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Clash of Alliances - 6 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Neves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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138 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thiago Neves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Al Aziz misses the jab.
We've been told by Neves's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bin Al Aziz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neves tries to break free but Bin Al Aziz pushes him back against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bin Al Aziz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a right to the head.
Neves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Al Aziz has Neves up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bin Al Aziz .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Al Aziz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz misses with some punches.
Neves tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin Al Aziz 's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Al Aziz fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz lands a right hand.
Bin Al Aziz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Neves blocks an uppercut.
Neves takes a shot to the head.
Neves is trying to break free.
Bin Al Aziz misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neves wants to get back to striking at distance but Bin Al Aziz won't allow it.
Neves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
A shot in the inside from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Al Aziz working aggressively here.
Bin Al Aziz digs a right hand underneath Neves's ribcage. Neves let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bin Al Aziz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nevess head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Al Aziz fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Neves is rocked!
Bin Al Aziz lands a left hand.
Oh Neves is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neves seems to have got his legs back now.
Bin Al Aziz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Neves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neves can't break the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands with a short shot to the head.
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves tries to circle away but Bin Al Aziz has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a left to the head.
Bin Al Aziz digs a right hand into Neves's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Neves's gas tank.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
Neves tries to break the clinch but Bin Al Aziz is controlling the position.
Bin Al Aziz presses Neves against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Neves blocking some punches.
Bin Al Aziz misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz lands a hook that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
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!
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neves is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Al Aziz fails to land.
A short left from Bin Al Aziz .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Al Aziz .
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bin Al Aziz .
A short right from Bin Al Aziz on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Al Aziz fails to land.
Bin Al Aziz misses with the head strike.
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Al Aziz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Neves is trying to push Bin Al Aziz away but Bin Al Aziz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body punch.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Neves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bin Al Aziz was well out of range. Poor timing from Neves.
Bin Al Aziz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bin Al Aziz ducks under a wild hook from Neves.
Bin Al Aziz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bin Al Aziz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bin Al Aziz darts in and clinches Neves up against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz working aggressively here.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz gets through Neves's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Neves has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Neves seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bin Al Aziz can turn it around.
Bin Al Aziz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz working aggressively here.
Bin Al Aziz lands a left hand.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
Neves tries a body shot but Bin Al Aziz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bin Al Aziz .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
Bin Al Aziz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Neves misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz swings wildly with an uppercut but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neves throws a head punch that misses.
Neves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin Al Aziz tries to work over Neves's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bin Al Aziz pushes Neves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shoulder strike.
Neves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neves blocks an uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz has Neves pressed against the cage, preventing Neves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
Nice body punch from Bin Al Aziz .
Neves blocking some punches.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a left to the head.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head punch that misses.
Neves tries to circle away but Bin Al Aziz has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz has Neves pressed against the cage, preventing Neves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Neves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bin Al Aziz .
A nice right hand lands inside from Bin Al Aziz .
Neves blocks an uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Neves's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neves takes a shot to the head.
Neves is looking to break free of the clinch but Bin Al Aziz has double underhooks.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Bin Al Aziz as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Neves tries to circle away but Bin Al Aziz has him pinned against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz misses with some punches.
Neves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz swings wildly with an uppercut but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neves wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Al Aziz has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz lands a shoulder strike.
Neves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Neves blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bin Al Aziz fails to land.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Neves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bin Al Aziz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nevess head.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a left to the head.
Bin Al Aziz lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Neves moves away from the strike by Bin Al Aziz .
The fighters circling - Bin Al Aziz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice jab there from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz throws a poor cross that misses
letting Neves counter with a right hand.
Neves lands a nice shot that snaps Bin Al Aziz 's head back.
Neves keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bin Al Aziz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Al Aziz throws a big shot that misses.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a combination but Neves avoids it well.
Bin Al Aziz looks to land a right hand but Neves moved out of range.
Bin Al Aziz moves out of range of the strikes.
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neves uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz staying out of range there.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bin Al Aziz looks to throw the jab but Neves is out of range.
Neves scores with a sloppy right hand. Bin Al Aziz should have avoided that one.
Neves slips under a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from Bin Al Aziz misses
and Neves counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz throws a jab but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves misses with a hook. Bin Al Aziz ducked under it nicely.
Neves scores with a shot to the body.
Bin Al Aziz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neves takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bin Al Aziz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bin Al Aziz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bin Al Aziz on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neves is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Bin Al Aziz as the two fighters clinch.
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neves backwards.
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thiago Neves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz scores with a shot to the side of Neves's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a light punch inside.
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Neves's efforts to push away.
Neves looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bin Al Aziz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bin Al Aziz lands a body shot.
Bin Al Aziz lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin Al Aziz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Neves blocking some punches.
Neves has had enough of the clinch but Bin Al Aziz keeps him there for the moment.
Neves misses with a punch to the body.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neves is trying to force a seperation but Bin Al Aziz has the dominant position.
