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AMS FC 101 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evandro Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmie Akesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandao comes into the arena with Tool - Forty Six & 2 blaring out of the sound system. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
9 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evandro Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmie Akesson!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evandro Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brandao tries to clinch but Akesson is having none of it.
Akesson throws a low kick but Brandao moves out of range easily.
Akesson throws a front kick aimed at Brandao's knee but Brandao avoids it well.
Akesson throws a good cross that connects.
Brandao shoots and misses
and Akesson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brandao swings for the body but Akesson moves out of range.
Brandao 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.
Brandao blocks a head kick by Akesson.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Akesson pushes him off.
Akesson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brandao swings for the body but Akesson moves out of range.
Akesson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brandao stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brandao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akesson counters with a stiff right hand.
Akesson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandao misses the shot to the body.
Akesson lands a really nice looking cross but Brandao seems unphased.
Brandao throws a body shot but no joy.
Akesson misses with an uppercut. Brandao saw that one coming.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Akesson pushes him off.
Brandao closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akesson is pushing Brandao's head away, looking to escape. Brandao manages to hold on to the position though.
Akesson is trying to control Brandao's posture but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao is putting a hurting on Akesson here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akesson keeps Brandao under control for a moment.
Brandao advances nicely into full mount.
Akesson tries to hold on but Brandao postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akesson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Akesson tries to hold on but Brandao pushes him away.
Akesson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Brandao.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao avoids the attempt from Akesson to control.
Akesson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Akesson throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akesson moves away.
Akesson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brandao throws out the jab.
Brandao moves out of range as Akesson strikes.
Akesson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brandao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brandao swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akesson lands with a good body shot.
Akesson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Akesson.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brandao tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akesson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brandao somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evandro Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akesson misses with a hook.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akesson moves away.
The crowd cheers as Akesson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brandao doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Akesson.
Akesson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brandao is trying to stand.
Akesson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Ora Et Labora. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
It looks like Akesson is going to stand back up.
Akesson decides to stand up.
Brandao throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Akesson to counter with a crisp jab.
Brandao rushes Akesson and presses him up against the cage.
Brandao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akesson's efforts to push away.
Akesson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brandao smiles and moves away.
Brandao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akesson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmie Akesson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Akesson throws a lazy right hand but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brandao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brandao stalling the fight.
Brandao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akesson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akesson tries to circle away but Brandao has him pinned against the cage.
Brandao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akesson smiles and moves away.
Akesson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao walks into a straight right hand from Akesson.
Brandao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akesson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akesson throws a hook to the side of Brandao's head but Brandao sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Brandao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akesson.
A swing and a miss from Brandao.
Akesson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandao staying out of range there.
Jimmie Akesson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akesson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brandao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Akesson is in Brandao's guard.
Akesson wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Brandao has a closed guard, preventing Akesson from standing up.
Brandao wants to stand but Akesson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akesson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brandao wants to stand but Akesson is controlling the position.
Akesson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brandao wants to stand up but Akesson is controlling him.
Akesson wants to get up but he can't break Brandao's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Akesson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akesson cracks Brandao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brandao shoots in looking for a takedown. Akesson tries to sprawl out of it but Brandao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Akesson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evandro Brandao. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akesson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brandao as he jumps to the side.
Akesson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akesson.
A slow jab from Akesson misses its intended target.
Akesson lands with a cross.
Akesson avoids the body shot from Brandao.
Akesson blocks a leg kick.
Brandao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slow jab from Akesson misses its intended target.
Brandao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brandao there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Brandao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandao scores with a punch to the head.
Brandao lands a high kick!
Akesson looks for a takedown but Brandao sprawls well.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandao goes for a double leg but Akesson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Akesson continues to drive forward.
Akesson throws out a counter right but Brandao avoids it with no problem.
Brandao takes a swing at Akesson's ribcage but misses.
Akesson tries to bum rush Brandao with a series of wild strikes but Brandao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brandao throws a body punch but Akesson moves out of range.
Brandao lands a nice shot that snaps Akesson's head back.
Akesson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Brandao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brandao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brandao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akesson tries a low kick but Brandao avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Brandao.
Brandao throws a leg kick but Akesson moved away.
Brandao is looking to clinch.
Brandao cracks Akesson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akesson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akesson! But no joy.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Akesson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akesson 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.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Akesson.
Nice takedown defense from Akesson. No joy for Brandao on that attempt.
Akesson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Akesson scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Brandao.
Akesson connects with the punch.
Akesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akesson moves away.
Brandao changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akesson tries to avoid it but Brandao manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akesson to the ground. Akesson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Akesson looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akesson.
Brandao moves out of range of the strikes.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
Akesson throws a nice looking combination but Brandao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brandao moves out of range as Akesson strikes.
Akesson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Akesson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmie Akesson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Akesson shoots in and drives through. Brandao sprawls well.
It looked like Brandao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akesson.
Akesson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Brandao manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Akesson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brandao's guard.
Jimmie Akesson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brandao wants to stand up but Akesson is controlling him.
Brandao pushes Akesson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Akesson lands with an overhand left.
Brandao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brandao throws a body punch but Akesson moves out of range.
Akesson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akesson fails to land the takedown.
Akesson gets tackled into the cage by Brandao. Brandao maintains the clinch.
Akesson working hard to break the clinch.
Akesson tries to break free but Brandao pushes him back against the cage.
Akesson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akesson manages to avoid it.
Brandao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
A punch lands to the side of Brandao 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akesson throws a solid leg kick but Brandao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akesson.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akesson manages to avoid it.
