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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feargus Urquhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huber is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. Mario Huber told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Feargus Urquhart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mario Huber!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huber fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Urquhart to the ground. Huber is now in Urquhart's guard.
Huber drops back looking for a leg! Urquhart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Urquhart manages to kick Huber off! Huber jumps back into Urquhart's guard.
Urquhart is looking to stand up but Huber isn't so interested in that idea.
Huber works over Urquhart with some ground and pound from guard.
Huber's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Urquhart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Huber working his ground and pound in the gym.
Urquhart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Huber is controlling him.
Huber is looking to work some ground and pound but Urquhart has wrist control.
Urquhart has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Huber is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Urquhart tries to break the clinch but Huber is controlling the position.
Urquhart working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Urquhart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Urquhart has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Urquhart is looking to break free of the clinch but Huber has double underhooks.
Urquhart manages to break the clinch.
Huber takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urquhart sizes up Huber with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Huber doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Urquhart counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Urquhart.
Urquhart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huber fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Feargus Urquhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urquhart stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urquhart wants it to stay on the feet.
Feargus Urquhart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Huber.
Huber looks winded!
Urquhart closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Huber out cold! Huber corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Feargus Urquhart!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaxon Robert Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxon Robert Campbell has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terrance Brookins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jaxon Robert Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Brookins with that takedown attempt.
Brookins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Campbell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Brookins throws a sloppy head kick
and Campbell counters with a low kick, right behind Brookins 's knee.
Brookins thows a leg kick but Campbell checks it
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Campbell misses.
Brookins doesn't manage to clinch there - Campbell circles away.
Campbell throws a lazy uppercut
and Brookins counters with a leg kick.
Campbell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brookins misses with a few strikes there.
We've been hearing reports that Brookins has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Campbell lands with a shot to the body.
No luck for Brookins with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Campbell misses.
Brookins throws a head kick that misses.
Campbell throws a jab when Brookins was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brookins throws a solid leg kick but Campbell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brookins.
Brookins slips a straight right by Campbell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Campbell.
Brookins misses with an uppercut
and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Campbell throws a poor cross that misses
and Brookins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brookins shoots in for a takedown but Campbell shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Brookins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brookins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brookins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brookins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brookins moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Brookins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Campbell scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brookins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
A left lands for Brookins.
Brookins slips under a jab.
Brookins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins looks to land a combination but Campbell avoids it well.
Campbell blocks a head kick by Brookins.
Campbell scores with a decent looking hook.
Brookins swinging wildly here.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Brookins saw that one coming.
Brookins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campbell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brookins.
Brookins slips a jab from Campbell.
Campbell cracks a nice hook into Brookins's ribs.
Campbell lands a head kick!
Brookins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Campbell lands a leg kick that knocks Brookins off balance momentarily.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Brookins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins darts in looking for a takedown but Campbell gets double underhooks and turns Brookins into the cage.
Campbell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brookins misses with a two punch combination.
Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brookins.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Campbell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Campbell.
Brookins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Campbell connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brookins scrambles back to his feet.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Brookins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Campbell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brookins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Campbell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brookins under the eye.
Brookins tries to clinch but Campbell moves away
and Campbell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Campbell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brookins tests Campbell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Campbell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Campbell stuns Brookins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Campbell misses with an uppercut. Brookins saw that one coming.
Brookins blocks a jab.
Campbell has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
Terrance Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Campbell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brookins misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brookins throws a lazy right hand but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell looks to land a left hand but Brookins moved out of range nicely.
Campbell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brookins moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaxon Robert Campbell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Campbell, right into the meat.
Brookins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brookins misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brookins lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Campbell works the jab nicely.
Campbell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Brookins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Campbell.
Brookins closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell misses the jab.
Brookins shoots for a double leg takedown but Campbell sprawls well. He's pushed Brookins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brookins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Campbell.
Brookins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good work by Campbell as he checks the leg kick.
Brookins thumps Campbell with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins throws a sloppy head kick and Campbell moves out of range easily.
Jaxon Robert Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brookins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brookins misses with a double jab.
Campbell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brookins on the side of the head.
Campbell's corner calls for a 1-2. Campbell obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brookins moves away from the strike by Campbell.
Jaxon Robert Campbell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brookins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brookins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Campbell.
Campbell misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Campbell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brookins doesn't seem phased though.
Brookins is rocked!
Campbell throws a big shot that misses.
Oh Brookins is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Campbell defending well as Brookins loads up on a big left hand.
Campbell throws an overhand right that drops Brookins like a sack of potatoes! Campbell dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaxon Robert Campbell!
A victorious Jaxon Robert Campbell thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fakhri El Hashem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genghis Ron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think El Hashem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Kassaman. Ron is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Carmina Burana O Fortuna. Fakhri El Hashem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fakhri El Hashem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genghis Ron!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ron scores with a nice strike.
El Hashem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ron connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from El Hashem.
Ron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
El Hashem throws a jab when Ron was well out of range.
El Hashem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ron scores with the left hand. El Hashem knows he should have avoided that one.
El Hashem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
El Hashem misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ron connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between El Hashem's hands.
Ron slips a jab and a cross from El Hashem.
Ron wants to clinch.
Ron digs a good body shot into El Hashem's ribs.
El Hashem moves forwards but Ron connects with a nice, crisp jab.
El Hashem throws a hook to the side of Ron's head but Ron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ron lands with a right hand.
El Hashem is rocked!
It looks like Fakhri El Hashem has been cut.
A combination from El Hashem does no damage.
El Hashem smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
El Hashem misses with a few strikes there.
