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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryuu Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kornel Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryuu Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kornel Koltun!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koltun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Masaru takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koltun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Kornel Koltun has been cut.
Masaru fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masaru lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Masaru.
Masaru fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koltun moves into range and clinches up with Masaru.
Koltun stops a takedown attempt from Masaru.
Koltun lands with a light punch inside.
Masaru tries to throw a body punch but Koltun avoids it by throwing Masaru back against the cage.
Masaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masaru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Masaru misses with a punch to the body.
Masaru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koltun.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun stalling in the clinch but Masaru improves position.
Masaru is trying to maintain a safe position but Koltun gets an underhook and turns Masaru into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Masaru.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koltun throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koltun.
Koltun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koltun pushes off an throws an elbow but Masaru leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koltun is trying to maintain a safe position but Masaru gets an underhook and turns Koltun into the cage.
Masaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Masaru as Koltun tries to tie him up.
Masaru lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koltun.
Masaru tries a body shot but Koltun blocks it.
Masaru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Koltun fails to land.
Masaru digs a right hand underneath Koltun's ribcage. Koltun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koltun looks winded!
Masaru lands with a light punch inside.
Koltun throws a head punch that misses.
Masaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Masaru as the two fighters clinch.
Masaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Masaru.
Masaru gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, if Masaru is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Koltun tries to get to full guard but Masaru has control of the leg.
Masaru content to control rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Masaru instigates a clinch.
That's four 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.
Koltun is trying to maintain a safe position but Masaru gets an underhook and turns Koltun into the cage.
Masaru stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Masaru.
Masaru stalling.
Masaru stalling the fight.
Masaru avoids the elbow strike from Koltun, against the cage.
Koltun throws a punch but it's blocked by Masaru.
Koltun is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Masaru is keeping busy.
Koltun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Koltun taking a breather.
Koltun throws an elbow that misses.
Still in the clinch, Masaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Masaru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kornel Koltun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Masaru.
Masaru is looking to counter the offense by Koltun and move into the clinch.
Koltun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koltun misses with a looping right.
Masaru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koltun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koltun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Masaru.
Masaru is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koltun.
Masaru turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Masaru throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masaru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koltun throws out a leg kick but Masaru moves out of range and Koltun only half commits.
Masaru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koltun sprawls well. Koltun wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masaru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
Koltun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masaru checks a low kick from Koltun.
Masaru darts in and clinches Koltun up against the cage.
Masaru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Koltun.
Koltun misses with the head strike.
Koltun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Masaru can't get the takedown.
Koltun stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun can't find room to land a body shot as Masaru controls the action.
Masaru is trying to stall.
Masaru content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Masaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Masaru has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Koltun clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masaru really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Koltun.
Masaru has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Masaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koltun can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Masaru.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Masaru continues to hold on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masaru controlling well, preventing Koltun from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryuu Masaru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kornel Koltun's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koltun lands a nice shot that snaps Masaru's head back.
Koltun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Masaru is looking to clinch.
Koltun throws a low kick but Masaru moves out of range easily.
Koltun misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Koltun misses.
Masaru tried to counter with a leg kick but Koltun avoided it.
Koltun throws a push kick but Masaru slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koltun sizes up Masaru with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kornel Koltun seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good shot there by Masaru.
Masaru dips to his left and cracks Koltun with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masaru moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Koltun goes down! Can Masaru finish him!?
Koltun is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masaru 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.
Koltun is still in real trouble! Can Masaru finish him?
Ryuu Masaru overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Masaru passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Masaru has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Masaru controlling the pace for now.
Koltun seems to have recovered his senses.
Masaru seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Koltun for as long as he can get away with.
Masaru continues to stall.
Kornel Koltun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masaru looking to control but Koltun is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Masaru controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koltun tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Masaru controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Masaru's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Koltun is squirming around, avoiding Masaru's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koltun can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masaru tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryuu Masaru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Masaru has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryuu Masaru!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Tandelov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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138 lbs
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Good kicks
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marat Tandelov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tandelov lands a slapping body shot.
Makovsky drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tandelov connects with a crisp jab.
Makovsky lands with a nice body kick.
Tandelov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tandelov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makovsky's waist but Makovsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tandelov off to one side.
Tandelov throws a big shot that misses.
Tandelov scores with a punch to the head.
Tandelov throws a hook to the side of Makovsky's head but Makovsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tandelov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tandelov just misses with a punch to the body.
Tandelov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tandelov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makovsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tandelov misses with a wild body shot.
Makovsky tried to counter with a leg kick but Tandelov avoided it.
Tandelov lands a nice shot that snaps Makovsky's head back.
Tandelov connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tandelov throws a big shot that misses.
Makovsky is looking to counter with head kicks.
Tandelov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Makovsky misses with a body kick.
Tandelov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Makovsky had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Makovsky slips under a jab from Tandelov.
Tandelov lands a two punch combo.
Makovsky has a takedown stuffed.
Makovsky throws the kick towards the body but Tandelov avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tandelov! But no joy.
Tandelov jabs at Makovsky's body.
Makovsky attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tandelov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tandelov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makovsky defends it nicely.