Brandao backing away here, and Akesson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Akesson tries to land a leg kick but Brandao saw it coming and moves away.
Brandao throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akesson's waist but Akesson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brandao off to one side.
Jab, jab by Akesson - just one landing.
Donk. Akesson catches Brandao right on the button with a cross.
Brandao staying out of range there.
Brandao misses with a body shot.
Brandao slips a jab from Akesson.
Akesson misses with the combination.
Brandao was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Akesson.
Brandao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akesson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akesson throws a hook but Brandao blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandao connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akesson lands with a good body shot.
Brandao wants to clinch up but Akesson keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Brandao. Beautiful body shot.
Akesson throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Akesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brandao misses with a jab to the body
and Akesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akesson throws an overhand right that lands on Brandao's shoulder, as Brandao tries to avoid the shot.
Jimmie Akesson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akesson misses the shot to the body.
Brandao lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Akesson misses.
Brandao throws a body punch but Akesson moves out of range.
Brandao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Brandao takes the fight into the clinch.
Brandao pulls guard effortlessly.
Akesson is looking to stand up but Brandao won't let him.
Akesson won't allow Brandao to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akesson tries to stand but Brandao is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao wants to stand and escape but Akesson is having none of it.
Akesson wants to stand and escape but instead Brandao has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Akesson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet.
Brandao has one foot on Akesson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Brandao blocks the low kick.
Akesson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brandao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akesson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brandao to keep the fight standing.
Evandro Brandao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmie Akesson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akesson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brandao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akesson to keep the fight standing.
Brandao lands an elbow that stopped Akesson in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jimmie Akesson has been cut.
Brandao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akesson tries to pull guard but Brandao forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Brandao is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evandro Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akesson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
Brandao bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akesson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Akesson tests Brandao's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brandao looks to score with a jab to the body but Akesson is just out of range.
Akesson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akesson throws a sloppy head kick and Brandao moves out of range easily.
Akesson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
Good exchange - Akesson coming out on top.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akesson manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Evandro Brandao.
I think Akesson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmie Akesson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Haine's entrance music is Cut Killer - Nique La Police. A fine choice. 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
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
La Haine lands with a cross.
Lord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has La Haine pinned against the cage. La Haine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
La Haine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
La Haine connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
La Haine throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
Lord scores with a body shot.
La Haine misses with a lunging right hand
and Lord counters with a nice leg kick.
La Haine keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord thows a body kick. La Haine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lord fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
La Haine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
La Haine throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lord scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
La Haine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
La Haine misses with a wild combination.
La Haine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lord lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lord ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lord looking to score a takedown here. La Haine is defending well but Lord drives through and ends up in La Haine's guard.
Lord throws a strike but La Haine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. La Haine stacks Lord on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by La Haine!
A control attempt from Lord but he's now mounted!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lord wants to hold on but La Haine pushes him away.
La Haine get's back to his feet.
La Haine looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
La Haine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lord or perhaps it was just good defense by La Haine, which made it look bad.
It looked like La Haine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jacques La Haine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Lord.
Good shot there by La Haine.
Jab, jab by Lord - just one landing.
La Haine clinches up with Lord and pushes him back against the cage.
La Haine misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord works on La Haine's body with a couple of short punches.
Lord is trying to stall.
A shot in the inside from La Haine.
Lord looking to stall.
Lord breaks from the clinch.
La Haine throws a right hand that Lord ducks under and follows up with a left that Lord also avoids with ease.
La Haine uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by La Haine.
Lord pivots, looking for a leg kick but La Haine is out of range and Lord settles back down.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Haine throws a sloppy head kick
and Lord counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Haine thinking.
La Haine's corner calls for a 1-2. La Haine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacques La Haine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
La Haine throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord scores with a hook.
Lord throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Haine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
La Haine attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
La Haine lands a head shot.
La Haine takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lord cracks La Haine with a good jab.
La Haine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
La Haine scores with a punch to the head.
La Haine on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
La Haine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lord.
A little feinted left hand from La Haine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
La Haine has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lord.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Haine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques La Haine will probably get the nod.
That's time! La Haine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
La Haine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Haine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Lord. That snapped La Haine's head back.
La Haine scores with a head kick. Lord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Jab by Lord.
Good work by Lord as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Haine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by La Haine.
Lord checks a leg kick.
La Haine checks a low kick from Lord.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Haine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
La Haine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lord looks to land a left hand but La Haine moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Haine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord with a jab.
La Haine misses the shot to the body.
La Haine scores with a decent looking hook.
Lord just misses with a punch to the body.
Lord has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
La Haine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jacques La Haine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord scores with a hook.
Lord lands an overhand right.
Lord walks forward, straight into a front kick from La Haine.
Lord looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
La Haine throws a head kick that Lord semi-blocks.
Jacques La Haine is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Haine tries a head kick but it misses.
La Haine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lord throws out the jab.
Lord uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by La Haine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of La Haine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from La Haine.
La Haine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lord shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts La Haine as he jumps to the side.
La Haine connects with a right hand. Lord shakes it off.
La Haine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lord lands a jab to the head.
La Haine looks to land a combination. Lord sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
La Haine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lords jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lord swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lord misses with a low kick.
La Haine throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Lord misses.
Lord throws an ugly left hook that misses
and La Haine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine cracks Lord with an open hand slap.
Lord throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.
Lord takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Lord misses.
La Haine listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but La Haine shows good takedown defense.
La Haine throws a lazy right hand but Lord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
La Haine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lord is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by La Haine there.