El Hashem connects with a right hand. Ron shakes it off.
El Hashem throws a hook but Ron blocks it.
Fakhri El Hashem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
El Hashem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
El Hashem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from El Hashem does no damage.
Ron will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ron misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Hashem.
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!
Ron instigates a clinch.
El Hashem can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Hashem.
El Hashem blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from El Hashem.
Ron misses with a short punch on the inside.
El Hashem lands a shot to the body.
El Hashem can't break the clinch.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that El Hashem has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Ron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of El Hashem backwards.
El Hashem tries to break the clinch but Ron is controlling the position.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
El Hashem prevents a body shot from Ron.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Hashem swings for the body but Ron moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ron eats them both and turns towards El Hashem to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ron looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ron bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of El Hashem's head.
El Hashem throws a nice looking combination but Ron bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ron sizes up El Hashem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
El Hashem scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ron is rocked!
Nice takedown defense from El Hashem. No joy for Ron on that attempt.
Fakhri El Hashem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Genghis Ron.
No joy there for El Hashem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ron takes a swing at El Hashem's ribcage but misses.
Ron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by El Hashem.
Ron gets a takedown into half guard.
El Hashem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ron.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ron throws a strike but El Hashem avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ron missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El Hashem wants to get back to his feet but Ron is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ron trying to control the position from guard on top but El Hashem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ron is looking to work some ground and pound but El Hashem has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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 Fakhri El Hashem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fakhri El Hashem'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.
El Hashem digs a good hook to Ron's body.
Ron slips a straight right by El Hashem.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ron darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
El Hashem looks to score with a jab to the body but Ron is just out of range.
El Hashem doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fakhri El Hashem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Hashem jabbing away but nothing is landing.
El Hashem misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
El Hashem misses with the combination.
El Hashem swinging wildly here.
Ron scores with a nice right hand.
El Hashem on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ron throws a body punch but El Hashem moves out of range.
Jab by Ron.
Oh El Hashem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Ron misses.
El Hashem misses with the combination.
El Hashem gets tackled into the cage by Ron. Ron maintains the clinch.
El Hashem seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem is trying to push Ron away but Ron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by El Hashem.
Ron lands a hook that snaps the head of El Hashem backwards.
El Hashem is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
El Hashem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
El Hashem tries a body shot but Ron blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maybe El Hashem would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Ron lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Hashem backwards.
Ron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
El Hashem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ron on the inside.
El Hashem trying to stall but Ron improves his position.
El Hashem working hard to break the clinch.
Ron misses with a punch on the inside.
Ron throws a head punch that misses.
El Hashem wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
El Hashem wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ron has a couple of punches blocked by El Hashem.
A short left from Ron.
El Hashem wants to break the clinch but can't.
El Hashem has had enough of the clinch but Ron keeps him there for the moment.
El Hashem wants to break free but Ron has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by El Hashem.
El Hashem is trying to force a seperation but Ron has the dominant position.
Ron can't find room to land a body shot as El Hashem controls the action.
Ron scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Ron scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ron working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Hashem tries to break free but Ron pushes him back against the cage.
El Hashem blocking some punches.
El Hashem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ron fails to land with a series of punches.
Ron looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for El Hashem!
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!
El Hashem is trying to get back to his feet.
Ron laying and praying for a moment but El Hashem takes advantage and regains half guard.
Ron has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ron is trying to control. El Hashem wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genghis Ron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fakhri El Hashem's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
El Hashem avoids the head kick by Ron.
Ron misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Hashem swinging wildly here.
El Hashem throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ron counters with a straight right hand.
No joy there for El Hashem, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from El Hashem.
Ron misses with a hook. El Hashem ducked under it nicely.
El Hashem misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
El Hashem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ron moves away.
El Hashem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
El Hashem connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
El Hashem throws a shot from downtown. Ron moves away and avoids it.
El Hashem throws a looping overhand right but Ron ducks down to avoid it.
Ron lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Hashem bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by El Hashem there.
Nice shot by El Hashem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Hashem misses with the combination.
Ron looks to land a right hand but El Hashem moved out of range.
A combination from El Hashem does no damage.
El Hashem lands a jab-cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ron moves into the clinch.
El Hashem looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ron throws a punch but it's blocked by El Hashem.
Ron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ron goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
El Hashem's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ron lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Ron keeps control of El Hashem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
El Hashem has had enough of the clinch but Ron keeps him there for the moment.
El Hashem is trying to break the clinch but Ron has him pressed against the cage.
Ron misses with some punches.
Ron working aggressively here.
Ron keeps the fight in the clinch, despite El Hashem's efforts to push away.
Genghis Ron seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
El Hashem stalling the fight.
El Hashem tries to break the clinch but Ron is controlling the position.
El Hashem blocking some punches.
El Hashem blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ron misses with the head strike.
El Hashem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
El Hashem is trying to push Ron away but Ron has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
El Hashem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Hashem looks to score with a jab to the body but Ron is just out of range.
Ron throws a lazy head kick
and El Hashem counters with a crisp one two that drops Ron! El Hashem thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ron to his feet! Ron is in big trouble!
Ron is still on wobbly legs! Can El Hashem finish him?
El Hashem misses with a body punch
and Ron counters with a nice body shot.
Ron throws a head kick that misses.
El Hashem fails to land with a series of punches.
Ron seems to have recovered his senses.
El Hashem throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ron misses with a right hand
and El Hashem counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
El Hashem misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ron tries a head kick but it misses.
Ron 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.
Ron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Hashem throws a lazy right hand but Ron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ron slips a jab and a cross from El Hashem.
