggling to control the position.
Saari wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Runkputte is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Saari can't fight it off and eventually Runkputte manages to take the fight to the floor. Saari looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Saari keeping moving, preventing Runkputte from controlling successfully.
Runkputte won't allow Saari to sweep him here.
Saari has Runkputte pulled in close to control his posture.
Runkputte trying to control the position from guard on top but Saari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Runkputte wants to pass the guard but Saari is keeping the position.
Saari working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Runkputte.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari trying to control the position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Saari throws a series of punches but Runkputte moves out of range.
Runkputte stalks Saari and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saari's face. Saari staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Sami Saari has been cut.
Runkputte throws a jab when Saari was well out of range.
Saari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Runkputte manages to avoid it.
Runkputte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saari forces Runkputte back against the cage and clinches.
Saari stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Saari.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Runkputte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Runkputte swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Runkputte's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Runkputte.
Runkputte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte slowing the pace effectively.
Runkputte pulls guard successfully.
Runkputte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saari wants to pass the guard but Runkputte is keeping the position.
Saari wants to control from the top but Runkputte keeps moving.
Runkputte is adopting a defensive guard.
Runkputte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Runkputte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Runkputte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saari was well out of range. Poor timing from Runkputte.
Saari's jab looks to have found its range, popping Runkputte under the eye.
Runkputte misses with a hook.
Saari fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Runkputte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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 Jorde Runkputte will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sami Saari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Runkputte punishes Saari's body with a nice straight punch.
Saari cracks Runkputte with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saari. Runkputte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saari misses with a wild body shot.
Saari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saari ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Runkputte moves away.
Runkputte dodges the punch combination from Saari.
Saari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Runkputte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Saari connects with a body shot that sends Runkputte's belly button to the back.
Saari takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Saari jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saari lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Runkputte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Runkputte is rocked!
Runkputte shoots in but Saari avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oh Runkputte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saari uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Runkputte has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari slaps away a takedown attempt from Runkputte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Saari looks to score with a jab to the body but Runkputte is just out of range.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut.
Runkputte seems to have got his legs back now.
Runkputte takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Runkputte has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saari finds it's way round the side to connect with Runkputte's head.
Runkputte tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Saari swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorde Runkputte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Runkputte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saari is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Runkputte rather than just go for the knockout.
Saari throws a shot to the body.
Saari lands a nice shot to the body.
Runkputte throws a hook but Saari blocks it.
Sami Saari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Runkputte scores with a jab to the head.
Saari fails to land with a series of punches.
Runkputte dodges the punch combination from Saari.
Saari jabs Runkputte to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari throws a lazy right hand but Runkputte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runkputte misses with a wild body shot.
Runkputte tries to close the distance and clinch but Saari swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Saari ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Runkputte.
Saari clinches with his opponent.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari misses with some punches.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saari prevents a body shot from Runkputte.
Runkputte lands a nice uppercut.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runkputte is looking to control Saari's arms but Saari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Runkputte has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Runkputte.
Runkputte throws a head punch that misses.
Runkputte lands a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saari wants to break the clinch but can't.
Runkputte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runkputte lands with a left to the head.
Saari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Runkputte backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saari scores with a shot to the side of Runkputte's head.
Saari trying to stall but Runkputte improves his position.
Saari stalls.
A shot in the inside from Saari.
Runkputte is looking to control Saari's arms but Saari gets an underhook and turns him. Now Runkputte has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkputte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Saari fails to land.
Runkputte stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Runkputte can't find room to land a body shot as Saari controls the action.
Runkputte swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Runkputte.
Saari misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saari.
Runkputte has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Saari is trying to keep an underhook but Runkputte manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Saari wants to control but Runkputte is keeping busy.
Saari is staying active underneath Runkputte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Saari is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Runkputte's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Runkputte's back!
Runkputte tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkputte is working hard here to advance position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Saari is hanging on to Runkputte's back as he tries to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Saari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Saari's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Runkputte dives in and grabs Saari's left leg, looking for a takedown. Saari pushes down on Runkputte's head and hops out.
Runkputte jabs at Saari's body.
Runkputte misses with a kick to the body.
Saari throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Runkputte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saari has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Sami Saari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saari misses with a hook. Runkputte ducked under it nicely.
Runkputte misses with an uppercut.
Runkputte tries to move into range but Saari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runkputte moves out of range of the strikes.
Saari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saari lands with a nice body punch.
Saari darts in and clinches Runkputte up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Runkputte as Saari tries to tie him up.
Runkputte working aggressively here.
Runkputte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari lands a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte has a couple of punches blocked by Saari.
Runkputte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Runkputte stalling in the clinch but Saari improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Runkputte.
Saari has Runkputte pushed against the cage.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saari.
Saari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Runkputte backwards.
Saari lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Runkputte misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Runkputte.
Saari manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Saari lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a body punch.
Saari throws a punch but it's blocked by Runkputte.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saari misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Runkputte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Saari.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Runkputte digs a right hand underneath Saari's ribcage. Saari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Runkputte as Saari tries to tie him up.
Runkputte lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Runkputte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
A short right from Runkputte.
Saari blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saari as Runkputte tries to tie him up.