Bin Al Aziz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz swings wildly with an uppercut but Neves uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz misses with some punches.
Bin Al Aziz misses with the head strike.
Bin Al Aziz has a couple of punches blocked by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Al Aziz lands a right hand.
Bin Al Aziz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bin Al Aziz lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz misses with some punches.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a punch on the inside.
Neves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bin Al Aziz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bin Al Aziz lands a nice uppercut.
Neves blocking some punches.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a right to the head.
Neves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bin Al Aziz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neves swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Al Aziz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Neves.
Bin Al Aziz throws a punch but it's blocked by Neves.
Neves tries to break free but Bin Al Aziz pushes him back against the cage.
Neves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Neves swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Al Aziz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin Al Aziz prevents a body shot from Neves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bin Al Aziz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
In his post fight interview, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Davy De Decker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Bush is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Davy De Decker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JJ Bush!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Decker misses with an uppercut. Bush saw that one coming.
Bush tries for a takedown but De Decker circles away easily
and De Decker counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by De Decker's head coaches at Miletich Xtreme Fighting Systems that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Decker lands a body shot.
A jab from De Decker misses.
Bush shoots for a double leg takedown but De Decker sprawls well. He's pushed Bush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bush has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bush there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Decker tests Bush's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bush fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Decker sprawls well initially but Bush persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Decker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Decker trying to control but Bush postures up.
De Decker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bush looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bush thows a huge punch but De Decker dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
De Decker wants to improve his position but Bush is controlling well.
Bush scoring with strikes to the body and head.
De Decker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bush.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bush seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Decker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bush on the ground.
Bush wants to take a breather but De Decker is having none of it.
De Decker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Decker tries to get out of the position.
Bush is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed De Decker's head.
Bush controlling the pace.
De Decker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bush.
Bush preventing the sweep.
Bush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
De Decker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bush controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
De Decker can't keep his opponent in guard - Bush advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bush is thwarting De Decker's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice strikes from Bush there.
De Decker is defending against the submission attempts here by Bush.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bush seems to be working for a kimura but De Decker defends the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Bush dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bush with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Decker counters with a stiff right hand.
Bush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from De Decker.
De Decker misses the jab.
De Decker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bush closes this distance looking for a takedown but De Decker circles away.
De Decker stuffs the takedown attempt from Bush. Bush gets slowly back to his feet.
Davy De Decker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Bush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bush shoots in and drives through. De Decker sprawls well.
Bush misses with a takedown
enabling De Decker to counter with a crisp jab.
Davy De Decker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Decker throws a looping overhand right but Bush ducks down to avoid it.
De Decker is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bush tries for a takedown but De Decker circles away easily
and De Decker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bush misses with a straight right.
De Decker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Decker managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bush.
Bush misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
De Decker dodges the ground and pound from Bush.
JJ Bush has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bush sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but De Decker is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bush throws an elbow but De Decker slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bush lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear De Decker down.
An elbow from Bush crashes against the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
De Decker tries to buck Bush off but Bush is having none of it.
Bush cracks De Decker with a big right hand but De Decker just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bush thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bush in side control, throwing shots but De Decker defends.
De Decker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The strikes coming from Bush are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bush lands a few punches from side control.
Bush working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Decker taking punishment in the form of punches.
De Decker is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by De Decker, who protects the arm well.
Oh De Decker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Check out the look on Bush's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bush cracks De Decker with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Bush immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! De Decker is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Bush!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Bush!
A very excited looking JJ Bush made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hio Bazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Visi Alaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Alaric's choice of entrance music: Da Club. The key to victory for Hio Bazard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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141 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hio Bazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Visi Alaric!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alaric manages to avoid it.
Alaric throws a head kick that misses.
Alaric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bazard throws a one two combo.
Bazard jabs Alaric to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bazard moves out of range as Alaric throws a body kick.
Bazard lands a right hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Alaric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alaric throws a low kick but Bazard avoids it.
A head kick misses from Alaric.
Bazard is looking to counter punch.
Alaric takes one on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Bazard blocks the leg kick.
Bazard fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bazard loads up on a big right hand but Alaric slips the punch.
Bazard scores with a hook.
Bazard seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bazard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alaric throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bazard blocks a leg kick.
Bazard cracks Alaric with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alaric moves out of range as Bazard strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazard throws a right hand that misses
and Alaric counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bazard's knee momentarily.
Bazard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alaric is looking to land body kicks.
Alaric tries to land a leg kick but Bazard saw it coming and moves away.
Alaric takes one to the side of the head.
Bazard thuds his right hand into Alaric's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alaric misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Bazard blocks the low kick.
Bazard misses with an uppercut.
Bazard throws the left hand but Alaric avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Bazard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bazard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alaric. Alaric obviously looking to wear him down.
Bazard ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alaric moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alaric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bazard misses with an uppercut. Alaric saw that one coming.
Alaric steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bazard.
Bazard moves out of range of the body kick from Alaric.