Ron has a takedown stuffed.
El Hashem misses with a straight right.
Ron tries to bum rush El Hashem with a series of wild strikes but El Hashem uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
El Hashem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ron.
El Hashem lands a slapping body shot.
El Hashem swats away the attempt to clinch by Ron.
Ron shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in El Hashem's guard.
El Hashem is looking to stand up but Ron isn't so interested in that idea.
El Hashem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ron.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Genghis Ron.
I think Ron has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Genghis Ron!
Genghis Ron decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Galati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Galati has chosen Anarchy in the UK as his entrance music. 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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22
158 lbs
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24
150 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Galati!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush shoots for a double leg takedown but Galati sprawls well. He's pushed Kush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kush looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kush postures up and lands a big shot to Galati's brow.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kush accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kush prevents Galati from getting back to his feet.
Kush will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kush with a nice head shot there.
Kush advances position into side control!
Kush is looking to take a break and control but Galati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kush working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Kush are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kush wants to control but Galati is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is chipping away with strikes.
Kush works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kush working the head with strikes.
Galati is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Galati's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Galati tries to improve position but can't.
Kush working away.
Kush working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Galati is trying to buck Kush off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kush creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Galati can't do much from the bottom here.
Kush lands a nice forearm strike.
Kush scores with punches from side control.
Galati is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kush connects with a decent elbow.
Galati is trying to control Kush's posture but Kush avoids it.
Kush lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kush is looking to take a break and control but Galati is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kush working the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kush is chipping away with strikes.
Galati taking a bit of punishment here - Kush scoring with strikes.
Kush trying to control the action but Galati is working from the bottom.
Kush looks up at the clock and then as Galati takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kush smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Galati is rocked!
A big shot lands for Kush! That's hurt Galati! Will he recover? Kush fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bubba Kush!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Malverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jock Sleed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sleed has chosen I'm An Individual as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Malverde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jock Sleed!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malverde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malverde throws out a loose jab but Sleed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malverde looks to land a body kick but Sleed moved away.
Malverde ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sleed throws a right hand that misses
and Sleed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sleed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sleed throws a solid leg kick but Malverde takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sleed.
Sleed blocks a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sleed has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sleed slips a jab and a cross from Malverde.
Sleed moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malverde checks a leg kick.
Sleed connects with a leg kick. Malverde looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Malverde throws a leg kick but Sleed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Malverde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Malverde scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sleed in his tracks.
Sleed misses with a body shot.
Sleed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sleed misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sleed throws a nice looking combination but Malverde bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sleed lands a nice shot to the body.
Sleed throws a hook to the side of Malverde's head but Malverde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malverde connects with a crisp jab.
Malverde throws a sloppy body shot
and Sleed counters with a single leg into guard. Malverde didn't expect that.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sleed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Malverde is looking to cinch up a triangle. Sleed throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Malverde's body to avoid the submission. Malverde has instead reached around Sleed's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Malverde arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jesus Malverde!
After winning the bout, Jesus Malverde thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rutger Snabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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263 lbs
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rutger Snabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armstrong walks into a stiff left hand from Snabel.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown but Snabel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Snabel with a jab.
Snabel misses with a straight right.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Snabel manages to avoid it.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Armstrong is looking to clinch.
Snabel slips a jab and a cross from Armstrong.
Armstrong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snabel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Armstrong tries to clinch up.
Armstrong tries to clinch there but Snabel circles away.
Armstrong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snabel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
A big left from Armstrong misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Snabel.
Armstrong ducks under a wild hook from Snabel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snabel misses with a straight right.
Armstrong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snabel pinned against the cage. Snabel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Snabel lands with a hook. Armstrong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Snabel there.
Armstrong throws the left hand but Snabel avoids the punch easily.
Snabel takes a swing at Armstrong's ribcage but misses.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snabel.
Snabel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Donk. Snabel catches Armstrong right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Snabel has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Armstrong takes one to the side of the head.
Snabel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Armstrong manages to avoid it.
Rutger Snabel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armstrong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Armstrong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Armstrong staying out of range there.
Snabel throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Snabel avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Snabel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Armstrong lands with an uppercut that bounces Snabel off the cage and back into range.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Snabel.
Snabel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
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!
Armstrong looking to score a takedown here. Snabel is defending well but Armstrong drives through and ends up in Snabel's guard.
Armstrong content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Snabel manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong swings wildly with an uppercut but Snabel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snabel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snabel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Armstrong.
Snabel lands a body punch.
Armstrong tries to throw a body punch but Snabel avoids it by throwing Armstrong back against the cage.
Snabel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Armstrong is leaning against Snabel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Snabel looking to slow down the pace here.
Snabel cracks Armstrong with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snabel prevents it.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Armstrong.
Snabel is trying to maintain a safe position but Armstrong gets an underhook and turns Snabel into the cage.
Armstrong turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Armstrong with the ground and pound but Snabel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Armstrong is pressing down on Snabel's thigh, looking to free his foot. Snabel is holding on for now.
Armstrong moves nicely into side control.
Snabel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Armstrong working the head with strikes.
Snabel dodges the ground and pound from Armstrong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snabel is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Armstrong has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Snabel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Snabel scores with a shot to the body.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Snabel quickly recovers to half guard.
Snabel pushes Armstrong off looking to stand but Armstrong dives back in and keeps control.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Snabel to regain full guard.
Snabel uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Snabel stuffs the takedown.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Armstrong wants a takedown.
Snabel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snabel scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Snabel lands a lovely overhand right.