La Haine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab from Lord.
A big right from La Haine misses.
Lord throws out a counter right but La Haine avoids it with no problem.
Lord lands a glancing blow to the side of La Haine's head.
La Haine throws a predictable looking body shot
and La Haine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Haine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lord misses with a shot to the body
and La Haine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord avoids the body shot from La Haine.
Lord lands a nice looking body shot.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on La Haine's shoulder, as La Haine tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. La Haine does a little dance to reset his feet.
La Haine takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lord clobbers La Haine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lord works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
La Haine missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lord blocks a head kick by La Haine.
Lord swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lord misses with a hook. La Haine ducked under it nicely.
Lord looks to throw the jab but La Haine is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jacques La Haine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
La Haine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La Haine takes one on the button.
Lord has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from La Haine.
La Haine lands a right hook to the body.
Lord throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through La Haine's defenses.
La Haine lands the left hand.
Lord with a jab.
Lord lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
La Haine throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
La Haine lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lord misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lord lands with a right hand.
La Haine looks to land a right hand but Lord moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. La Haine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Haine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lord takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but La Haine manages to avoid it.
La Haine throws a body punch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord throws an uppercut from half a mile away. La Haine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from La Haine misses its target.
A punch combination from Lord misses.
La Haine appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. La Haine moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - La Haine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by La Haine.
The fighters circling - Lord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
La Haine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
La Haine misses with a double jab
and Lord cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
William Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jacques La Haine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lord misses
and La Haine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lord misses with a hook to the body
and La Haine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lord misses with a straight left.
Lord on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Haine swings for the body but Lord moves out of range.
La Haine misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Lord was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
La Haine throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lord avoids a punch combination nicely.
La Haine looks to land a combination but Lord avoids it well.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lord, right into the meat.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
La Haine appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from La Haine.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine dodges the punch combination from Lord.
La Haine connects with a jab.
Lord closes the distance and lands a one-two.
La Haine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lord motions for La Haine to come forward. Lord throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord moves into range and connects with a jab.
La Haine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lord.
La Haine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
La Haine scores with a nice head shot.
Lord avoids a kick to the body.
La Haine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from La Haine misses.
La Haine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lord tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord throws a right and a left that La Haine avoids nicely.
La Haine moves out of range of the strikes.
La Haine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Lord attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
La Haine lands with a good body shot.
La Haine throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lord checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
La Haine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
La Haine slips a straight right by Lord.
A swing and a miss from Lord.
Lord lands a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to William Lord.
Well La Haine 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 29:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jacques La Haine!
Jacques La Haine 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graveyard Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ghost comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Howlin Wolf- Smokestack Lightening kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dom Danky has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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25
202 lbs
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32
192 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Graveyard Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost missing with a left hand there. Danky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky is looking to counter with head kicks.
Ghost connects with a right hand. Danky shakes it off.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown but Danky shows good takedown defense.
Ghost misses with an uppercut.
As Ghost backs away, Danky returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ghost's coach down at Sun Tzu's Art of War was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ghost's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Danky dives in and scores a takedown into Ghost's guard.
Ghost throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Danky escapes and throws Ghost's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Ghost is trying to get back to half guard.
Danky is putting a hurting on Ghost here, landing some big shots from side control.
Danky scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ghost to see if he's OK.
Danky landing strikes.
Danky wants to control but Ghost is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Danky crashes against the mat.
Danky has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky working the ground and pound.
Danky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ghost is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Danky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Danky trying to control the action but Ghost is working from the bottom.
Danky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Danky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ghost gets full guard.
Danky throwing strikes from guard but Ghost blocks nicely.
Ghost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ghost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky stopping the sweep attempt from Ghost.
Danky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ghost keeping moving, preventing Danky from controlling successfully.
Ghost throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Danky looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ghost has his foot on Danky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Danky works his way back into a safe position though.
Danky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost is looking for a triangle but Danky pushes his legs off easily.
Danky trying to control the position from guard on top but Ghost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghost working for submissions but it's allowed Danky to get to half guard.
Ghost is staying active underneath Danky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Danky lands with a punch from half guard.
Danky blocks the strikes from Ghost.
Danky is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Danky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghost defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danky is looking to take a break and control but Ghost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ghost is trying to get back to full guard.
Ghost moves into full guard.
Ghost throws his legs up looking for a submission but Danky uses it to pass to side control.
Ghost regains half guard.
Ghost is staying active underneath Danky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Danky slips a nice elbow through Ghost's hands, connecting with Ghost's forehead.
Danky is nestled in close to Ghost, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ghost is looking for a sweep. Danky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Danky 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.
Danky scores with a one two! Ghost had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ghost fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Danky.
Ghost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danky is fending him off so far but Ghost persists. Nope, Danky circles away and we're back to standing.
Danky lands a really nice looking cross but Ghost seems unphased.
Danky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghost avoids it really well and circles away.
Ghost is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Danky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ghost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Danky is fending him off so far but Ghost persists. Nope, Danky circles away and we're back to standing.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ghost moves away from the strike by Danky.
Ghost checks a leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Danky.
Danky shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ghost. Danky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ghost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ghost stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ghost.
Danky is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghost can do to turn this around?
Danky fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ghost.
Ghost darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Danky wants to improve his position but Ghost is controlling well.
Danky manages to get to full guard.
Danky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky pulls Ghost in close to prevent any damage.
Ghost postures up.
Danky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ghost won't allow Danky to sweep him here.