Alaric tries to land a front kick but Bazard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazard avoids the head kick by Alaric.
Bazard throws out a loose jab but Alaric uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bazard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alaric is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bazard.
Nice straight punches there by Bazard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bazard.
Alaric is rocked!
Alaric with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bazard to score with a decent uppercut.
Alaric is still on wobbly legs! Can Bazard finish him?
Alaric 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.
Alaric tries to clinch up but Bazard circles away and keeps his distance.
Bazard walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Alaric drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Bazard swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Alaric's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hio Bazard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Highfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vyacheslav Kowalchuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kowalchuk has chosen All Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Highfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vyacheslav Kowalchuk !
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Highfield finds it's target.
Highfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kowalchuk was well out of range. Poor timing from Highfield.
Kowalchuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalchuk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kowalchuk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Highfield.
Highfield tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalchuk ! But no joy.
Highfield swings for the body but Kowalchuk moves out of range.
Highfield sets himself, and Kowalchuk steps forward looking for the clinch! Highfield avoids it this time.
Highfield throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Highfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Highfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kowalchuk at a distance.
A nice combination there by Highfield.
Highfield misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kowalchuk has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Highfield fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalchuk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kowalchuk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Highfield scores with a nice strike.
Highfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Highfield lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Highfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kowalchuk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Highfield.
Kowalchuk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Highfield misses with an uppercut
and Kowalchuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Highfield misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Highfield's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kowalchuk avoids the body shot from Highfield.
Kowalchuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Highfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalchuk .
Highfield is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Highfield lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Highfield connects with a single shot there.
Highfield tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kowalchuk is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kowalchuk ! But no joy.
Highfield throws a body punch but Kowalchuk moves out of range.
Kowalchuk tries to counter with a clinch but Highfield shakes him off and moves away.
Highfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Highfield swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kowalchuk .
Highfield scores with a nice right hand.
Kowalchuk slips under a jab from Highfield.
Kowalchuk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Highfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kowalchuk moves away.
A little jabbing left from Kowalchuk on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Highfield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalchuk .
Highfield throws a hook to the side of Kowalchuk 's head but Kowalchuk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Highfield throws a big shot that misses.
James Highfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalchuk ducks under a wild hook from Highfield.
Highfield shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kowalchuk tries to counter by closing the distance.
Highfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Highfield finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highfield throws a lazy right hand but Kowalchuk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalchuk avoids the body shot from Highfield.
Kowalchuk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A right-left combo lands from Highfield.
Kowalchuk is rocked!
Nice shot by Highfield.
Kowalchuk is still on wobbly legs! Can Highfield finish him?
Highfield slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highfield misses with a double jab.
Highfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Kowalchuk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kowalchuk walks straight into a right hand from Highfield - that's dropped him! Highfield jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Kowalchuk from any more punishment! Kowalchuk complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Highfield!
The defeated Vyacheslav Kowalchuk had this to say: 'Even though i defeated Marat Gafurov once,He still seems to be getting all the hype and ranking,That is not going to happen,I Want a rematch with Gafurov this instant,To prove i deserved his spotlight!I Will NOT Accept any other fight offers until I beat him FIRST!'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luca Taparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiley McCoist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luca Taparzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wiley McCoist!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoist turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCoist feints and then cracks Taparzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taparzo down.
Taparzo misses with a straight right.
McCoist is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Wiley McCoist has been cut.
A slow jab from Taparzo misses its intended target.
McCoist is looking to clinch but Taparzo is avoiding it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taparzo.
McCoist with a poor takedown
and Taparzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCoist goes for a double leg but Taparzo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Taparzo continues to drive forward.
Taparzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McCoist shoots in for a double leg but Taparzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Luca Taparzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiley McCoist.
Taparzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCoist.
Taparzo lands a big right hand that sends McCoist crashing to the mat! Taparzo stays standing though and waves McCoist back to his feet!
McCoist is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taparzo plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops McCoist to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! McCoist just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Luca Taparzo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Krause (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Nazarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krause comes to the cage accompanied by Heart of a Champion. Nazarev has chosen Telnyuk Sisters - Sokil/Falcon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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157 lbs
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164 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, James Krause!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Artem Nazarev!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazarev throws a looping overhand right but Krause ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot by Nazarev.
It looks like James Krause has been cut.
Nazarev throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
Nazarev works the jab nicely.
Krause bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nazarev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krause tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krause has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nazarev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause is looking to take a break and control but Nazarev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nazarev is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krause trying to control the action but Nazarev is working from the bottom.
Nazarev looking for a sweep but Krause has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Nazarev tries to reverse the position but Krause maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nazarev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krause pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause is working for a guillotine from mount but Nazarev frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nazarev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nazarev has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Nazarev keeps trying to improve his position.
Krause looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nazarev can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nazarev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nazarev is trying to reverse the position but instead Krause has taken his back - oops!
Nazarev is in bad spot here.
Nazarev tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Krause has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Nazarev is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Krause!
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