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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Holohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeru Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Holohan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Holohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Takeru Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holohan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kobayashi sprawls well initially but Holohan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Holohan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kobayashi defends it well.
Holohan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kobayashi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Holohan tries to pass to full mount but Kobayashi defends it.
Kobayashi trying to control here.
Holohan wants to work for an arm triangle but Kobayashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holohan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kobayashi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holohan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Holohan from controlling successfully.
Kobayashi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Holohan from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kobayashi throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch lands to the side of Kobayashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holohan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kobayashi tries to sprawl but Holohan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Holohan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kobayashi is controlling Holohan's trapped leg to prevent Holohan from advancing to side control.
Holohan trying to pass the guard but Kobayashi defending well.
Kobayashi is refusing to be controlled, as Holohan sits in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Holohan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobayashi has his hands clasped together around Holohan's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holohan wants to work for an arm triangle but Kobayashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Holohan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kobayashi's thigh. Kobayashi counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kobayashi keeping moving, preventing Holohan from controlling successfully.
Kobayashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holohan is one step ahead there.
Holohan wants to control from the top but Kobayashi keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Holohan 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.
Holohan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kobayashi counters with an outside leg kick.
Kobayashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kobayashi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Holohan.
Crunch! Kobayashi slams his shin into Holohan's torso.
Kobayashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holohan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kobayashi but Kobayashi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Holohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holohan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kobayashi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holohan somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holohan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Holohan 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.
Kobayashi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holohan.
Takeru Kobayashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holohan shoots in and gets a takedown into Kobayashi's guard.
Holohan looking to pass the guard.
Holohan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Holohan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Holohan is trying to get an arm triangle but Kobayashi is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi tries to buck Holohan off but Holohan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holohan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kobayashi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kobayashi is not content to let Holohan control the position.
Kobayashi holds on to Holohan's head and controls the position momentarily.
That's two 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.
Holohan wants to control but Kobayashi is keeping him busy.
Kobayashi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
You can see the frustration on Kobayashi's face as Holohan controls the position.
Kobayashi tries to improve position but can't.
Kobayashi is still trying to improve position.
Holohan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Holohan tries for a kimura but Kobayashi is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Holohan trying to control the action but Kobayashi is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Holohan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Holohan trying to control the action but Kobayashi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi moves into full guard.
Holohan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kobayashi is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kobayashi has escaped and now he's on top!
Kobayashi content to stall in guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Holohan dominated that second round.
That's time! Holohan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Holohan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kobayashi defends it nicely.
Kobayashi throws a leg kick
and Holohan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kobayashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Holohan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kobayashi wants to land a leg kick but Holohan is out of range.
Holohan feinted with a counter takedown.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kobayashi. Holohan shrugs it off though.
A head kick misses from Kobayashi.
Kobayashi lands a head kick!
Holohan shoots in for a takedown but Kobayashi shows good takedown defense.
Holohan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kobayashi as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Holohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobayashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holohan has closed the distance and engaged Kobayashi in a clinch.
Holohan blocks a body shot from Kobayashi.
Holohan pulls guard successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holohan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kobayashi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Holohan is looking for a triangle but Kobayashi pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holohan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Holohan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kobayashi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holohan is looking for a triangle but Kobayashi pushes his legs off easily.
Holohan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kobayashi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kobayashi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Kobayashi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Holohan wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Holohan wants to clinch up but Kobayashi keeps it at a distance.
Kobayashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A punch combination from Holohan misses.
Takeru Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kobayashi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kobayashi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holohan closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Holohan working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Kobayashi's thigh. Kobayashi counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Holohan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kobayashi is pulling down on Holohan's head to control his posture.
Holohan trying to control but Kobayashi is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi looking for subs off his back but Holohan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Kobayashi is not content to let Holohan control the position.
Holohan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holohan wants to work for an arm triangle but Kobayashi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Patrick Holohan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holohan is trying to work for a kimura but Kobayashi is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takeru Kobayashi.
I think Holohan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Holohan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wampage Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Come Over (feat. Stylo G). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wampage Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Young Blood!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Blood.