Ghost trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ghost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ghost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Danky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ghost trying to control but Danky is working from the bottom.
Ghost in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Danky wants to hit a switch here but Ghost passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Danky there!
Danky is desperately trying to improve his position but Ghost has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky regains half guard.
Danky is trying to maintain the position but Ghost is very close to passing his half guard.
Danky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ghost throws a big elbow that misses.
Ghost makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ghost connects with a couple of short punches.
Danky seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ghost wants to pass the guard but Danky is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost advances to half guard.
Ghost lands strikes from half guard.
Danky holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Danky has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Danky trying to hold on to Ghost's head to control him but Ghost postures up.
Danky looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ghost is looking to take a break and control but Danky 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.
Graveyard Ghost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Danky misses with a looping right.
Ghost with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danky counters with a straight right hand.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Danky with that takedown attempt.
Ghost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ghost ducks under a wild hook from Danky.
Ghost throws an off balance right hand
and Danky counters with a stiff right hand.
Ghost throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A cross from Danky lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danky slips a straight right by Ghost.
Danky scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Danky misses.
Dom Danky is winning the standup battle so far.
Ghost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Danky. No joy for Ghost on that attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danky moves away from the strike by Ghost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Danky as he jumps to the side.
Dom Danky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graveyard Ghost.
Danky missing with a left hand there. Ghost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Danky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ghost.
Danky bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ghost's head backwards.
Ghost scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Danky shoots for a takedown but Ghost saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ghost swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ghost is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Danky.
Ghost scores with a jab to the jaw.
Danky moves away from the strike by Ghost.
Ghost blocks a head kick by Danky.
Danky blocks a jab.
Danky throws out a loose jab but Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky ducks under a wild hook from Ghost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Danky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ghost moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghost misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Danky.
The fighters circling - Ghost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice takedown defense from Danky. No joy for Ghost on that attempt.
Ghost has his takedown stuffed
letting Danky counter with a right hand.
Ghost moves out of range of the strikes.
Ghost is trying hard to land a takedown here. Danky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Danky defending well as Ghost loads up on a big left hand.
Ghost misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Danky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ghost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Danky lands a nice looking body kick.
Danky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghost scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Danky misses.
Danky throws a hook but Ghost avoids it easily.
Ghost avoids the body shot from Danky.
Ghost misses with a body shot.
Danky throws a body punch but Ghost moves out of range.
Danky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ghost.
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ghost manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Danky.
Danky misses with a looping left.
Ghost now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ghost has his takedown stuffed
enabling Danky to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Danky finds it's way through Ghost's defenses.
Danky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghost to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost defending well as Danky loads up on a big left hand.
Ghost drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Danky defends it well.
A big right from Ghost misses.
Ghost dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Danky connects with a single shot there.
Danky fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ghost avoids it really well and circles away.
Danky throws a chopping leg kick but Ghost manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danky misses with a hook. Ghost ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Danky.
Danky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ghost looking for subs off his back but Danky has passed one foot through into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Danky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Danky 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Danky!
An out of breath Dom Danky thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Atunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lapu Lapu (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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24
190 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Atunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lapu Lapu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atunes looks to land a left hand but Lapu moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Atunes.
Lapu misses with a wild combination.
Lapu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lapu ducks under a wild hook from Atunes.
Atunes wants to land a leg kick but Lapu is out of range.
Atunes throws a hook but Lapu avoids it easily.
We've been hearing reports that Atunes has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Lapu just misses with a punch to the body.
Lapu scores with a hook to the body. Atunes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Atunes just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu digs a good body shot into Atunes's ribs.
Atunes throws a looping overhand right but Lapu ducks down to avoid it.
Atunes tried to score with a low kick but Lapu checks it.
Atunes misses with the combination.
Lapu wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes slips a jab from Lapu.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Arturo Atunes has been cut.
Lapu misses with a right hand
enabling Atunes to counter with a crisp jab.
Lapu takes one on the button.
Atunes looks to land a body kick but Lapu moved away.
A swing and a miss from Lapu.
Lapu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Atunes to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Lapu Lapu has been cut.
Atunes jabs at Lapu's body.
Lapu slips under a jab from Atunes.
Atunes lands a jab to Lapu's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Lapu lands.
Lapu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Atunes tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Atunes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lapu.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lapu misses with a hook.
Atunes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lapu has time to react.
Atunes misses with a kick to the body.
Atunes feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Atunes wants to control from the top but Lapu keeps moving.
Atunes cracks Lapu with a solid left hand.
Atunes throwing strikes but missing.
Atunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Atunes is looking to work some ground and pound but Lapu has wrist control.
Atunes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atunes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atunes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Atunes throws a big elbow that misses.
Atunes is in close to Lapu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Lapu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Atunes passes into side control.
Atunes laying and praying for a moment but Lapu takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lapu regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Atunes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atunes throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Atunes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Atunes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Atunes trying to control but Lapu is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Atunes dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Atunes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Atunes lands a body shot.
Atunes loads up on a big right hand but Lapu slips the punch.
Lapu moves forwards but Atunes connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Atunes tries to work over Lapu's front leg with a kick but Lapu checks it.
Lapu tries to counter with a clinch but Atunes shakes him off and moves away.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lapu's coach down at KAMOT-E 4.5* sparring gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lapu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Atunes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice uppercut lands for Atunes. That snapped Lapu's head back.
Atunes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lapu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Atunes's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atunes. That's going to slow Lapu down.