Snabel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Armstrong looks to land a strike but Snabel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Armstrong trying to control but Snabel is working from the bottom.
Armstrong looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong won't allow Snabel to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snabel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snabel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Armstrong is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Armstrong looks for a takedown but Snabel sprawls well.
Snabel scores with a nice right hand.
Armstrong shoots for a double leg takedown but Snabel sprawls well. He's pushed Armstrong's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Armstrong moves into the clinch.
Armstrong gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snabel.
Armstrong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Snabel is stalling here.
Armstrong lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Snabel wants to get back to his feet but Armstrong is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Armstrong tries to free his leg and advance position but Snabel is retaining full guard.
Armstrong throws a big elbow that misses.
Snabel keeping moving, preventing Armstrong from controlling successfully.
Snabel wants to stand up but Armstrong is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Armstrong tries to clinch up but Snabel circles away and keeps his distance.
Snabel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Snabel ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Armstrong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Armstrong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Armstrong wants to clinch up but Snabel keeps it at a distance.
Snabel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Snabel misses.
Snabel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Snabel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong defending well as Snabel loads up on a big left hand.
Snabel throws a jab when Armstrong was well out of range.
Snabel throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong takes a swing at Snabel's ribcage but misses.
Snabel scores with a jab to the head.
Rutger Snabel is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body punch from Snabel.
A leg kick checked by Armstrong.
Snabel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Armstrong swings for the body but Snabel moves out of range.
Snabel moves out of range as Armstrong strikes.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Snabel.
Armstrong dives in and grabs Snabel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snabel pushes down on Armstrong's head and hops out.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Armstrong.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Snabel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Snabel with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rutger Snabel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Snabel swings widly with a right hand
and Armstrong holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Armstrong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Snabel backwards.
Armstrong stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Snabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eddie Armstrong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Snabel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Snabel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Snabel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Snabel.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Snabel lands a left hand.
Armstrong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snabel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Snabel prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snabel prevents a takedown attempt there.
Armstrong is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rutger Snabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Armstrong.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Snabel's elbow.
Snabel misses with the head strike.
Snabel throws a punch but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Snabel obliges.
Armstrong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Armstrong has hold of one of Snabel's legs. Snabel is fighting the takedown attempt but Armstrong gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Armstrong prevents Snabel from getting back to his feet.
Armstrong throwing strikes but missing.
Armstrong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Armstrong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Snabel wants to stand but Armstrong is controlling the position.
Snabel is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Armstrong presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Eddie Armstrong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Armstrong fails to land.
Snabel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Armstrong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Armstrong managing to block the knees to the body from Snabel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Snabel backwards.
Snabel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Armstrong can do to turn this around?
Armstrong digs a right hand underneath Snabel's ribcage. Snabel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Armstrong misses with a body punch.
Snabel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Snabel lands with a light punch inside.
Armstrong can't get the takedown.
Snabel with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Snabel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Armstrong gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Armstrong avoiding damage as Snabel throws knees to the body.
Snabel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Armstrong's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snabel prevents a body shot from Armstrong.
Snabel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Armstrong is looking for a takedown.
Snabel landing knees to the head.
Snabel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Snabel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Armstrong's face.
Snabel digs a right hand into Armstrong's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Armstrong's gas tank.
Snabel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Armstrongs head.
Snabel lands a knee to the head.
Snabel taking a breather.
Snabel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Armstrong's face.
Snabel blocking some punches.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Snabel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Armstrong is defending well for now.
Snabel connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Armstrong blocks a body shot from Snabel.
Snabel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snabel.
Armstrong misses with a punch to the body.
Snabel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Armstrong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Armstrong throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Snabel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Armstrong can't find room to land a body shot as Snabel controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Snabel.
Snabel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Armstrong is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Snabel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Snabel stalling in the clinch.
Snabel using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Snabel is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Armstrong pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Snabel lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Snabel working aggressively here.
Snabel is pressed up against the cage. Armstrong has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Snabel down to the mat. Snabel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Snabel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rutger Snabel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snabel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rutger Snabel!
Rutger Snabel was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eero Niinimaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincente Saldivar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincente Saldivar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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25
193 lbs
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183 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eero Niinimaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincente Saldivar!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niinimaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niinimaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Saldivar counters with a stiff right hand.
Saldivar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Niinimaa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Niinimaa scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Niinimaa misses.
Niinimaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saldivar manages to avoid it.
Saldivar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Niinimaa blocks a jab.
Saldivar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Saldivar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Niinimaa digs a good body shot into Saldivar's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niinimaa. Saldivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saldivar avoids the body shot from Niinimaa.
Saldivar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've been informed that Saldivar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Saldivar throws a hook but Niinimaa blocks it.
Nice shot by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saldivar just misses with a punch to the body.
Niinimaa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saldivar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Saldivar.
Niinimaa lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Niinimaa. Saldivar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saldivar ducks under a wild hook from Niinimaa.
A telegraphed right hand from Niinimaa misses the target.
Niinimaa connects with a right hand. Saldivar shakes it off.
Niinimaa keeps the fight on the outside.
Saldivar misses with a body shot.
Saldivar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Niinimaa doesn't seem bothered though.
Saldivar slips a jab from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Niinimaa misses the shot to the body.
Niinimaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saldivar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saldivar lands with a shot to the body.
Niinimaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Saldivar is just out of range.
Niinimaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Saldivar with a nice cross.
Saldivar's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niinimaa under the eye.
Saldivar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Saldivar does no damage.
Saldivar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Niinimaa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niinimaa looks to land a combination but Saldivar avoids it well.
Niinimaa lands with a nice combination. Saldivar backs away looking to recover.