Makovsky appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Makovsky throws a low kick but Tandelov moves out of range easily.
Tandelov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makovsky.
Tandelov digs a good body shot into Makovsky's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tandelov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tandelov swings for the body but Makovsky moves out of range.
Tandelov lands a nice looking body shot.
Tandelov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makovsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Makovsky lands a high kick!
Tandelov shoots in for a double leg but Makovsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've been told by Makovsky's head coaches at The Power Plant that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zach Makovsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marat Tandelov.
Tandelov misses with a takedown attempt - Makovsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makovsky wants to land a leg kick but Tandelov is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tandelov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tandelov sprawls well. Tandelov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makovsky gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Makovsky misses
and Tandelov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tandelov scores with a nice strike.
Makovsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tandelov just misses with a punch to the body.
Makovsky takes one to the chin there.
Tandelov thuds a left hand into Makovsky's body.
Tandelov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makovsky's waist but Makovsky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tandelov off to one side.
Tandelov lands with a nice body punch.
Tandelov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makovsky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tandelov swivels and escapes.
Makovsky gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tandelov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Makovsky 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.
Tandelov forces his way into half guard.
Makovsky is controlling Tandelov's position as best he can from this difficult position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Tandelov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tandelov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Tandelov.
Tandelov scores with a body shot.
Makovsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tandelov unleashes a big counter combination but Makovsky bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A clash of legs there as Tandelov blocks the low kick.
Tandelov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tandelov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makovsky.
Makovsky takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Makovsky takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tandelov connects with a right hand. Makovsky shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tandelov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makovsky is rocked!
Tandelov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Makovsky to the canvas! Makovsky doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Tandelov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marat Tandelov!
Our winner, Marat Tandelov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jake Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toghrul Asgarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan comes to the cage accompanied by Die Walküre. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toghrul Asgarov!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asgarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asgarov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Asgarov clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Asgarov.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan is looking to control Asgarov's arms but Asgarov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Ryan seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Asgarov is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Asgarov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ryan backwards.
Ryan stalling against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Asgarov backwards.
Ryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Asgarov misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asgarov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asgarov tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Asgarov back against the cage.
Asgarov can't get the takedown.
Asgarov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Asgarov looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee calls for Ryan to work.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Asgarov.
Asgarov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ryan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toghrul Asgarov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Asgarov turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Asgarov working the ground and pound from side control.
Ryan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes there by Asgarov.
Ryan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Asgarov off and has taken his back!
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!
Asgarov can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asgarov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ryan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ryan prevents Asgarov from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ryan trying to control but Asgarov is having none of it.
Asgarov sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Ryan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Asgarov tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
Ryan is thwarting Asgarov's attempts to control the position.
Ryan is looking to take a break and control but Asgarov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Ryan is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Asgarov wants to improve his position but Ryan is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Asgarov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ryan defends well and Asgarov ends up having to push Ryan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Asgarov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ryan's guard.
Ryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Asgarov preventing the sweep.
Asgarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ryan pulls Asgarov in to control the position.
Ryan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Toghrul Asgarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asgarov postures up.
Ryan keeping moving, preventing Asgarov from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asgarov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jake Ryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Asgarov circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryan throws a body punch but Asgarov moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Asgarov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Ryan.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ryan is looking to wear down Asgarov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan has closed the distance and engaged Asgarov in a clinch.
Asgarov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toghrul Asgarov.
Asgarov 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan throws a leg kick
and Asgarov counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Asgarov fails to land.
Asgarov prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan lands a nice shot to the body.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Asgarov can do to turn this around?
Ryan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Asgarov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ryan's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan is looking to control Asgarov's arms but Asgarov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ryan has his back to the cage.
Asgarov digs a right hand underneath Ryan's ribcage. Ryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Asgarov stalling the fight.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asgarov backwards.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Asgarov scores with a shoulder strike.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Asgarov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Asgarov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ryan.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Asgarov controls his hands.
Ryan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Asgarov can't get the takedown.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Asgarov.
Ryan tries to stall but Asgarov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ryan trying to control the position but instead, Asgarov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ryan into the cage.
Ryan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Ryan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ryan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ryan stuffs the takedown.
Ryan throws a sloppy head kick and Asgarov moves out of range easily.
Ryan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ryan looking to stall.
Ryan blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Asgarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Asgarov pushes Ryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Asgarov - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Asgarovs head.
Ryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asgarov lands a left hand.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Asgarov's head.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ryan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Come on Ryan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Asgarov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jake Ryan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ryan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ryan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Asgarov up against the cage.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Ryan throws a punch but it's blocked by Asgarov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan stalling in the clinch but Asgarov improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ryan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Asgarov backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ryan.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asgarov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Asgarov throws a punch but it's blocked by Ryan.
Ryan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Asgarov is rocked!
Asgarov blocking some punches.
A short right from Ryan on the inside.
Asgarov is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Asgarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ryan is trying to stall.
Ryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Asgarov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asgarov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ryan is defending well for now.
Asgarov seems to have recovered his senses.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Asgarov.
