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Causing Havoc Semi-Final Round PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grimmjow Jeagerjaques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Quincy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Igor Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grimmjow Jeagerjaques!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeagerjaques blocks a head kick by Quincy.
Jeagerjaques has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jeagerjaques throws a good cross that connects.
It looks like Igor Quincy has been cut.
Quincy dives in and grabs Jeagerjaques's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jeagerjaques pushes down on Quincy's head and hops out.
Jeagerjaques looks to score with a jab to the body but Quincy is just out of range.
Quincy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jeagerjaques uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Quincy walks into a left hand.
Quincy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jeagerjaquess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Grimmjow Jeagerjaques has been cut.
Jeagerjaques cracks Quincy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jeagerjaques leaves Quincy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice side step and Jeagerjaques releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jeagerjaques on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quincy scores with a jab.
Quincy throws a left that rocks Jeagerjaques and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Quincy dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Jeagerjaques regain composure!
Jeagerjaques is rocked!
Quincy is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jeagerjaques is trying to escape and Quincy transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jeagerjaques is forced to tap! Nice work there by Quincy! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Quincy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ekong Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albein Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock has chosen sugar we're going down as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ekong Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Albein Rock!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Albein Rock has been cut.
Rock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bell clobbers Rock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rock dives in and grabs Bell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bell pushes down on Rock's head and hops out.
The crowd cheers as Bell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rock doesn't seem phased though.
Bell throws an overhand right that drops Rock like a sack of potatoes! Bell dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ekong Bell!
In defeat, Albein Rock stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasco Eanes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fudge Packer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vasco Eanes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fudge Packer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packer sends Eanes crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Packer is motioning to the referee to let Eanes up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Vasco Eanes has been cut.
Eanes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fudge Packer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eanes smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eanes ducks under a wild hook from Packer.
Eanes misses with a straight left.
Packer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eanes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Packer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
Eanes tries to counter by clinching up but Packer breaks away and moves out of range.
Eanes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Packer.
Packer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer swings away with a body shot that misses
and Eanes counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Packer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Packer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Eanes with a body shot.
Eanes misses with an uppercut. Packer saw that one coming.
Eanes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Packer.
Eanes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Packer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Packer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eanes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eanes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Packer connects with a right hand. Eanes shakes it off.
Packer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Eanes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eanes moves out of range of the strikes.
Packer throws a right and a left that Eanes avoids nicely.
Eanes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Packer throws a combination that misses
and Eanes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Packer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Packer blocks an uppercut.
Eanes can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eanes tries a body shot but Packer blocks it.
Eanes throws a head punch that misses.
Packer is trying to break free.
Eanes misses with a punch on the inside.
Eanes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Eanes.
Eanes misses with a body punch.
Eanes tries a body shot but Packer blocks it.
A short left from Eanes.
Eanes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eanes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Eanes.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer working hard to break the clinch.
Eanes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eanes misses with a punch to the body.
Eanes throws a punch but it's blocked by Packer.
Eanes lands a nice uppercut.
Eanes struggles to land a body shot inside as Packer controls his hands.
Eanes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Eanes - that landed with a thud.
Packer blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Eanes as the two fighters clinch.
Packer looks winded!
Eanes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eanes lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Eanes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from Eanes as the two fighters clinch.
Eanes lands a nice uppercut.
Eanes lands with a short shot to the head.
Eanes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Eanes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eanes misses with some punches.
Eanes tries to work over Packer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eanes pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Eanes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Packer's efforts to push away.
Packer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eanes has him pressed against the cage.
Packer can't break the clinch.
Eanes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eanes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eanes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eanes.
Eanes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
Eanes lands with a right to the head.
Eanes has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Packer is trying to break the clinch but Eanes has him pressed against the cage.
Eanes working aggressively here.
Eanes tries to work over Packer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eanes working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eanes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eanes misses with a punch on the inside.
Eanes swings wildly with an uppercut but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eanes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
Eanes misses with a punch to the body.
Eanes misses with a body punch.
Eanes has a couple of punches blocked by Packer.
A head punch on the inside from Eanes fails to land.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Eanes tries to work over Packer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eanes leaning his opponent against the cage.
Packer can't break the clinch.
Eanes lands a body shot.
Packer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Packer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Packer.
A jab from Packer misses.
Packer looks to land a right hand but Eanes moved out of range.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Packer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Packer lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Packer misses with a straight right.
It looked like Eanes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eanes throws a body punch but Packer moves out of range.
Packer lands a jab to Eanes's midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Eanes.
It looks like Fudge Packer has been cut.
Packer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eanes doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasco Eanes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eanes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 10:9
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 10:9
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasco Eanes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makar Vershinin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Laurent has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Laurent !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Makar Vershinin !
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurent dodges the punch combination from Vershinin .
Vershinin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Laurent takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice cross by Vershinin .
Vershinin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vershinin lands a nice hook to Laurent 's body. Laurent takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Laurent on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vershinin lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vershinin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Vershinin ! Laurent is out on his feet! Vershinin rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Laurent is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Laurent is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makar Vershinin !
Makar Vershinin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Huber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kai Kha was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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199 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Huber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha lands with a shot to the body.
Kha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Kha throws a body shot but no joy.
Kha misses with the body kick
and Huber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
Kha throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
Kai Kha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huber swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
Kha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Huber is out of range.
Huber moves forwards but Kha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've been informed that Kha 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.