Blood tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Blood.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blood paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blood tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Blood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blood cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson forces Blood back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Blood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood blocks an uppercut.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Blood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Johnson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson tries to stall but Blood uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Johnson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Blood throws an elbow but misses.
Blood has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Johnson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Blood can turn it around.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Blood fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Blood.
Blood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Johnson is pushing Blood up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Blood misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blood feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blood moves away.
Blood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Johnson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blood clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Blood throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Blood.
Johnson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blood or not.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Blood misses with an elbow over the top.
Blood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike.
Johnson has Blood pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is leaning against Blood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blood lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Blood tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Blood.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Johnson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Blood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Blood had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blood slips under a jab from Johnson.
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 Wampage Johnson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Blood is looking to clinch.
Blood takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
Blood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Blood throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Johnson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson lands a body shot.
Blood misses with a punch to the body.
Wampage Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blood struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blood.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Blood tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Blood back against the cage.
Blood has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Blood can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Blood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson tries to break free but Blood pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blood.
Blood lands a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Blood avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson slows down the pace here.
Johnson lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Blood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Blood controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Blood.
Blood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood lands an elbow inside.
Johnson is working Blood over against the cage.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Blood saw that one coming.
Johnson lands a nice looking body shot.
Blood misses with a body shot
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wampage Johnson is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blood is rocked!
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Blood is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Blood lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blood! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Johnson is unloading with more strikes now! Blood drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wampage Johnson!
After winning the bout, Wampage Johnson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Esquiva Falcao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel has chosen Rush - Tom Sawyer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Esquiva Falcao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kalle Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emanuel lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Falcao moves out of range as Emanuel strikes.
Emanuel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Falcao defends it nicely.
Falcao throwing a counter right hand but Emanuel manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Falcao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falcao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Falcao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esquiva Falcao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emanuel or perhaps it was just good defense by Falcao, which made it look bad.
Falcao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emanuel.
Falcao tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emanuel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Esquiva Falcao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Emanuel.
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch but Emanuel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emanuel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emanuel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emanuel lands with a straight right. Falcao didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel's coach down at Training Ground was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Emanuel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emanuel. Falcao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcao is looking to clinch but Emanuel is avoiding it.
Falcao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Falcao tries to clinch up.
Falcao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falcao darts in trying to clinch
and Emanuel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emanuel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Falcao keeping moving, preventing Emanuel from controlling successfully.
Emanuel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Falcao on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Falcao tries to get out of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Emanuel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Emanuel connects with a couple of short punches.
Emanuel postures up in Falcao's guard and throws a big left but Falcao blocks it.
Falcao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Emanuel trying to control but Falcao is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Falcao moves in looking to clinch but Emanuel pushes him off.
Falcao pushes Emanuel up against the cage in a clinch.
Emanuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emanuel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emanuel blocks an uppercut.
Falcao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel can't break the clinch.
Emanuel tries to score a body lock takedown but Falcao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Falcao tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcao lands an uppercut.
Falcao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emanuel is defending well for now.
Emanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emanuel has a couple of punches blocked by Falcao.
Emanuel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Emanuel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emanuel.
Emanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Falcao.
Falcao misses with a knee to the head.
Emanuel can't get the takedown.
Falcao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Falcao misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emanuel blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Emanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalle Emanuel dominated that round.
That's time! Falcao's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice uppercut there from Emanuel.
A telegraphed right hand from Emanuel misses the target.
Emanuel throws a combination that misses
and Falcao counters with a left to the body.
Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falcao tries to clinch there but Emanuel circles away.
Falcao doesn't manage to clinch there - Emanuel circles away.
Falcao wants to clinch up but Emanuel keeps it at a distance.
Falcao tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emanuel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Esquiva Falcao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falcao avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Falcao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emanuel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emanuel feints the counter takedown.
Emanuel fails with a takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Falcao has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao lands a good knee to the midsection. Emanuel won't want to take too many of those.
Falcao misses with a punch to the body.