Asgarov tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Asgarov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Asgarov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ryan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan trying to stall but Asgarov improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Asgarov can't get the takedown.
Asgarov lands an uppercut.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Asgarov controls his hands.
Ryan tries to stall but Asgarov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ryan prevents the takedown attempt.
Jake Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toghrul Asgarov.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan working aggressively here.
Asgarov being controlled against the cage.
Ryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Ryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryan, 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Ryan!
A less than humble Jake Ryan misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Creepy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Peace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creepy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Icky Thump. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Uncle Creepy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Warren Peace!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peace will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Peace closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Creepy's guard.
Peace looking to pass the guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Creepy'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.
Peace is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Creepy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Creepy has escaped and now he's on top!
Creepy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Creepy defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace is trying to keep Creepy in close.
Creepy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peace keeping moving, preventing Creepy from controlling successfully.
Peace looking for a sweep. Not yet Peace, not yet.
Creepy postures up.
Peace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peace trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Creepy is trying to control the position but Peace postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peace wants to control from the top but Creepy keeps moving.
Peace postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Creepy is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Peace, into his guard.
Our spies down at at Sanitarium inform us that Peace has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Creepy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Creepy trying to control but Peace is working from the bottom.
Peace escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Creepy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Creepy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peace is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Peace is on top in guard.
Creepy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peace's guard.
Peace looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Creepy passes into half guard.
Creepy slows the pace down in half guard.
Creepy is keen to just control but Peace is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Peace manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Creepy won't allow Peace to sweep him here.
Peace lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Peace tries to free his leg and advance position but Creepy is retaining full guard.
Peace stopping the sweep attempt from Creepy.
Peace trying to control the position from guard on top but Creepy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peace drops back, looking for a kneebar! Creepy looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Creepy looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Creepy!
Creepy is looking to take a break and control but Peace is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Warren Peace will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Peace is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Creepy.
Peace looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Creepy is fending him off so far but Peace persists. Nope, Creepy circles away and we're back to standing.
Creepy is looking to counter punch.
Peace shoots and misses
and Creepy counters with a nice uppercut.
Creepy throws a right hand that misses
and Peace counters with a right hand to the body.
Peace shoots in looking for a takedown. Creepy tries to sprawl out of it but Peace keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Creepy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Creepy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uncle Creepy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Warren Peace.
Peace shoots in and bounces Creepy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Creepy has Peace pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peace drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Creepy dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peace wants to sweep here but Creepy controlling him for the moment.
Warren Peace has got the better of the ground game so far.
Creepy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peace is keeping the position for now.
Creepy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Peace is proving hard to escape from.
Creepy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peace keeping moving, preventing Creepy from controlling successfully.
Peace throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Creepy escapes and throws Peace's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Peace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Creepy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Peace does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Peace is looking to improve his position.
Creepy is trying to control the action in half guard but Peace is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Peace is trying to control but can't.
Peace is looking to improve his position.
Peace is not content to let Creepy control the position.
Creepy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Peace is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Creepy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Creepy's back!
Creepy tries to escape but Peace has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Peace looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Creepy is controlling Peace 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creepy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Peace is looking to cinch up a triangle. Creepy throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Peace's body to avoid the submission. Peace has instead reached around Creepy's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Peace arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Warren Peace!
A less than humble Warren Peace misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ziba Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGuiness might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ziba Halo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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217 lbs
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214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziba Halo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo avoids the body shot from McGuiness.
Halo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuiness takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Halo misses with a kick to the body.
McGuiness loads up on a big right hand but Halo slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A lazy left from Halo finds it's target.
McGuiness lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McGuiness throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Halo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McGuiness scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Halo misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness lands with a straight right. Halo didn't see that one coming.
Liam McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo thows a body kick. McGuiness tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGuiness throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Halo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo looks to land a body kick but McGuiness moved away.
Halo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McGuiness momentarily.
McGuiness ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuiness throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo slips a jab from McGuiness.
McGuiness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuiness slips a jab and a cross from Halo.
McGuiness slips a jab from Halo.
McGuiness throws a jab when Halo was well out of range.
McGuiness swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McGuiness takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Liam McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGuiness misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Halo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halo slips a straight right by McGuiness.
Halo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuiness.
Halo drops McGuiness with a beautiful combination! McGuiness stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Halo is looking for the KO!
McGuiness is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo misses with a body shot.
McGuiness was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Halo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuiness misses with an uppercut.
Halo throws a series of strikes that have McGuiness backpedaling.
McGuiness is rocked!
Halo fakes the body blow, causing McGuiness to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! McGuiness goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ziba Halo!
Ziba Halo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Grey Worm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Sorokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worm's entrance music is Der Kaptain. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grey Worm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Sorokov!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worm swings widly with a right hand
and Sorokov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Worm throws a right hand that Sorokov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorokov also avoids with ease.
Sorokov moves forwards but Worm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Worm takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Worm as Sorokov shoots in.
Worm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorokov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worm.
Worm throws a right hand that Sorokov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sorokov also avoids with ease.