Saldivar lands a head kick. Niinimaa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Niinimaa throws a right and a left that Saldivar avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Niinimaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saldivar avoids the body shot from Niinimaa.
Niinimaa stalks Saldivar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saldivar's face. Saldivar staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Niinimaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niinimaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saldivar manages to avoid it.
A big right from Niinimaa misses.
Niinimaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niinimaa misses with a hook.
Niinimaa looks to land a left hand but Saldivar moved out of range nicely.
Niinimaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saldivar.
Niinimaa swings for the body but Saldivar moves out of range.
Saldivar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saldivar throws a jab when Niinimaa was well out of range.
Niinimaa checks a low kick from Saldivar.
Saldivar has Niinimaa up against the cage in a clinch.
Saldivar keeps control of Niinimaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Niinimaa has Saldivar pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar lands a left hand.
Saldivar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saldivar can't find room to land a body shot as Niinimaa controls the action.
Niinimaa is looking to control Saldivar's arms but Saldivar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niinimaa has his back to the cage.
Saldivar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Saldivar as Niinimaa tries to tie him up.
Saldivar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niinimaas head.
Saldivar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Niinimaa taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eero Niinimaa.
Niinimaa misses with a wild body shot.
Niinimaa throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eero Niinimaa 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.
Niinimaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saldivar was well out of range. Poor timing from Niinimaa.
Decent striking displayed by Niinimaa there.
Saldivar staying out of range there.
Eero Niinimaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Saldivar misses with a body shot.
Niinimaa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saldivar moves away.
Niinimaa missing with a left hand there. Saldivar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Saldivar slips a straight right by Niinimaa.
Saldivar misses with a wild body shot.
Saldivar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Saldivar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niinimaa swings for the body but Saldivar moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Niinimaa misses its intended target.
Saldivar gets a clinch.
Saldivar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saldivar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saldivar lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Eero Niinimaa has been cut.
Niinimaa is looking to control Saldivar's arms but Saldivar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Niinimaa has his back to the cage.
Saldivar looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saldivar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Saldivar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saldivar struggles to land a body shot inside as Niinimaa controls his hands.
Saldivar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niinimaa backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Niinimaa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niinimaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saldivar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niinimaa. That did some damage!
Niinimaa misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Niinimaa checks a leg kick.
Niinimaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niinimaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saldivar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niinimaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Saldivar is just out of range.
Niinimaa swings for the body but Saldivar moves out of range.
Saldivar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Niinimaa rather than just go for the knockout.
Niinimaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saldivar.
Saldivar thuds his right hand into Niinimaa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niinimaa misses with the combination.
Niinimaa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Niinimaa throws a hook but Saldivar avoids it easily.
Saldivar scores with a nice strike.
Saldivar with a nice cross.
Niinimaa moves away from the strike by Saldivar.
No joy there for Saldivar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saldivar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niinimaa.
An inside leg kick lands from Saldivar.
Niinimaa throws a series of strikes that have Saldivar backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saldivar moves into the clinch.
Niinimaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Saldivar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saldivar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Saldivar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niinimaa is trying to stall.
Niinimaa effectively controlling the action here.
Saldivar has Niinimaa pressed against the cage, preventing Niinimaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Still in the clinch, Niinimaa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saldivar lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Saldivar.
Niinimaa taking a breather.
Saldivar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saldivar is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niinimaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa wants to break free but Saldivar has control.
Saldivar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niinimaas head.
Niinimaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niinimaa throws an off balance right hand
and Saldivar makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Saldivar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Saldivar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Niinimaa swinging wildly here.
Niinimaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saldivar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niinimaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niinimaa throws a right hand that Saldivar ducks under and follows up with a left that Saldivar also avoids with ease.
Niinimaa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
Saldivar with a nice cross.
Niinimaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saldivar manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincente Saldivar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eero Niinimaa's cut.
That's time! Niinimaa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Saldivar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niinimaa slips under a jab from Saldivar.
Niinimaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Niinimaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saldivar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saldivar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saldivar lands with a straight right. Niinimaa didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saldivar.
Saldivar throws a solid leg kick but Niinimaa takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Saldivar.
Saldivar misses the shot to the body.
Niinimaa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saldivar tests Niinimaa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saldivar lands with a right hand.
Saldivar staying out of range there.
Saldivar scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niinimaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saldivar was well out of range. Poor timing from Niinimaa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saldivar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Niinimaa misses the jab.
Saldivar drives through and clinches with Niinimaa against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Niinimaa fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Saldivar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Niinimaa looking to stall.
Niinimaa has had enough of the clinch but Saldivar keeps him there for the moment.
Niinimaa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saldivar misses the shot to the body.
Saldivar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saldivar scores with a nice right hand.
Niinimaa misses with a straight left.
Niinimaa throws a big shot that misses.
Saldivar lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Saldivar.
Saldivar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niinimaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Saldivar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa throws a hook but Saldivar blocks it.
Saldivar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niinimaa misses the jab.
Saldivar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niinimaa manages to avoid it.
Niinimaa misses with a looping right.
Saldivar scores with a leg kick.
Niinimaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saldivar.
Saldivar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Niinimaa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Niinimaa.
Saldivar misses with a looping right.
Niinimaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saldivar.
Niinimaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saldivar throws a leg kick
and Niinimaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Niinimaa misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niinimaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saldivar.
Saldivar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saldivar cracks Niinimaa with an open hand slap.
Saldivar misses with a body punch
enabling Niinimaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Saldivar thuds a left hand into Niinimaa's body.
Niinimaa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niinimaa cracks Saldivar with an open hand slap.
Niinimaa misses the jab.
Jab by Saldivar.