Falcao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falcao presses Emanuel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel is trying to break free.
Falcao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Falcao tries to land knees in the clinch but Emanuel avoids the damage to the body.
Falcao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Falcao lands a nice knee to the body.
Falcao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emanuel's elbow.
Falcao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emanuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcao unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emanuel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Falcao tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Falcao tries to land a knee to the head but Emanuel blocks with his arms.
Falcao lands with a left to the head.
Emanuel managing to block the knees to the body from Falcao.
Emanuel lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emanuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Falcao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emanuel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emanuel passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Falcao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emanuel on the ground.
Falcao takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Falcao defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcao managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Emanuel.
Falcao takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Emanuel lands a nice forearm strike.
Emanuel working the body and head with strikes.
Falcao is not content to let Emanuel control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Falcao is avoiding damage well.
Falcao is not content to let Emanuel control the position.
Emanuel misses with the ground and pound.
Emanuel tries to score with some ground and pound. Falcao controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Falcao is trying to escape the position but Emanuel is controlling the position.
Emanuel throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kalle Emanuel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Emanuel keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Falcao takes one to the chin there.
Falcao misses with a straight right.
Falcao moves to clinch but Emanuel breaks away
and Emanuel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Falcao won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emanuel in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Emanuel working the ground and pound but Falcao is defending the strikes.
Emanuel creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Falcao is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emanuel wants to control but Falcao is keeping him busy.
Oh Falcao is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falcao dodges the ground and pound from Emanuel.
Falcao seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel advances to full mount.
Falcao blocking the ground and pound.
Emanuel looking to control but Falcao is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Emanuel lands a big shot to the head and Falcao winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kalle Emanuel!
Kalle Emanuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery has chosen Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston as his entrance music. The key to victory for Johnny Cage has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desmond Flannery!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery avoids the head kick by Cage.
A left lands for Cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Flannery 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.
Desmond Flannery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Flannerys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Flannery dives in for a single leg takedown but Cage sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cage feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cage lands with a nice combination. Flannery backs away looking to recover.
Flannery misses with a takedown
and Cage counters with an inside leg kick.
Flannery shoots and misses
and Flannery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Flannery.
Cage lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flannery shoots for a takedown but Cage saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cage connects with a jab.
Cage leaves Flannery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands an overhand right.
Flannery fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been told by Cage's head coaches at North Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Flannery closes the distance and clinches up with Cage, looking for a takedown. Flannery pushes Cage against the cage but Cage circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Flannery tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cage defends well and Flannery ends up having to push Cage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cage throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Flannery.
Flannery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cage finds it's way round the side to connect with Flannery's head.
Flannery gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cage slaps away a takedown attempt from Flannery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cage was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flannery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cage swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut lands for Cage. That snapped Flannery's head back.
Johnny Cage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flannery darts in looking for a takedown but Cage gets double underhooks and turns Flannery into the cage.
Cage scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flannery has his takedown stuffed
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Cage.
Cage is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cage lets loose with a powerful body kick. Flannery will feel that in the morning.
Flannery shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cage counters with a left and a right that stings Flannery.
Flannery looks winded!
Flannery has his takedown stuffed
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flannery misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Flannery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flannery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Flannery needs to keep his hands up - Cage had a free shot at his head there.
Flannery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Flannery is rocked!
Cage uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flannery has time to react.
Flannery is still on wobbly legs! Can Cage finish him?
Cage scores with a jab.
Cage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Flannery shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Flannery showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flannery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Flannery seems to have recovered his senses.
Flannery trying to control the action but Cage is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flannery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage won't allow Flannery to pass to mount.
Flannery lands with a punch from half guard.
Flannery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cage wants to get back to his feet.
Cage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flannery on the ground.
Flannery is taking a breather. Cage 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.
Flannery wants to take a breather but Cage is having none of it.
Flannery throwing shots but Cage is blocking nicely.
Flannery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Cage dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flannery shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cage but Cage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An attempted straight right counter from Cage misses the target.