Worm's corner calls for a 1-2. Worm obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've been told by Worm's head coaches at Alpha Elite Private Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Worm lands the left hand.
Worm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sorokov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Worm was covering up waiting for the punch and Sorokov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Worm working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sorokov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sorokov prevents Worm from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sorokov working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Worm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sorokov is one step ahead there.
Sorokov throws a big elbow that misses.
Sorokov trying to control but Worm is working from the bottom.
Worm throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Worm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Worm looking to control.
Worm wants to improve his position but instead Sorokov has moved into half guard.
Worm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sorokov is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Worm wants to improve his position but Sorokov is controlling well.
Sorokov lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Worm is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sorokov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sorokov's back!
Sorokov rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Worm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Worm missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sorokov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Worm.
Worm wants to control from the top but Sorokov keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sorokov keeping moving, preventing Worm from controlling successfully.
Worm postures up.
Sorokov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Worm showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sorokov trying to keep a closed guard but Worm is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Worm throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Worm defends well.
Worm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sorokov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Worm trying to control but Sorokov is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Worm throws a lazy right hand but Sorokov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sorokov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sorokov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Worm 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.
Worm with a hook.
Worm swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sorokov counters with a straight right hand.
Sorokov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Worm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sorokov tries to clinch up but Worm circles away and keeps his distance.
Sorokov misses the shot to the body.
Worm tries to clinch up
and Sorokov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sorokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Worm jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Sorokov misses the target.
Worm misses with an uppercut.
Worm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Worm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorokov sizes up Worm with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Worm connects with a looping right hand.
Worm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Worm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorokov.
Sorokov throws a shot from downtown. Worm moves away and avoids it.
Worm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sorokov lands with a right hand.
Sorokov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Worm connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sorokov's hands.
Worm moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sorokov looks for a takedown but Worm sprawls well.
Worm throws an overhand right that lands on Sorokov's shoulder, as Sorokov tries to avoid the shot.
Worm keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Sorokov.
Worm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sorokov can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorokov throws a body shot but no joy.
Worm throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Worm lands.
Worm throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Sorokov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Worm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sorokov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Worm.
Sorokov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sorokov moves to clinch but Worm breaks away
and Worm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Worm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sorokov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Worm was well out of range. Poor timing from Sorokov.
Sorokov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worm throws a looping overhand right but Sorokov ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Worm or perhaps it was just good defense by Sorokov, which made it look bad.
Sorokov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sorokov is looking to clinch.
Worm misses with an uppercut.
Sorokov throws a hook but Worm avoids it easily.
It looked like Worm was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sorokov.
Worm just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorokov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Worm lands a jab to the head.
Worm takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sorokov scores with a hook.
Grey Worm is winning the standup battle so far.
Worm defending well as Sorokov loads up on a big left hand.
Sorokov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Worm getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sorokov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov looks to land a right hand but Worm moved out of range.
Worm throws the left hand but Sorokov avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worm looks to throw the jab but Sorokov is out of range.
Worm 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.
Sorokov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Worm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sorokov pushes Worm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sorokov stalling in the clinch but Worm improves position.
Sorokov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Worm after a bit of a struggle.
Grey Worm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sorokov.
Worm misses with a body punch.
Worm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Worm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorokov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Worm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Worm.
Worm lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Sorokov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Worm dominated that second round.
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!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sorokov or perhaps it was just good defense by Worm, which made it look bad.
A little feinted left hand from Worm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A shot to the body from Worm misses
and Sorokov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Worm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sorokov throws a big shot that misses.
Sorokov tries to clinch
and Worm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sorokov throws a hook but Worm avoids it easily.
A big left from Worm misses.
Worm bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sorokov's head.
Sorokov ducks right into an uppercut from Worm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sorokov misses with a looping left.
Worm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Worm.
Worm connects with a right hand. Sorokov shakes it off.
Worm tries to clinch there but Sorokov circles away.
Worm sets himself, and Sorokov steps forward looking for the clinch! Worm avoids it this time.
Sorokov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Worm doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Worm.
Worm cracks Sorokov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sorokov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Worm is fending him off so far but Sorokov persists. Nope, Worm circles away and we're back to standing.
Worm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Worm.
Sorokov misses with a few strikes there.
Sorokov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sorokov moves away from the strike by Worm.
Sorokov connects with a single shot there.
Worm takes a swing at Sorokov's ribcage but misses.
Sorokov closes the distance and clinches.
Sorokov prevents a body shot from Worm.
Sorokov goes for a takedown attempt but Worm pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Grey Worm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Sorokov.
Sorokov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Worm.
Worm ducks right into an uppercut from Sorokov.
Sorokov moves away from the strike by Worm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worm misses with a looping right.
Sorokov throws a looping overhand right but Worm ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Worm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sorokov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sorokov was well out of range. Poor timing from Worm.
Sorokov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Worm.
Sorokov connects with a right hand. Worm shakes it off.
A slow jab from Worm misses its intended target.
Sorokov rushes Worm and presses him up against the cage.
Worm misses with the head strike.
Worm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sorokov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Worm prevents it.
Worm throws a head punch that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Sorokov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov blocks an uppercut.