Lapu motions for Atunes to come forward. Lapu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lapu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Good shot there by Atunes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atunes's sensitive parts.
Atunes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lapu.
Lapu wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes tries to land a front kick but Lapu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Atunes throws a sloppy head kick and Lapu moves out of range easily.
Lapu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lapu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lapu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lapu misses with a body punch
and Atunes counters with a straight right hand.
Atunes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Atunes keeps the fight on the outside.
Lapu misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Atunes finds it's way through Lapu's defenses.
Lapu checks the leg kick.
Atunes misses with a leg kick.
Arturo Atunes is winning the standup battle so far.
Atunes on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lapu. Lapu obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atunes misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Atunes.
Atunes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Atunes misses the target.
Atunes misses with a wild body shot.
Atunes avoids the body shot from Lapu.
Lapu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atunes manages to avoid it.
Lapu throws a leg kick which misses Atunes's front leg but catches the back leg as Atunes tries to avoid it.
Atunes lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lapu at a distance.
Atunes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Atunes lands a lovely overhand right.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lapu in his tracks.
Atunes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Atunes checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lapu Lapu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lapu throws a front kick aimed at Atunes's knee but Atunes avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Atunes.
Lapu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atunes.
Lapu misses with a combination
and Atunes counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lapu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atunes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Atunes.
Lapu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Atunes misses with a few strikes there.
Atunes throws a jab when Lapu was well out of range.
Lapu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atunes.
Lapu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Atunes circles away quickly and effectively.
Atunes sizes up Lapu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lapu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Atunes misses.
Atunes throws an overhand right that lands on Lapu's shoulder, as Lapu tries to avoid the shot.
Atunes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapu can do to turn this around?
Lapu lands with a nice combination. Atunes backs away looking to recover.
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!
Lapu misses with a series of wild punches.
Atunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lapu misses with a straight right.
Atunes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lapu wants to land a leg kick but Atunes is out of range.
Atunes seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapu.
Lapu is looking to chop away at Atunes's legs.
Atunes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lapu Lapu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atunes throws a body punch but Lapu moves out of range.
A big right from Atunes misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Atunes.
Atunes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Atunes dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Atunes lands a nice shot that snaps Lapu's head back.
Lapu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lapu misses the shot to the body.
Lapu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lapu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Atunes.
Atunes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lapu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lapu closes the distance but Atunes moves to the side
and Atunes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lapu slips a straight right by Atunes.
Atunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lapu throws out the jab.
A combination from Lapu does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atunes slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lapu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lapu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lapu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lapu misses with a wild combination.
Atunes moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atunes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lapu misses the jab.
Atunes looks for the body kick but Lapu saw that one coming.
Atunes moves away from the strike by Lapu.
Atunes thows a body kick. Lapu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Atunes wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Atunes scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Atunes throws a leg kick but Lapu sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atunes lands a really nice looking cross but Lapu seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Atunes. Those never looked like landing.
Lapu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Atunes rather than just go for the knockout.
Lapu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atunes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lapu takes a step back to recover.
Lapu misses with a two punch combination.
Lapu cracks Atunes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lapu tries to land a leg kick but Atunes saw it coming and moves away.
Lapu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atunes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lapu.
Atunes throws a hook but Lapu blocks it.
Atunes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lapu.
As Lapu backs away, Atunes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Atunes defending well as Lapu loads up on a big left hand.
Lapu misses with a double jab.
Lapu swings for the body but Atunes moves out of range.
Atunes throws a big counter combination but Lapu scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lapu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atunes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Atunes throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Atunes with a nice cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atunes.
Atunes blocks a jab.
Lapu checks the leg kick nicely there.
Atunes misses with a looping left.
Lapu steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Atunes.
Lapu scores with a sloppy right hand. Atunes should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Atunes.
Lapu wants to counter the offense by Atunes and move into the clinch position.
Lapu throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Atunes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atunes misses with a hook.
Atunes scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lapu in his tracks.
Lapu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Atunes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lapu throws a hook but Atunes blocks it.
Lapu Lapu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atunes throws a jab when Lapu was well out of range.
Atunes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lapu.
Atunes throws a lazy right hand but Lapu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lapu wants to counter with a clinch but Atunes pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapu swinging wildly here.
Atunes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atunes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lapu.
Atunes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Atunes throws a right and a left that Lapu avoids nicely.
Lapu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lapu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atunes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Atunes dips to his left and cracks Lapu with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Atunes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Atunes 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Atunes!
Arturo Atunes took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Great to be here, love Amsterdam's ladies, thanks to everyone.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiny Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Zeller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim's entrance music is Hot In Herre - Nelly. A fine choice. Tiny Tim has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiny Tim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cody Zeller!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeller throws a wild body kick that Tim sees coming a mile off.
Tiny Tim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zeller lands a nice shot to the body.
Tim takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tim 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.
Zeller looks to land a body kick but Tim moved away.
Zeller throws a head kick but Tim moves out of range.
Tim throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tim moves out of range of the body kick.
Zeller throws an overhand right that lands on Tim's shoulder, as Tim tries to avoid the shot.
Zeller lands a jab-cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tim.
Tim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tim looks up at the clock. Bad move! Zeller lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tim. Zeller pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cody Zeller!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Koltun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kivipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalle Kivipelto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Koltun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Kivipelto!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivipelto lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Kamil Koltun has been cut.
Kivipelto misses with a series of wild punches.
Koltun was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koltun's corner calls for a 1-2. Koltun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koltun throws a head kick that misses.
Koltun lands with a nice combination. Kivipelto backs away looking to recover.