Runkputte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saari's elbow.
Saari taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari prevents a body shot from Runkputte.
Saari taking a breather.
Saari stalling in the clinch but Runkputte improves position.
Saari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saari tries to stall but Runkputte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Runkputte is trying to maintain a safe position but Saari gets an underhook and turns Runkputte into the cage.
Saari fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sami Saari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saari is trying to push Runkputte away but Runkputte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Runkputte.
Saari tries to break the clinch but Runkputte is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saari.
Saari scores with a hook to the body.
Runkputte works on Saari's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Runkputte working aggressively here.
Saari is trying to break free.
A hook to the body from Runkputte.
Saari misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saari can't find room to land a body shot as Runkputte controls the action.
Runkputte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Runkputte throws a body punch but Saari moves out of range.
Saari dodges the punch combination from Runkputte.
Saari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Runkputte decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Saari's guard.
Saari wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Saari looking to hit a scissor sweep but Runkputte is one step ahead there.
Saari keeping full guard, as Runkputte tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Runkputte with a nice head shot there.
Runkputte is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sami Saari just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Sami Saari's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Saari avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saari throws a poor cross that misses
and Runkputte counters with a shoot takedown. Saari fights it but they end up in guard.
Saari keeping moving, preventing Runkputte from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jorde Runkputte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Runkputte stopping the sweep attempt from Saari.
Saari pulls Runkputte in close to prevent any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Runkputte lands a couple of digs.
Runkputte is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Runkputte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Runkputte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Runkputte postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Runkputte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saari.
Saari throws a hook but Runkputte blocks it.
Runkputte swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saari throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Runkputte clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Saari.
The crowd are getting on Saari's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Saari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Saari.
Saari slows down the pace here.
Saari is looking to break free of the clinch but Runkputte has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saari trying to control the position but instead, Runkputte has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saari into the cage.
Saari manages to break the clinch.
Saari lands a nice looking body shot.
Runkputte lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Saari at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saari defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Runkputte.
Saari lands with a nice body punch.
Saari connects with a good right hand that stumbles Runkputte. Runkputte circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Runkputte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Runkputte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saari.
Runkputte takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sami Saari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runkputte has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runkputte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saari is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Runkputte is keeping busy.
Saari working aggressively here.
Runkputte fails to pull guard.
Runkputte swings wildly with an uppercut but Saari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkputte scores with a nice hook to the head.
Runkputte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Runkputte is stalling here.
Saari working aggressively here.
Saari wants to stall.
A body shot lands from Saari.
Saari has a couple of punches blocked by Runkputte.
Saari is looking to control Runkputte's arms but Runkputte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Saari has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Saari to work.
A nice left hand lands by Runkputte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saari lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saari lands with a left to the head.
Runkputte misses with a body punch.
Saari lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saari struggles to land a body shot inside as Runkputte controls his hands.
Runkputte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Runkputte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Runkputte blocking some punches.
Runkputte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saari taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saari swings wildly with an uppercut but Runkputte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Runkputte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saari lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Saari dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sami Saari's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Saari will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saari misses the shot to the body.
Runkputte tries to clinch there but Saari circles away.
Saari tries to move into range but Runkputte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Runkputte lands the left hand.
Saari has managed to clinch.
Saari looking to slow down the pace here.
Saari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Runkputte lands a left hand.
Runkputte digs a right hand into Saari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Saari's gas tank.
Saari prevents a body shot from Runkputte.
Runkputte manages to pull guard.
Runkputte has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saari looking to pass the guard.
Saari stopping the sweep attempt from Runkputte.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Saari connects with a couple of short punches.
Runkputte has momentary wrist control but Saari slips an elbow through the middle.
Saari pushes down on Runkputte's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Saari wants to lay and pray for a moment but Runkputte keeps working.
Runkputte is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Saari jumps into side control!
Runkputte is looking for a sweep.
Runkputte sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Saari trying to mount his opponent but Runkputte defends it.
Jorde Runkputte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte gets full guard.
Saari has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Runkputte is proving hard to escape from.
Saari trying to control the position from guard on top but Runkputte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Runkputte seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Runkputte working for a triangle but Saari defends it easily.
Runkputte wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte keeping moving, preventing Saari from controlling successfully.
Runkputte is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Runkputte is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saari defends well.
Saari wants to control from the top but Runkputte keeps moving.
Saari might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Runkputte haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Runkputte has control of Saari's left arm, preventing Saari from doing any damage.
Runkputte throws his legs up looking for a submission but Saari uses it to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkputte tries to buck Saari off but Saari is having none of it.
Saari stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Saari throws a shot from downtown. Runkputte moves away and avoids it.
Saari with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Runkputte doesn't manage to clinch there - Saari circles away.
Runkputte slips under a jab from Saari.
Runkputte tries to clinch but Saari is having none of it.
Saari takes one to the side of the head.
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.
Runkputte tries to clinch there but Saari circles away.
Runkputte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saari lands with an uppercut that bounces Runkputte off the cage and back into range.
Saari looks to land a left hand but Runkputte moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorde Runkputte.
I think Saari has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 47:48
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sami Saari!
Sami Saari is the new welterweight champion!
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