Worm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Worm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Worm holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Worm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sorokov taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Sorokov.
Sorokov blocks a body shot from Worm.
A short uppercut from Worm.
Worm works on Sorokov's body with a couple of short punches.
Worm scores with a shot to the side of Sorokov's head.
Worm misses with some punches.
Worm blocking some punches.
Worm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sorokov backwards.
Sorokov is trying to maintain a safe position but Worm gets an underhook and turns Sorokov into the cage.
Worm tries a body shot but Sorokov blocks it.
Worm gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sorokov.
Yuri Sorokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sorokov has a couple of punches blocked by Worm.
Sorokov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Worm backwards.
Worm stalling against the cage.
Worm wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sorokov has Worm pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Worm manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sorokov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sorokov lands an uppercut.
Worm lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Worm.
Grey Worm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sorokov is looking for a takedown.
Sorokov misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Worm.
Sorokov blocks an uppercut.
Worm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sorokov backwards.
Sorokov wants to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grey Worm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Worm, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grey Worm!
Grey Worm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gale Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale Gold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Briggs's chin.
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gale Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Briggs.
Gold stuffs the takedown attempt from Briggs. Briggs gets slowly back to his feet.
Gold scoring well with a low kick there.
Briggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gold's waist but Gold gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Briggs off to one side.
Gale Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Briggs.
Gold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gold.
Briggs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gold defends it well.
Gold is looking to slow Briggs down with leg kicks.
Briggs dives in for a single leg takedown but Gold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gold feints and then cracks Briggs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Briggs down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Briggs.
Gold throws a sloppy head kick and Briggs moves out of range easily.
Briggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gold parries the strikes from Briggs easily there. Briggs is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gold to escape.
Gold has one of Briggs's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gold wants to control but Briggs postures up.
Gold manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gold is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Briggs wants to control but Gold is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gold tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Gold prevents Briggs from improving his position.
Briggs is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to stand and escape but Briggs is controlling the position.
Briggs is trying to stand.
Gold tries to stand and escape but Briggs is controlling the position.
Briggs trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy left from Gold finds it's target.
Gold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gold lands with a nice body punch.
Gold scores with a punch to the head.
Briggs takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Briggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gold.
It appears Gold was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Briggs. That did some damage!
Briggs shoots in for a takedown but Gold shows good takedown defense.
Gold lands with a kick to the temple. Briggs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Briggs is rocked!
Gold connects with a body shot.
Gold seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Gold cracks Briggs with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Briggs is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold sends Briggs crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gold is motioning to the referee to let Briggs up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gold goes for a small jab and connects. Now Gold goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Briggs stumbles back but Gold runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Briggs to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Briggs will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gale Gold!
A very excited looking Gale Gold made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Nirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cas Maverick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Nirvi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cas Maverick!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nirvi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nirvi forces Maverick back against the cage and clinches.
Maverick looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Nirvi.
A short right from Nirvi.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick is leaning against Nirvi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nirvi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee calls for Nirvi to work.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
Maverick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nirvi's elbow.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nirvi lands with a left to the head.
Maverick can't find room to land a body shot as Nirvi controls the action.
Nirvi throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nirvi.
Nirvi leaning against his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Nirvi.
Maverick throws a punch but it's blocked by Nirvi.
I was talking to Nirvi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nirvi misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maverick has a couple of punches blocked by Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nirvi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Maverick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maverick lands a hook that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Maverick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nirvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nirvi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Nirvi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Maverick up against the cage.
Maverick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nirvis head.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Nirvi gets through Maverick's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nirvi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
Nirvi lands with a light punch inside.
Maverick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nirvi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maverick tries a body shot but Nirvi blocks it.
Nirvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nirvi tries to land knees in the clinch but Maverick avoids the damage to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maverick.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nirvi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nirvi doesn't manage to clinch there - Maverick circles away.
Maverick blocks a jab.
Nirvi lands the left hand.
Nirvi clinches up with Maverick and pushes him back against the cage.
Nirvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Nirvi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nirvi works on Maverick's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nirvi.
Nirvi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maverick can do to turn this around?
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nirvi trying to land knees to the body.
Nirvi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Nirvi.
A short right from Nirvi on the inside.
Maverick blocks a body shot from Nirvi.
Maverick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nirvi up against the cage.
Nirvi looking to throw knees to the head but Maverick is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nirvi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick blocks an elbow strike from Nirvi.
Niko Nirvi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nirvi lands a nice uppercut.
Nirvi can't find room to land a body shot as Maverick controls the action.
Maverick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nirvi backwards.
Maverick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maverick holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maverick is looking to control Nirvi's arms but Nirvi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maverick is trying to stall.
Maverick blocking some punches.
Nirvi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nirvi throws a punch but it's blocked by Maverick.
A body shot lands from Nirvi.
Nirvi looking to throw knees to the head but Maverick is blocking nicely.
Nirvi presses Maverick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Nirvi - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Nirvi scores with a shot to the side of Maverick's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Maverick misses with the head strike.
Nirvi tries to work over Maverick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nirvi lands a hook that snaps the head of Maverick backwards.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maverick is looking to control Nirvi's arms but Nirvi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maverick has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maverick.