Niinimaa clobbers Saldivar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Saldivar throws a jab but it's blocked by Niinimaa.
Saldivar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Niinimaa cracks Saldivar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A swing and a miss from Niinimaa.
Saldivar lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Saldivar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saldivar throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saldivar moves away from the strike by Niinimaa.
Niinimaa slips under a jab from Saldivar.
Niinimaa misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niinimaa takes a swing at Saldivar's ribcage but misses.
Niinimaa just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Niinimaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saldivar doesn't seem phased though.
Saldivar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saldivar has managed to clinch.
Niinimaa avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niinimaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saldivar is keeping busy.
Niinimaa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincente Saldivar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Saldivar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincente Saldivar!
Vincente Saldivar 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 Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cranium Basher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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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
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coco Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cranium Basher!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Basher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cobb to the mat! Cobb manages to get full guard.
Basher is looking to work some ground and pound but Cobb has wrist control.
Basher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Basher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cobb works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Basher throwing strikes but missing.
Basher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Basher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Basher trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
My spies in The Meat Market: 10k/mo inform me that Basher has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cobb's guard.
Basher throwing shots but Cobb is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb trying to control from the bottom.
Basher working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Basher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cobb tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Basher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobb's head.
Cobb has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Basher is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cobb is refusing to be controlled, as Basher sits in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Basher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Basher goes for a double leg but Cobb avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cobb continues to drive forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Basher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Basher tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Basher blocks it.
Basher misses with a punch to the body.
Basher can't get the takedown.
Coco Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cranium Basher.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Basher as the two fighters clinch.
Cobb landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Basher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobb lands a knee to the head.
Basher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Basher misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Basher tries for a takedown but Cobb manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Basher.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Basher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cobb.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Basher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Basher is blocking nicely.
Basher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Basher won't want to take too many of those.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Basher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Basher avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the cage.
Basher fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Basher looks winded!
Basher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cobb pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Cobb.
A head punch on the inside from Basher fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Basher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Basher is defending well for now.
Cobb lands a knee to the body.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Basher blocks it.
Basher struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Basher has picked Cobb up - he's going for a ride! Basher dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cobb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Basher.
Basher is keen to just control but Cobb is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cobb doesn't manage to clinch there - Basher circles away.
Cobb throws a head kick but Basher moves out of range.
Basher shoots for a takedown but Cobb saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cobb displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Basher.
Basher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Basher looks for a takedown but Cobb sprawls well.
Coco Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cranium Basher.
Cobb misses with a leg kick.
Cranium Basher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb tries to land a leg kick but Basher saw it coming and moves away.
Basher shoots in looking for a takedown but Cobb manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Basher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Basher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cobb looks to throw the jab but Basher is out of range.
Cobb throws the kick towards the body but Basher avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Basher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Basher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Basher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cobb to the mat! Cobb manages to get full guard.
Cobb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Basher is one step ahead there.
Cobb keeping moving, preventing Basher from controlling successfully.
Basher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cranium Basher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cobb wants to control the position but Basher says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Basher working over Cobb with some ground and pound. Cobb looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Cobb controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Basher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cobb to regain full guard.
Cobb looking to hit a scissor sweep but Basher is one step ahead there.
Basher postures up.
Cobb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Basher postures up.
Basher throwing strikes but missing.
Cobb lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cobb can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Basher wants to sweep here but Cobb controlling him for the moment.
Cobb is pushing down on Basher's leg trying to pass to half guard. Basher is fighting to maintain full guard but Cobb has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cobb is just content to waste time from the top position. Basher takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cobb stopping the sweep attempt from Basher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cobb wants to pass the guard but Basher is keeping the position.
Basher bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cobb's guard.
Cobb working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Basher.
Basher is in close to Cobb's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cobb is trying to control the position but Basher postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Basher postures up in Cobb's guard and throws a big left but Cobb blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cranium Basher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cobb takes a swing at Basher's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Basher.
Basher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Basher digs a good hook to Cobb's body.
Cobb on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No luck for Basher with that takedown attempt.
Basher misses with a hook.
Cobb lands a head kick that stumbles Basher and the fighters go to the mat.
Basher is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb wants to pass the guard but Basher is keeping the position.
Cobb trying to control the position from guard on top but Basher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb wants to control from the top but Basher keeps moving.
Basher keeping full guard, as Cobb tries to pass.
Basher has an active guard here but Cobb has managed to pass into half guard.
Cobb is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Basher is looking to control Cobb's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Basher avoid being mounted?
Basher gets back to full guard.
Cobb trying to control the position from guard on top but Basher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb pushing down on Basher's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cobb wants to control but Basher is keeping him busy.
Cobb controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Basher jabs at Cobb's body.
An inside leg kick from Cobb misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Basher.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Basher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Basher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cobb keeps working.
Cobb is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Basher trying to advance position but Cobb counters by regaining guard.
Basher forces his way into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb clearly takes 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.
Basher drives through with a takedown into Cobb's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cobb working a defensive guard here.
Basher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobb wants to sweep but no luck.
Basher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cobb controls Basher momentarily but Basher frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb has his foot on Basher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Basher works his way back into a safe position though.
Basher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cobb will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cobb is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb slips a straight right by Basher.
Basher misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basher scores with a body shot.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Basher.
Basher closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Basher is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cobb trying to control but Basher postures up.
Cobb makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cobb.
Cobb is pulling down on Basher's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cobb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Basher is fighting to break Cobb's control of his arms but Cobb is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Basher throws a strike but Cobb rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Basher wants to sweep here but Cobb controlling him for the moment.