Koltun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Koltun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kivipelto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Koltun takes a swing at Kivipelto's ribcage but misses.
Kivipelto misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Kivipelto.
Kivipelto throws a nice looking combination but Koltun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Koltun wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koltun has managed to clinch.
Kivipelto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kivipelto misses with some punches.
Kivipelto throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koltun.
I was talking to Koltun's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koltun lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivipelto misses with a punch to the body.
Kivipelto swings wildly with an uppercut but Koltun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koltun lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Koltun on the inside.
Kivipelto being controlled against the cage.
Koltun misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivipelto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koltun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Koltun blocking some punches.
Koltun lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koltun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koltun connects with a looping right hand.
Koltun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kivipelto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivipelto swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Koltun jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koltun looks to land a combination. Kivipelto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivipelto scores with a body shot.
Koltun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kivipelto connects with a single shot there.
Koltun keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koltun misses with a head kick.
Kivipelto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Koltun cracks the inside of Kivipelto's front leg.
Kivipelto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koltun lands a high kick!
Koltun misses with a head kick.
Koltun throws a sloppy body shot
and Kivipelto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltun tries a head kick but it misses.
Kivipelto scores with a decent looking hook.
Koltun is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Kivipelto engages and cracks Koltun with a massive lead left hook - Koltun tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Kivipelto is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalle Kivipelto!
Kalle Kivipelto gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Kjolby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjolby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
A telegraphed right hand from Kjolby misses the target.
Thompson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kjolby lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Kjolby lands an overhand right.
Thompson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kjolby thinks about countering with a body kick.
Kjolby misses with a straight right.
Thompson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kjolby swings for the body but Thompson moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Thompson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kjolby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thompson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kjolby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kjolby feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Thompson sprawling to the canvas! Thompson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kjolby finish him?!
Thompson is rocked!
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!
Kjolby measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Thompson! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Arne Kjolby!
Arne Kjolby was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Televing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorm Branting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Televing comes to the cage accompanied by Nightwish - End of all Hope. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gorm Branting enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Christian Televing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gorm Branting!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branting throws a jab when Televing was well out of range.
Televing gets a clinch.
Branting misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Televing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Branting manages to break the clinch.
Televing gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Christian Televing has been cut.
Televing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Branting.
An attempted straight right counter from Televing misses the target.
Televing has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dynamite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Branting. Those never looked like landing.
Branting throws a nice looking combination but Televing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Branting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Televing counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gorm Branting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branting ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Televing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Branting.
Televing moves out of range as Branting strikes.
Branting lands with an uppercut that bounces Televing off the cage and back into range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Televing takes a swing at Branting's ribcage but misses.
Branting throws out a counter right but Televing avoids it with no problem.
Televing has managed to clinch.
Televing throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Televing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A hook to the body from Branting.
Televing tries a body shot but Branting blocks it.
Branting tries to throw a body punch but Televing avoids it by throwing Branting back against the cage.
Good body shot from Televing.
A head punch on the inside from Televing fails to land.
Branting tries to work over Televing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've been informed that Branting has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Branting lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Branting.
Televing can't find room to land a body shot as Branting controls the action.
Branting breaks the clinch.
Televing tries to clinch but Branting moves out of range.
Televing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Branting lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A punch combination from Branting misses.
Televing wants to clinch up but Branting keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Televing misses.
Televing throws an overhand right that lands on Branting's shoulder, as Branting tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branting misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Televing steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Branting.
Branting misses with a hook. Televing ducked under it nicely.
Branting circles away from the clinch attempt.
Televing tries to clinch up.
Televing moves away from the strike by Branting.
Televing tries to clinch but Branting moves out of range.
Branting misses with a shot to the body
and Televing counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Televing.
Still in the clinch, Televing scores with a nice short uppercut.
Televing lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Branting.
Televing blocks an uppercut.
Televing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Televing gets through Branting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Branting blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Televing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Branting breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branting throws a right hand that misses
and Televing counters with a stiff right hand.
Televing moves in looking to clinch but Branting pushes him off.
Branting misses with a body shot.
Branting pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Televing clinches with his opponent.
Televing presses Branting against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Branting looks winded!
Televing lands with a short shot to the head.
Televing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Televing misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Televing.
Televing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Televing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Branting backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Televing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Televing.
Branting blocks an elbow strike from Televing.
Televing scores with a shot to the side of Branting's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Televing tries a body shot but Branting blocks it.
Branting prevents a body shot from Televing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Televing scores with a hook to the body.
Televing blocking some punches.
Televing misses with a punch on the inside.
Branting has a couple of punches blocked by Televing.
Televing blocks a body shot from Branting.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Televing.
Televing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Televing misses with an elbow strike.
Televing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Televing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Branting avoids the elbow strike from Televing, against the cage.
Branting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Televing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Televing lands a nice elbow.
Televing scores with a hook to the body.
Televing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Gorm Branting has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Televing misses with a body punch.
Televing lands a right hand.
Televing gets through Branting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Televing dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Televing pushes Branting up against the cage in a clinch.
Branting tries to circle away but Televing has him pinned against the cage.
Televing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Televing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Branting misses with a punch on the inside.
Televing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Televing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brantings head.
Televing gets through Branting's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Televing tries a body shot but Branting blocks it.
Branting blocks the elbow strike.
Televing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Branting lands a shoulder strike.
Branting avoids a wild elbow strike from Televing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Branting works on Televing's body with a couple of short punches.
Branting misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Televing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Televing has a couple of punches blocked by Branting.