Nirvi working aggressively here.
Nirvi lands a shot to the body.
Maverick tries to throw a body punch but Nirvi avoids it by throwing Maverick back against the cage.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Nirvi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nirvi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maverick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nirvi lands a nice shot that snaps Maverick's head back.
Niko Nirvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maverick swings for the body but Nirvi moves out of range.
Nirvi misses with a head kick.
Maverick appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nirvi throws a combination that misses
letting Maverick counter with a right hand.
Maverick looks to land a right hand but Nirvi moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maverick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nirvi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Maverick prevents a body shot from Nirvi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Maverick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Nirvi.
Nirvi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Nirvi.
Nirvi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nirvi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nirvi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nirvi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Nirvi.
Maverick trying to stall but Nirvi improves his position.
Nirvi misses with some punches.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maverick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nirvi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Maverick blocks an uppercut.
Nirvi misses with the head strike.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nirvi is leaning against Maverick and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nirvi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maverick misses with a body punch.
Nirvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maverick's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi slows down the pace here.
Maverick pushes Nirvi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nirvi tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Nirvi back against the cage.
Nirvi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maverick throws a head punch that misses.
Nirvi tries to throw a body punch but Maverick avoids it by throwing Nirvi back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nirvi.
Nirvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Maverick uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Maverick fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nirvi has a couple of punches blocked by Maverick.
Nirvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Maverick controls his hands.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nirvi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maverick.
A head punch on the inside from Nirvi fails to land.
Maverick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Nirvi on the inside.
Nirvi misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nirvi trying to stall but Maverick improves his position.
Nirvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maverick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Niko Nirvi clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Maverick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nirvi counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nirvi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maverick is rocked!
Whack! Nirvi lands a heavy head kick that drops Maverick. The ref tackles Nirvi to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Maverick was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Niko Nirvi!
Niko Nirvi retains his light heavyweight title!
Niko Nirvi decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Cider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arlington Beech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cider comes to the cage accompanied by My Sacrifice. Beech has chosen You Know My Name as his entrance music. Arlington Beech is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Cider !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arlington Beech!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cider throws a head kick that misses
and Beech counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beech.
Cider bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Beech lands a nice shot that snaps Cider 's head back.
Arlington Beech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beech misses with a series of wild punches.
Beech has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beech.
Beech throws a shot to the body.
Cider connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech thows a leg kick but Cider checks it
letting Cider counter with a right hand.
Cider throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Beech cracks Cider with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Beech connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Beech scores with a shoulder strike.
Beech works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cider takes an elbow to the forehead.
Beech swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beech avoiding damage as Cider throws knees to the body.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Cider .
Cider swings wildly with an uppercut but Beech uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beech lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beech misses with an elbow strike.
Cider misses with a knee to the head.
Cider throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beech blocks it with crossed arms.
Cider trying to control the position but instead, Beech has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cider into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Beech.
A short body shot lands from Beech as the two fighters clinch.
Beech lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beech lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beech misses with a short punch on the inside.
Beech misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beech working aggressively here.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beech's elbow.
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Beech pushes Cider back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Beech.
A head punch on the inside from Beech fails to land.
Beech is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cider is defending well for now.
Beech fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beech scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beech works on Cider 's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
Beech misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beech pushes Cider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cider uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beech.
Beech throws a right and a left that Cider avoids nicely.
Cider tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Beech manages to circle out of the way.
Beech throws a low kick but Cider moves out of range easily.
Cider slips a straight right by Beech.
Beech throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beech let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cider is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cider defending well as Beech loads up on a big left hand.
Cider throws a sloppy head kick and Beech moves out of range easily.
Beech throws a body punch but Cider moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech cracks Cider with an open hand slap.
Beech works Cider 's body with a nice hook.
Cider throws a leg kick but Beech moved away.
Beech takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beech thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beech clinches.
Cider lands a good knee to the midsection. Beech won't want to take too many of those.
Beech lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beech fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beech lands a shot to the body.
Beech scores with a shot to the side of Cider 's head.
Beech misses with the head strike.
Cider misses with a knee to the head.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beech is defending well for now.
Beech managing to block the knees to the body from Cider .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlington Beech 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.
Cider attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the liver by Cider . Beautiful body shot.
Beech throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cider stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beech misses the shot to the body.
Beech scores with a hook.
Beech is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cider rather than just go for the knockout.
Cider misses with a body shot.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Beech swings for the body but Cider moves out of range.
Cider moves away from the strike by Beech.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beech uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cider .
Cider uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beech.
Beech misses with a left hand
and Cider counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cider throws out a leg kick but Beech moves out of range and Cider only half commits.
Cider misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cider misses with a low kick as Beech jumps back.
A punch combination from Cider misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Beech checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beech closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Beech.
Cider stalling against the cage.
Beech has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Cider on the inside.
Cider tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cider lands a left hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Beech throws an elbow but misses.
Cider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider wants to stall.
Beech lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
A short uppercut from Beech.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beech prevents a body shot from Cider .