Cobb pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Basher is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cobb trying to control the position from guard on top but Basher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Basher keeping full guard, as Cobb tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Basher sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Basher lands a slapping body shot.
Cobb lands with a nice body kick.
Basher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cobb but Cobb pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Cobb finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Basher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobb thuds his shin into the meat of Basher's side.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Basher tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cobb defends well and Basher ends up having to push Cobb into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cobb with a knee to the head.
Cobb lands a good knee to the midsection. Basher won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Coco Cobb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cobb throws a nice head kick!
Basher bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cobb sneaks back into half guard.
Cobb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Basher.
Basher prevents Cobb from improving his position.
Basher throwing shots but Cobb is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb gets full guard.
Cobb seems keen to control Basher's posture.
Cobb being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basher throws a sloppy strike and Cobb has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Basher is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Cobb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb retains his featherweight title!
Coco Cobb spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Bradshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Hanzzle (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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dudley Bradshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Hanzzle!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzzle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
That kick from Hanzzle tenderised Bradshaw's leg. Bradshaw is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hanzzle darts in and clinches Bradshaw up against the cage.
Hanzzle lands a shoulder strike.
Bradshaw 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.
Bradshaw can't break the clinch.
Hanzzle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hanzzle on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzzle.
Hanzzle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanzzle is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bradshaw can't fight it off and eventually Hanzzle manages to take the fight to the floor. Bradshaw looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hanzzle trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
Hanzzle looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bradshaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bradshaw looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanzzle is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Bradshaw is pulling down on Hanzzle's head. It's preventing any offense from Hanzzle, at least for the moment.
Hanzzle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradshaw pulls Hanzzle in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanzzle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bradshaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanzzle takes a swing at Bradshaw's ribcage but misses.
Bradshaw throws the kick towards the body but Hanzzle avoids it.
Hanzzle tries to land a leg kick but Bradshaw saw it coming and moves away.
Bradshaw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanzzle.
Bradshaw slips under a jab.
Hanzzle clinches up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bradshaw gets through Hanzzle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanzzle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanzzle digs a right hand underneath Bradshaw's ribcage. Bradshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hanzzle prevents Bradshaw from breaking the clinch.
Bradshaw is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hanzzle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hanzzle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanzzle blocking some punches.
Bradshaw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hanzzle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hanzzle blocks a body shot from Bradshaw.
Hanzzle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle lands with a right to the head.
Hanzzle lands a shoulder strike.
Bradshaw is working for takedown but Hanzzle is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dudley Bradshaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hanzzle leaning against his opponent.
Hanzzle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hanzzle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzzle swings wildly with an uppercut but Bradshaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzzle struggles to land a body shot inside as Bradshaw controls his hands.
Hanzzle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bradshaw tries to circle away but Hanzzle has him pinned against the cage.
Bradshaw wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanzzle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hanzzle lands a shot to the body.
Hanzzle digs a right hand underneath Bradshaw's ribcage. Bradshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bradshaw is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzzle gets through Bradshaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bradshaw is trying to stall.
A short left from Hanzzle.
A short body shot lands from Hanzzle as the two fighters clinch.
Bradshaw takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzzle scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanzzle gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bradshaw regains guard.
Bradshaw can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanzzle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hanzzle is nestled in close to Bradshaw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzzle winds up and cracks Bradshaw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hanzzle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hanzzle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradshaw's head.
Hanzzle trying to control from half guard but Bradshaw is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bradshaw scores with a jab to the head.
Hanzzle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bradshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanzzle.
Bradshaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bradshaw misses with a body shot
and Hanzzle moves into the clinch.
Hanzzle lands a right hand.
Come on Hanzzle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bradshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bradshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanzzle lands with a light punch inside.
Hanzzle presses Bradshaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzzle cracks Bradshaw with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hanzzle lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanzzle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle pushes Bradshaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bradshaw changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hanzzle fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jab by Hanzzle.
Hanzzle clobbers Bradshaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanzzle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bradshaw will feel that in the morning.
Bradshaw swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bradshaw looks to land a right hand but Hanzzle moved out of range.
Bradshaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanzzle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanzzle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Hanzzle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hanzzle passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hanzzle working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanzzle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bradshaw can't do much from the bottom here.
Hanzzle is chipping away with strikes.
Bradshaw controls the position for a moment.
Hanzzle throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bradshaw defending against the ground and pound.
Bradshaw avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hanzzle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzzle postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle is putting a hurting on Bradshaw here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Bradshaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bradshaw is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanzzle lands with a punch from half guard.
Yuri Hanzzle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bradshaw is trying to get back to full guard.
Hanzzle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bradshaw with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hanzzle wants to control but Bradshaw is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Hanzzle there.
Hanzzle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bradshaw flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Hanzzle is taking a breather. Bradshaw says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bradshaw moves into full guard.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bradshaw trying to keep a closed guard but Hanzzle is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bradshaw checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hanzzle throws a low kick but Bradshaw avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bradshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bradshaw takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hanzzle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hanzzle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bradshaw is out of range.
Hanzzle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bradshaw counters with a left to the body.
Hanzzle misses with the combination.
Hanzzle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bradshaw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bradshaw is not content to let Hanzzle control the position.
Bradshaw regains half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzzle trying to pass the guard but Bradshaw defending well.
Bradshaw is looking to control Hanzzle's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bradshaw avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradshaw keeps working.
Bradshaw is looking to improve his position.
Bradshaw works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hanzzle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bradshaw working a defensive guard here.
Bradshaw trying to strike off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hanzzle with a nice head shot there.