Cage tries to bum rush Flannery with a series of wild strikes but Flannery uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flannery fails with the takedown.
Johnny Cage is winning the standup battle so far.
Cage dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Flannery. That did some damage!
The fighters circle momentarily. Cage darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage scores with a body shot.
Flannery misses with a takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flannery thinking.
Johnny Cage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Flannery.
Flannery with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cage counters with a series of strikes. Flannery will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flannery can do to turn this around?
Flannery shoots in for a takedown but Cage shows good takedown defense.
A little feinted left hand from Cage on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage lands a slapping body shot.
Flannery walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Flannery has his takedown stuffed
and Cage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Flannery is breathing heavily.
Flannery misses with a takedown
and Flannery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flannery's hands.
Flannery shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Flannery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flannery tries to move into range but Cage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cage scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flannery takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Flannery misses with a takedown
and Cage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cage drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Flannery right on the button. Flannery goes down! Cage follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Cage gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Cage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Vanhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanhanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Huge thirst - Hick up. Touko Vanhanen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Touko Vanhanen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi lands a right hook to the body.
Nirvi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nirvi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nirvi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nirvi gets through Vanhanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Vanhanen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nirvi lands with a right to the head.
Nirvi lands with a short shot to the head.
Nirvi lands an uppercut.
Nirvi trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nirvi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nirvi misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Nirvi.
Nirvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vanhanen avoids a wild elbow strike from Nirvi.
Vanhanen tries a body shot but Nirvi blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nirvi.
Vanhanen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nirvi lands a right hand.
Nirvi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vanhanen backwards.
Nirvi works on Vanhanen's body with a couple of short punches.
Nirvi misses with an elbow strike.
Nirvi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vanhanen backwards.
Nirvi lands a body shot.
Vanhanen is trying to maintain a safe position but Nirvi gets an underhook and turns Vanhanen into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Nirvi.
Vanhanen is rocked!
Nirvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vanhanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Nirvi finish him?
Nirvi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Vanhanen to his knees! Nirvi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Nirvi!
After the fight, Niko Nirvi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Touko Vanhanen was interviewed post fight and said 'It wasn't my day.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Van Roost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Roost comes into the arena with Marilyn Manson - This is Halloween blaring out of the sound system. Strife is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Anciients - Raise the Sun. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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25
190 lbs
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189 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Van Roost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cid Strife!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roost motions for Strife to come forward. Van Roost throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Roost throws a head kick but Strife moves out of range.
Strife scores with a hook to the body. Van Roost takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Roost tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Van Roost throws a wild body kick that Strife sees coming a mile off.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Roost is looking to clinch.
Van Roost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Strife ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Strife! But no joy.
Michael Van Roost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Strife.
Van Roost swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Strife misses.
Strife is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Van Roost rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost forces Strife back against the cage and clinches.
Strife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Van Roost looks for the body kick but Strife saw that one coming.
Van Roost moves into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Van Roost.
It looks like Cid Strife has been cut.
Strife stalls.
Strife avoids the elbow strike from Van Roost, against the cage.
Van Roost just leaning against Strife, taking a breather.
Van Roost throws an elbow but it misses.
Strife lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strife's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strife.
Van Roost slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Strife jabs at Van Roost's body.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strife looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife lands a high kick!
It looks like Michael Van Roost has been cut.
Strife changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strife lands the left hand.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but Van Roost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Strife misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife throws an overhand right that lands on Van Roost's shoulder, as Van Roost tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Van Roost misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Strife releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Strife.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Van Roost pushes off an throws an elbow but Strife leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Good body shot from Strife.
Strife tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Strife.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Strife misses with a body punch.
Strife dodges an elbow strike from Van Roost.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Van Roost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strife's brow.
Strife is leaning against Van Roost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Our sources have told us that Van Roost has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strife.
Strife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strife avoids a wild elbow strike from Van Roost.
Strife working hard to break the clinch.
Strife tries to break the clinch but Van Roost is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Van Roost throws an elbow but misses.