Beech misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cider takes one to the side of the head.
Cider takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beech tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
Beech is looking to clinch but Cider is avoiding it.
Cider half committed to a counter leg kick.
Beech throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cider on the side of the head.
Cider keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider staying out of range there.
Beech looks to land a combination but Cider avoids it well.
Beech swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cider appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cider moves out of range as Beech strikes.
Beech drops his hands momentarily and Cider takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beech wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Beech ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cider misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beech.
Cider slips under a jab from Beech.
Cider throws a big counter combination but Beech scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beech misses with a wild body shot.
Cider feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Beech.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech misses with a left hand
and Cider counters with a right hand to the body.
Cider throws a low kick but Beech avoids it.
Beech fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cider manages to avoid it.
Beech connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beech scores with a jab.
Beech scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cider slips under a jab.
As Beech tries to get set, Cider tries to push him back and clinch up but Beech manages to avoid the attempt.
Beech takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cider misses with an uppercut
and Beech counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cider throws a lazy right hand but Beech sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cider connects with a leg kick. Beech looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Beech's corner calls for a 1-2. Beech obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arlington Beech showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Beech ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beech throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cider moves forwards but Beech connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beech on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beech tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beech. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beech is looking to clinch but Cider is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Cider .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider lands a nice shot to the body.
Cider lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cider tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Beech counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cider scores with a one two! Beech had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech takes a swing at Cider 's ribcage but misses.
Beech misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cider misses its target.
Beech misses with an uppercut.
Beech swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cider ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beech moves away.
Beech is looking for the big counter here.
A head kick by Cider misses
and Beech moves into the clinch.
Beech unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cider lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Beech tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Cider tries to land a knee to the head but Beech blocks with his arms.
Beech blocks a body shot from Cider .
Cider throws a punch but it's blocked by Beech.
Beech tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Cider is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cider tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Beech misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Beech fails to land.
Cider lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beech creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arlington Beech seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Cider .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cider avoids a wild elbow strike from Beech.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Beech.
Cider misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cider tries a knee to the head but Beech blocks it.
Cider scores with a knee to the head.
Beech softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cider blocks an uppercut.
Cider connects with a nasty looking knee right to Beech's face.
Cider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Beech avoids it by throwing Cider back against the cage.
Beech scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beech lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Beech.
Cider trying to control the position but instead, Beech has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cider into the cage.
Cider tries to land knees in the clinch but Beech avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Beech as the two fighters clinch.
Cider blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cider is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beech is defending well for now.
Cider misses with a knee strike.
Beech lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cider lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beech avoids it.
Cider fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beech blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Beech.
Beech lands a left hand.
Beech swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cider throws a head punch that misses.
Beech lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beech misses with a body punch.
Beech tries to work over Cider 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cider stalling in the clinch but Beech improves position.
Cider prevents a body shot from Beech.
Beech goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Justin Cider did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cider takes the fight into the clinch.
Beech throws a head punch that misses.
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider 's elbow.
Cider tries a body shot but Beech blocks it.
Beech misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beech tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cider avoids it.
Cider tries a body shot but Beech blocks it.
Beech swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cider utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cider lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beech has a couple of punches blocked by Cider .
Cider doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cider lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beech unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cider lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Beech.
Cider misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider lands a nice uppercut.
Cider working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cider fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Beech as the two fighters clinch.
Beech throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beech creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beech prevents a body shot from Cider .
Cider working aggressively here.
Beech works on Cider 's body with a couple of short punches.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Beech.
Cider tries to throw a body punch but Beech avoids it by throwing Cider back against the cage.
Beech throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cider s head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Beech in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beech lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cider backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider gets through Beech's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beech prevents a body shot from Cider .
Cider misses with some punches.
Beech lands a left hand.
Beech goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beech's elbow.
Cider tries to land a knee to the head but Beech blocks with his arms.
Beech on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beech blocks a body shot from Cider .
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider 's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Beech creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cider is rocked!
Beech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Cider is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cider pushes Beech back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cider seems to have got his legs back now.
Beech pushes Cider back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech swings wildly with an uppercut but Cider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cider goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cider tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Beech avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Beech.
Cider blocks a body shot from Beech.
Beech tries a body shot but Cider blocks it.
Beech on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Beech finds it's way through Cider 's defenses.
Cider will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Beech misses the body punch
enabling Cider to counter with a crisp jab.
Beech works Cider 's body with a nice hook.
Beech cracks a nice hook into Cider 's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech cracks Cider with an open hand slap.
Beech scores with a sloppy right hand. Cider should have avoided that one.
Cider scores with a one two! Beech had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beech tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cider was well out of range. Poor timing from Beech.
Cider is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cider throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beech on the side of the head.
Beech showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cider .
Cider ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beech misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beech throws a body shot but no joy.
Beech throws a shot from downtown. Cider moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arlington Beech 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Beech dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cider slips a jab and a cross from Beech.
Beech scores with a jab to the jaw.
Beech takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beech ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cider moves away.