Hanzzle trying to control but Bradshaw is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanzzle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanzzle lands a nice shot that snaps Bradshaw's head back.
Hanzzle connects with a right hand. Bradshaw shakes it off.
Bradshaw avoids the body shot from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle misses with a low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bradshaw!
Hanzzle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bradshaw quickly recovers to half guard.
Hanzzle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradshaw's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanzzle.
Bradshaw wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bradshaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hanzzle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hanzzle is trying to control the action in half guard but Bradshaw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hanzzle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bradshaw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanzzle wants to pass to mount but Bradshaw is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Hanzzle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bradshaw gets back to full guard.
Bradshaw is adopting a defensive guard.
Hanzzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanzzle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hanzzle.
Bradshaw throws a hook but Hanzzle avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bradshaw. Hanzzle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hanzzle 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.
Hanzzle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hanzzle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanzzle scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hanzzle preventing the sweep.
Bradshaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bradshaw is pulling down on Hanzzle's head. It's preventing any offense from Hanzzle, at least for the moment.
Hanzzle trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradshaw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzzle won't allow Bradshaw to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hanzzle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bradshaw misses with a right hand
and Hanzzle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bradshaw's guard.
Bradshaw trying to control the position here.
Hanzzle preventing the sweep.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw has Hanzzle pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Bradshaw keeps moving.
Hanzzle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hanzzle stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanzzle feints and then cracks Bradshaw's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bradshaw down.
Hanzzle tries to clinch there but Bradshaw circles away.
Hanzzle clobbers Bradshaw with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hanzzle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hanzzle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bradshaw's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Bradshaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bradshaw punching from the bottom.
Bradshaw avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanzzle.
Bradshaw makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bradshaw.
Hanzzle seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hanzzle stopping the sweep attempt from Bradshaw.
Bradshaw trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hanzzle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bradshaw's head.
Bradshaw has his hands on Hanzzle's head, controlling the position.
Bradshaw controls Hanzzle momentarily but Hanzzle frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bradshaw moves out of range as Hanzzle strikes.
Hanzzle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yuri Hanzzle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanzzle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bradshaw throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hanzzle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bradshaw's guard.
Bradshaw trying to control the position.
Bradshaw tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Bradshaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hanzzle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bradshaw fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanzzle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bradshaw.
Hanzzle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bradshaw manages to avoid it.
Hanzzle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hanzzle is looking to clinch.
Hanzzle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanzzle manages to avoid it.
Hanzzle stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hanzzle manages to avoid it.
Hanzzle scores with a push kick.
Bradshaw misses the shot to the body.
Bradshaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle closes the distance and clinches.
Hanzzle misses with the head strike.
Bradshaw misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bradshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanzzle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanzzle is trying to stall.
Bradshaw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bradshaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzzle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bradshaw keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanzzle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bradshaw's guard.
Bradshaw controls Hanzzle momentarily but Hanzzle frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bradshaw is keeping the position for now.
Bradshaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanzzle.
Bradshaw keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Bradshaw not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bradshaw 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bradshaw is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle 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.
Bradshaw throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanzzle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hanzzle working a defensive guard but Bradshaw manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bradshaw in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dudley Bradshaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bradshaw misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Bradshaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hanzzle is trying to get back to half guard.
Bradshaw tries for a kimura but Hanzzle is defending well.
Hanzzle holding on.
Bradshaw is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hanzzle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Hanzzle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hanzzle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hanzzle! Yuri Hanzzle retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Yuri Hanzzle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamish Kersikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kersikov has chosen Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding - I Need Your Love as his entrance music. Alexander Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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242 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hamish Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kersikov lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kersikov's calf.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kersikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Good leg kick by Kersikov there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kersikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kersikov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emelianenko. Emelianenko obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kersikov.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Kersikov.
Nice defenses there by Kersikov.
Kersikov lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Kersikov lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kersikov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kersikov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kersikov throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Emelianenko lands with a slapping head kick.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kersikov.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kersikov tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kersikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Kersikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Kersikov misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kersikov.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Kersikov with an uppercut!
Kersikov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emelianenko.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko scores with a leg kick.
Kersikov misses the body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Emelianenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kersikov - the referee stops the clock and Emelianenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kersikov. Emelianenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kersikov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kersikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kersikov. Kersikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Kersikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Kersikov misses with a body kick.
Kersikov throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Kersikov.
Kersikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kersikov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kersikov is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
A leg kick checked by Kersikov.
A clash of legs there as Emelianenko blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Kersikov.
Kersikov misses the shot to the body.
Kersikov throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Kersikov moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko tried to score with a low kick but Kersikov checks it.
Kersikov misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Kersikov throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kersikov.
Kersikov is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Emelianenko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Kersikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Kersikov moves out of range.
Kersikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Kersikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hamish Kersikov 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Kersikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kersikov avoids it easily.
Kersikov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Kersikov.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kersikov defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Kersikov misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
The fighters circling - Kersikov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
A solid body kick from Kersikov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kersikov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kersikov tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kersikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Kersikov. Beautiful body shot.
Kersikov connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Kersikov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Emelianenko sprawling to the canvas! Emelianenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kersikov finish him?!
It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kersikov connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kersikov cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Kersikov is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Kersikov lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Emelianenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kersikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kersikov lands a slapping body shot.
That kick from Kersikov tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kersikov scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Kersikov there.
Kersikov cracks Emelianenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Emelianenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kersikov finish him?
Emelianenko is rocked!
Emelianenko leaves his chin hanging out and Kersikov seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Emelianenko crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamish Kersikov!
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