Televing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Branting's elbow.
Branting lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Televing or not.
Christian Televing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Televing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Branting prevents a body shot from Televing.
Branting has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Televing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Branting lands a left hand that snaps the head of Televing backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Televing creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Branting's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Televing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Branting lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Televing swings wildly with an uppercut but Branting uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Televing.
Televing lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Branting blocking some punches.
Televing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Branting.
Televing pushes Branting back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Televing lands an elbow that stopped Branting in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Televing swings wildly with an uppercut but Branting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Televing blocks a body shot from Branting.
Televing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Branting manages to break the clinch.
Branting takes a swing at Televing's ribcage but misses.
Branting falls off balance throwing a combination
and Televing counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Televing sizes up Branting with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Christian Televing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Branting throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Televing counters with a stiff right hand.
Branting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Televing.
Branting avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gorm Branting seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Branting swats away the attempt to clinch by Televing.
A big right from Branting misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Televing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Branting paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Branting throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Branting avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Televing moves into the clinch successfully.
Televing blocks an uppercut.
Branting wants to get back to striking at distance but Televing won't allow it.
Televing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Televing misses with an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Televing.
Branting is breathing heavily.
Televing misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Televing.
A nice left hand lands by Televing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Branting.
Branting misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Televing.
Televing softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Televing.
Televing lands an elbow just above Branting 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Televing tries to throw a body punch but Branting avoids it by throwing Televing back against the cage.
Televing lands a shoulder strike.
Branting blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Televing.
Televing struggles to land a body shot inside as Branting controls his hands.
Televing lands an elbow inside.
Televing pushes off an throws an elbow but Branting leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Televing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Televing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Branting is rocked!
Televing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Branting is still on wobbly legs! Can Televing finish him?
Televing pushes Branting against the cage. Televing is working some dirty boxing. Televing pushes off with a quick right hook! Branting goes down! Branting tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Televing moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Televing!
A very excited looking Christian Televing rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Crash (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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crash gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kakoullis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kakoullis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crash checks a leg kick.
Crash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kakoullis looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A cross from Kakoullis lands.
Kakoullis slips a straight right by Crash.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Crash is just out of range.
As Kakoullis backs off Crash throws a huge counter combo but Kakoullis manages to avoid it all.
Crash tries to clinch but Kakoullis is having none of it.
Kakoullis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis checks a leg kick nicely.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dickie Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym Beam in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Kakoullis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crash throws a big counter head kick but Kakoullis avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Crash.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Crash throws a leg kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crash throws a low kick but Kakoullis avoids it.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kakoullis throws out a loose jab but Crash uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.
Crash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crash bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kakoullis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crash.
Kakoullis checks a leg kick nicely.
Kakoullis feints and then cracks Crash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crash down.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakoullis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a hook.
Crash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kakoullis moves away.
Crash throws a jab but it's blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Crash avoided it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash tries to work over Kakoullis's front leg with a kick but Kakoullis checks it.
Kakoullis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crash will feel that in the morning.
Kakoullis doesn't manage to clinch there - Crash circles away.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Crash swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kakoullis.
Crash is looking to slow Kakoullis down with leg kicks.
Crash is looking to clinch but Kakoullis is avoiding it.
Kakoullis lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Crash throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kakoullis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kakoullis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crash throws a hook but Kakoullis avoids it easily.
As Crash backs away, Kakoullis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Kakoullis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Crash is looking to clinch but Kakoullis is avoiding it.
Crash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Crash misses with a low kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kakoullis throws a body punch but Crash moves out of range.
Kakoullis swats away the attempt to clinch by Crash.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a push kick but Kakoullis slaps the foot to one side.
Kakoullis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crash scores with a decent looking hook.
Crash misses with a body shot.
Crash doesn't manage to clinch there - Kakoullis circles away.
Kakoullis throws a body shot but no joy.
Kakoullis slips a straight right by Crash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash is looking to slow Kakoullis down with leg kicks.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Crash throws a jab when Kakoullis was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Kakoullis.
Crash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kakoullis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sotiris Kakoullis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
That's time! Kakoullis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crash keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kakoullis scores with a shot to the body.
Crash steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Crash tries to counter with a clinch but Kakoullis shakes him off and moves away.
Crash connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kakoullis.
Crash moves out of range as Kakoullis strikes.
Jab, jab by Kakoullis - just one landing.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
Kakoullis throwing a counter right hand but Crash manages to avoid it.
Kakoullis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis misses the shot to the body.
Crash swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kakoullis lunges at Crash with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crash's hand.
Kakoullis misses with a few strikes there.
Kakoullis connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis needs to keep his hands up - Crash had a free shot at his head there.
Sotiris Kakoullis's cut is getting worse.
Crash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kakoullis.
Crash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Crash.
Kakoullis tried to counter with a leg kick but Crash avoided it.
Kakoullis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kakoullis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Kakoullis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crash takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crash gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Kakoullis misses with a body kick.
Crash is looking for the big counter here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis scores with a kick to the body.
Kakoullis misses with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Crash misses
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kakoullis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kakoullis keeps the fight on the outside.
And Kakoullis counters with a quick kick to the body but Crash blocks it.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Kakoullis throws a quick counter head kick but Crash was just out of range.
Kakoullis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crash moves out of range of the body kick from Kakoullis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kakoullis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crash moves away.
Crash throws a head kick that Kakoullis semi-blocks.
Crash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Crash throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice shot lands for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Kakoullis doesn't manage to clinch there - Crash circles away.