Strife throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strife breaks the clinch.
Van Roost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Strife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Van Roost at a distance.
Van Roost wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Van Roost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Roost moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
Van Roost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Roost moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters with an outside leg kick.
Van Roost wants to clinch
and Strife counters with a nice body shot.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife just misses with a punch to the body.
Strife lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cid Strife seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife throws a right and a left that Van Roost avoids nicely.
Van Roost throws a counter high kick but Strife was just alert enough to avoid it.
Van Roost tries to clinch up but Strife circles away and keeps his distance.
Strife lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife gets tackled into the cage by Van Roost. Van Roost maintains the clinch.
Strife breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Roost throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost looks to throw a body kick
and Strife counters with a right hand to the body.
Van Roost is looking to clinch.
Van Roost will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Strife misses.
Strife fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roost wants to clinch
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Van Roost forces Strife back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Strife on the inside.
Strife swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Roost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Strife as Van Roost tries to tie him up.
Van Roost is stalling here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Strife breaks the clinch.
Strife works Van Roost's body with a nice hook.
Strife just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strife lands the left hand.
Van Roost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Roost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Van Roost takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strife throws a body punch but Van Roost moves out of range.
Van Roost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strife.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Strife connects with a nice looking jab.
Strife punishes Van Roost's body with a nice straight punch.
Strife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Strife throws a shot to the body.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Roost crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Strife - the referee stops the clock and Van Roost gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Strife. Van Roost manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Strife.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Strife lands.
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!
Strife swings for the body but Van Roost moves out of range.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt
and Strife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strife stuns Van Roost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Strife swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Roost wants to clinch.
It seemed like Strife was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Roost lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Roost with a hook.
Strife throws a body punch but Van Roost moves out of range.
Strife misses with a hook. Van Roost ducked under it nicely.
Van Roost misses with a body kick.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Strife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Strife scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Strife misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Strife dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Van Roost misses
and Strife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Strife plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strife has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Van Roost takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Van Roost tries to clinch up
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Van Roost misses with a shot to the body
and Strife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van Roost walks into a stiff left hand from Strife.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strife scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Roost doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Roost takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Strife throws a right hand that Van Roost ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Roost also avoids with ease.
Strife lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Strife.
Van Roost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strife working aggressively here.
Strife softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Van Roost looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A left hand lands to the body for Strife.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife dodges an elbow strike from Van Roost.
Strife lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Van Roost or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strife pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot by Strife.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Strife misses the shot to the body.
Strife throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Roost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Roost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Roost was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Van Roost ducks under a wild hook from Strife.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Roost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Van Roost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Roost misses with a kick to the body.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Strife checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Roost moves into the clinch.
Strife breaks from the clinch.
Nice cross by Strife.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strife let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Van Roost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Strife fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strife jabs Van Roost right on the nose. Van Roost blinks but takes it well.
Strife digs a good body shot into Van Roost's ribs.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife defending well as Van Roost loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Strife's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Van Roost is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Strife blocks a head kick by Van Roost.
Van Roost tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Strife counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife cracks Van Roost with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Roost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Strife catches Van Roost right on the button with a cross.
Van Roost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good shot there by Strife.
Strife misses with a two punch combination.
Van Roost walks into a straight right hand from Strife.
Strife scores with a hook.
Strife swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Roost.
A slow jab from Strife misses its intended target.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Strife on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strife throws a hook but Van Roost avoids it easily.
Strife throws a shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Strife checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strife avoids the head kick by Van Roost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife with a nice cross.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife stuns Van Roost with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Roost looks to score with a jab to the body but Strife is just out of range.
Van Roost closes the distance but Strife moves to the side
and Strife counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Strife listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strife swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strife with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Roost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Roost needs to keep his hands up - Strife had a free shot at his head there.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Strife. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Strife was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Roost looks to land a right hand but Strife moved out of range.