Beech takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Beech throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arlington Beech seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beech's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beech duly obliges.
Cider scores with a body shot.
Cider tries a low kick but Beech avoids it.
Cider lands with a straight right. Beech didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cider throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beech misses with a straight right.
Beech scores with a hook.
Cider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beech slips a jab and a cross from Cider .
Beech looks to land a right hand but Cider moved out of range.
Cider looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab from Beech.
Cider scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beech. Cider does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beech connects with a body shot.
Beech on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Justin Cider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cider tries to clinch but Beech is having none of it.
Beech wants to counter with a clinch but Cider pushes him away.
Cider tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Beech manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cider tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Beech closes the distance and pushes Cider back into the cage.
Beech misses with the head strike.
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Beech fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beech misses with some punches.
Beech throws an elbow that misses.
Cider lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cider lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beech backwards.
Beech digs a right hand into Cider 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cider 's gas tank.
Beech lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Beech just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cider 's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beech lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cider blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beech tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beech scores with a shoulder strike.
Cider scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cider misses with a hook from the clinch.
Beech misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Beech.
Beech stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Beech blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cider struggles to land a body shot inside as Beech controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Beech.
Cider looking to throw knees to the head but Beech is blocking nicely.
Cider tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beech's elbow.
Cider lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beech missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beech throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beech lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cider .
Cider throws a knee to the head but misses.
Beech working aggressively here.
Beech lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Beech tries to throw a body punch but Cider avoids it by throwing Beech back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Beech.
Beech blocks a body shot from Cider .
Beech tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cider 's elbow.
Cider prevents a body shot from Beech.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cider .
Cider trying to land knees to the body.
Beech on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Beech working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Beech lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arlington Beech comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beech 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlington Beech! Arlington Beech retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Arlington Beech 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cid Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strife comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anciients - Raise the Sun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Cid Strife has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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11 - 1 - 1 |
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Cortez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cid Strife!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Strife goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cortez is trying to break the clinch but Strife has him pressed against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Strife.
Cortez is looking to break free of the clinch but Strife has double underhooks.
Strife lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strife pushes Cortez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strife tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cortez's elbow.
Strife lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cortez goes for a takedown attempt but Strife pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Strife gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez tries to circle away but Strife has him pinned against the cage.
Cortez has Strife pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Strife manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Strife throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Strife.
Cortez can't break the clinch.
Strife lands a nice uppercut.
Strife throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez takes a shot to the head.
Strife lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Cortez is trying to break the clinch but Strife has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Strife.
A shot in the inside from Strife.
Strife lands a body shot.
Strife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortez's efforts to push away.
Strife lands a body punch.
Strife lands a hook that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Strife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortez's efforts to push away.
Strife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Strife.
Still in the clinch, Strife scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strife lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife lands a body punch.
Cortez is breathing heavily.
Strife keeps control of Cortez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cortez working hard to break the clinch.
Strife lands with a left to the head.
Strife lands with a right to the head.
Strife scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Cortez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strife pushes Cortez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cortez wants to break free but Strife has control.
Still in the clinch, Strife scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strife is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Strife is leaning against Cortez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Strife.
Strife works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strife works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strife.
A short body shot lands from Strife as the two fighters clinch.
Strife scores with a shoulder strike.
Strife scores with a nice hook to the head.
Strife lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strife works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Strife scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cortez is trying to break free.
Strife lands an uppercut.
A short right from Strife.
Strife lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Strife as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Strife scores with a nice short uppercut.
Strife lands a hook that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Strife softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Strife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strife lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cortez is rocked!
Strife lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Strife lands a right hand.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strife.
Strife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cortez's efforts to push away.
Cortez seems to have got his legs back now.
Strife lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cortez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Strife prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strife lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Strife.
A hook to the body from Strife.
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cortez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strife.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife lands a body shot.
Strife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Strife lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strife.
Strife lands a hook to the side of the head.
Strife scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Strife cracks Cortez with a nice body shot.
Strife lands a shot to the body.
Strife makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Strife working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Strife.
Strife works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
Strife lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Strife.
Strife lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strife lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Strife lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cortez or not.
Strife cracks Cortez with a nice body shot.
Strife lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Strife works on Cortez's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cid Strife 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.
Strife instigates a clinch.
Strife lands a shot to the body.
Strife lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
Cortez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strife lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cortez.
Strife lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Strife.
Strife digs a right hand underneath Cortez's ribcage. Cortez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Strife is working Cortez over against the cage.
Strife lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Strife as the two fighters clinch.
Strife scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strife.
Strife lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strife scores with a shot to the side of Cortez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Strife.
A shot in the inside from Strife.
Strife lands a body punch.
Strife lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
A body shot lands from Strife.
Cid Strife seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strife lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cortez backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Strife.
Strife keeps control of Cortez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strife lands a body shot.
Strife lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Strife.
Strife drops Cortez onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cortez is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Strife works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strife dips a shoulder and cracks Cortez with a mighty uppercut! Cortez falls back against the cage and Strife unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cortez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Strife screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cid Strife! Cid Strife retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Cid Strife, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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