Crash moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
Kakoullis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kakoullis scores with a head kick. Crash tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis misses with a low kick as Crash jumps back.
Crash throws a chopping leg kick but Kakoullis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crash scores with a sloppy right hand. Kakoullis should have avoided that one.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis darts in and clinches Crash up against the cage.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Crash tries to throw a body punch but Kakoullis avoids it by throwing Crash back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kakoullis - that landed with a thud.
Kakoullis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kakoullis.
Crash tries to land knees in the clinch but Kakoullis avoids the damage to the body.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crash.
Kakoullis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sotiris Kakoullis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kakoullis throws a low kick but Crash moves out of range easily.
Kakoullis loads up on a big right hand but Crash slips the punch.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a really nice looking cross but Crash seems unphased.
Kakoullis looks to land a right hand but Crash moved out of range.
Kakoullis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crash can do to turn this around?
Kakoullis tries to clinch
and Crash counters with a nice uppercut.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kakoullis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kakoullis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
Kakoullis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crash tries to clinch but Kakoullis is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws a leg kick
and Kakoullis counters with a nice uppercut.
Crash staying out of range there.
Crash feints a counter leg kick.
Crash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kakoullis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kakoullis tests Crash's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Crash takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking body shot.
Crash throws a hook but Kakoullis avoids it easily.
Crash misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
Kakoullis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dickie Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sotiris Kakoullis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash throws an off balance right hand
and Kakoullis counters with a three punch combo that has Crash backing up. Crash nods at Kakoullis to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crash.
Kakoullis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
A telegraphed right hand from Kakoullis misses the target.
Crash scores with a hook.
Kakoullis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kakoullis connects with an inside leg kick.
Crash misses with a kick to the body.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kakoullis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from Kakoullis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kakoullis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crash checks a leg kick.
Crash throws a leg kick
and Kakoullis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Crash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kakoullis thumps Crash with a low kick.
Crash looks for the body kick but Kakoullis saw that one coming.
Crash throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kakoullis lands a nice looking body kick.
Kakoullis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crash thows a leg kick but Kakoullis checks it
and Kakoullis counters with a thumping low kick.
Crash tries to clinch but Kakoullis moves away
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakoullis thumps Crash with a low kick.
Crash tries to clinch up but Kakoullis circles away and keeps his distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash misses with a body shot
and Kakoullis counters with a big head kick but Crash shrugs it off.
Crash wants to slow Kakoullis down by chopping away at his legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Kakoullis misses its target.
Kakoullis slips under a jab from Crash.
Kakoullis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash lands a head shot.
Crash tries to clinch but Kakoullis moves out of range.
It looked like Kakoullis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crash throws a series of punches but Kakoullis avoids them all with ease.
Crash throws a lazy uppercut
and Kakoullis counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sotiris Kakoullis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakoullis 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sotiris Kakoullis!
A relieved looking Sotiris Kakoullis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phol Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jens Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pedersen's choice of entrance music: Killing in the name of.... These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Phol Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jens Pedersen!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Aafke Stam and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Hunt.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pedersen just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt lunges at Pedersen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pedersen's hand.
Pedersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Pedersen jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.
Pedersen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Pedersen misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hunt misses with a hook. Pedersen ducked under it nicely.
Pedersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Pedersen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hunt on the side of the head.
Hunt moves out of range as Pedersen strikes.
Pedersen throws an off balance right hand
and Hunt counters with a one-two to the body.
Hunt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Pedersen ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt avoids the body shot from Pedersen.
Pedersen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pedersen blocks a jab.
Hunt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pedersen takes a swing at Hunt's ribcage but misses.
Hunt half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Pedersen moved away.
Pedersen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Pedersen's head.
Pedersen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hunt misses with a low kick.
Pedersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Pedersen is just out of range.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pedersen moves away.
Hunt takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Pedersen misses the target.
Hunt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pedersen at a distance.
Hunt throws a low kick, looking for Pedersen's leg but Pedersen calmly moves out of range.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Pedersen lands a head shot.
Pedersen clobbers Hunt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pedersen throws a hook but Hunt blocks it.
Pedersen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pedersen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pedersen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt misses the jab.
Pedersen wants to counter the offense by Hunt and move into the clinch position.
Pedersen slips a straight right by Hunt.
Nice uppercut there from Hunt.
Pedersen moves into range and clinches up with Hunt.
Pedersen struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hunt.
Hunt is trying to push Pedersen away but Pedersen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pedersen has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Pedersen misses with the head strike.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hunt has a couple of punches blocked by Pedersen.
Hunt lands a right hand.
Hunt has Pedersen pushed against the cage.
Pedersen throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen throws an elbow that misses.
Pedersen misses with a body punch.
Hunt scores with a shot to the side of Pedersen's head.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Pedersen.
Hunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Pedersen blocks an elbow strike from Hunt.
Hunt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pedersen up against the cage.
Pedersen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Phol Hunt has been cut.
A body shot lands from Hunt.
Pedersen pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunt leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pedersen.
Pedersen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hunt.
Hunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedersen or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunt.
Hunt breaks the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hunt.
Hunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pedersen tries to clinch up
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pedersen manages to avoid it.
Pedersen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt scores with a shot to the body.
Pedersen misses the shot to the body.
Hunt is looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt feints with a jab and clips Pedersen right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Pedersen is sent crashing into the canvas and Hunt leaps in for the kill! Pedersen tries to get to his feet but Hunt is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Pedersen is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phol Hunt!
Phol Hunt retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Phol Hunt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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