Van Roost wants to clinch but Strife slips to the side
and Strife counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Roost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Van Roost is looking to land body kicks.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Strife wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
A nice side step and Strife releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Roost throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife lands a nice hook to Van Roost's body. Van Roost takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Roost just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strife avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roost was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Van Roost tries to clinch there but Strife circles away.
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!
Van Roost tries to clinch but Strife is having none of it.
Strife connects with a body shot.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Roost was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Van Roost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Van Roost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Van Roost takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Roost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Roost fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strife is out of range.
Strife scores with a shot to the body.
Van Roost misses with a hook. Strife ducked under it nicely.
Van Roost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strife throws out the jab.
Van Roost wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Roost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Roost throws a push kick but Strife slaps the foot to one side.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Roost.
Van Roost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Roost looks to land a right hand but Strife moved out of range.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
Strife now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Roost.
A cross from Strife lands.
Strife jabs Van Roost to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strife comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Strife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Roost tries to clinch up.
Strife swings for the body but Van Roost moves out of range.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Strife was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cid Strife is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Roost.
Strife connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Roost takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Roost tries to clinch
and Strife counters with a left and a right that stings Van Roost.
Strife uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roost.
Van Roost tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife throws a hook but Van Roost blocks it.
Van Roost is looking to counter punch.
Van Roost is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Strife on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Strife.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Roost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Strife keeps the fight on the outside.
Van Roost jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost moves in looking to clinch but Strife pushes him off.
Van Roost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Roost wants to clinch up but Strife keeps it at a distance.
Van Roost doesn't manage to clinch there - Strife circles away.
Strife ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Roost misses with a straight left.
Strife lands a jab.
Strife misses with a straight left.
Strife smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Roost ducks right into an uppercut from Strife.
Van Roost slips a straight right by Strife.
Van Roost misses with a jab to the body
and Strife counters with a leg kick.
Van Roost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Van Roost cracks a nice hook into Strife's ribs.
Van Roost moves to clinch but Strife breaks away
and Strife counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roost throws a solid leg kick but Strife takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Roost.
Van Roost moves out of range of the body kick.
Strife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Roost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Roost misses with an elbow over the top.
Strife blocks the elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Van Roost is trying to stall.
Van Roost looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cid Strife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Strife winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 44:50
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 44:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cid Strife!
Cid Strife is the new middleweight champion!
Cid Strife decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Michael Van Roost spoke after the fight, saying 'Great job Cid! It‘s a precious lesson to learn because it‘s my first title fight and I still have tons to learn. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Block (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Block has chosen Swamp Thing as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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275 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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28
262 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Good knees
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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cinder Block!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a jab to Block's midsection.
Block slips under a jab.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Block throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva checks a low kick from Block.
Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Block misses with a head kick.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Block tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Block breaks away and moves out of range.
Block misses with a body kick.
Block throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Block.
Block throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Block moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Block.
Silva misses with a body shot.
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!
Block connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Block scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Block.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to slow Block down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva is looking to wear down Block with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Block misses with a head kick.
Block swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Block manages to avoid it.
Block has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Block takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva wants to clinch up but Block keeps it at a distance.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Block pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Block looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Block looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Block counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Block throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva works Block's body with a nice hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Block checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva tries to clinch but Block is having none of it.
Block flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBlock.
Block thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Block ducks down to avoid it.
Block misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Block feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Block throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Block.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Block circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Block tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Block just manages to avoid it.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Block finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Block throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Block looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Block misses with a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
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!
Silva stuns Block with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Block throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Block stalling against the cage.
Block on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Block takes a knee to the side of the body.
Block looks winded!
Block's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Block blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blocks head.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is leaning against Block and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Block pushes him off.
Block flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva steps away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Block.
Silva pushes Block up against the cage in a clinch.
Block wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva digs a right hand into Block's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Block's gas tank.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Block keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushes Block up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Block is rocked!
Silva misses with some punches.
Block is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Block blocks an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Block.
Block is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Block seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Block swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up but Block circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Block was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Block gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Silva gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Block is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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