A clash of legs there as Huber blocks the low kick.
Kha buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kha.
Huber is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Huber waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kha.
Kha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kha throws the kick towards the body but Huber avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Huber checks a leg kick.
Kha misses with a straight left.
Huber lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huber.
Kha throws a leg kick
and Huber counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kha thinking.
Huber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kha. Kha obviously looking to wear him down.
Kha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huber misses with a low kick.
Kha thumps Huber with a low kick.
Huber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huber misses with a body shot
and Kha counters with a left to the body.
Kha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huber circles away quickly and effectively.
Kha takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Huber pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kha is out of range and Huber settles back down.
Kha throws a counter combo.
Huber 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 two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Huber blocks the leg kick.
Huber attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Huber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kha slips a jab from Huber.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber dodges the punch combination from Kha.
Kha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Huber's calf.
Kha lands a front kick.
Kha scores with a jab to the body.
Huber looks to score with a jab to the body but Kha is just out of range.
Huber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kha just misses with a punch to the body.
Kha throws a hook to the side of Huber's head but Huber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kha staying out of range there.
Kha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Huber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Huber.
Kha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kha staying out of range there.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber throws a hook but Kha avoids it easily.
Kha 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.
Kha takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Huber tries a low kick but Kha avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha misses the shot to the body.
Kha thows a body kick. Huber tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Huber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Huber checks the leg kick nicely there.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Kha is out of range.
Kha attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kha with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kha works Huber's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Kha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kha getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big left from Huber misses.
Kha feints a counter leg kick.
Huber throws a body punch but Kha moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huber comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Kha.
Kai Kha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kha.
Kha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Huber misses the target.
Kha looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Kha lands a slapping body shot.
Kha throws a body punch but Huber moves out of range.
Kha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha digs a good hook to Huber's body.
Huber misses the body punch
letting Kha counter with a right hand.
Kha throws a low kick but Huber moves out of range easily.
Huber misses with a body shot.
Huber is looking to chop away at Kha's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha is looking to slow Huber down with leg kicks.
Kha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Huber might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Huber checks a leg kick.
It looked like Huber was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Huber finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kha thows a leg kick but Huber checks it
and Huber counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huber misses with an uppercut
and Kha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Huber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huber takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Huber scores with a jab to the body.
Kha ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kha misses the target.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kha looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Huber misses its target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kha dips to his left and cracks Huber with an uppercut!
Kha cracks the inside of Huber's front leg.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Huber.
Kha feints and then cracks Huber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huber down.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Huber at a distance.
Kha throws out a leg kick but Huber moves out of range and Kha only half commits.
Kha throws a leg kick but Huber sees it coming and moves out of range.
Huber throws a body shot but no joy.
Kha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a leg kick that is checked
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kha misses the shot to the body.
Kha swings for the body but Huber moves out of range.
Kha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Huber manages to avoid it.
Kha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Huber's sensitive parts.
Huber tries to work over Kha's front leg with a kick but Kha checks it.
Huber backing away here, and Kha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kha throws a body shot but no joy.
Huber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Kha slips the punch.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Kha is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kha. That's going to slow Huber down.
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huber connects with a solid leg kick.
Kha is looking to slow Huber down with leg kicks.
Kha misses the body punch
and Huber counters with a left to the body.
Huber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kha's hands.
Huber is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kha connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Huber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kha connects with a single shot there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huber.
A looping hook to the body misses from Huber. Kha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Kha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Kha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kai Kha's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kha takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Huber coming out on top.
Huber thuds a left hand into Kha's body.
Huber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Huber takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kha scores with a spinning back kick!
Kha pushes Huber away with a front kick.
Kha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Huber avoids the body shot from Kha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kha is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huber rather than just go for the knockout.
Kha fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Huber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huber throws a hook but Kha avoids it easily.
Huber backing away here, and Kha unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kha pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huber fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Huber checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kha. Huber shrugs it off though.
Kha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Kha throws a leg kick that misses.
Kha keeps Huber at a distance using the push kick.
Kha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huber.
Huber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kha feints and then cracks Huber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Huber down.
Kha throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Huber misses with a body shot.
Kha looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huber scores with the left hand. Kha knows he should have avoided that one.
Huber misses the shot to the body.
Kha appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kha walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Huber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hans Huber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huber fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kha on the side of the head.
Huber keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Huber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kha manages to avoid it.
Huber avoids the body shot from Kha.
Huber avoids the body shot from Kha.
Huber throws a big counter combination but Kha scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Huber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kha scores with a kick to the midsection.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha slips a straight right by Huber.
Kha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Huber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Kha slips a straight right by Huber.
Huber just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber throws a body punch but Kha moves out of range.
Huber takes a swing at Kha's ribcage but misses.
Kha looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Huber 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.
Huber throws out a loose jab but Kha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kha let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Huber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kha counters with a leg kick.
Huber lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kha ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kha throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Huber lands a head shot.
Huber swings for the body but Kha moves out of range.
Kha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kha misses with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Kha. Beautiful body shot.
Kha fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Huber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kha.
Huber throwing a counter right hand but Kha manages to avoid it.
Huber stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kha.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Kha.
Well Kha 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Kha!
Kai Kha seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ligerito Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Get Low. Jimmy McDonald has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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152 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ligerito Jr!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense.
McDonald scores with a jab to the head.
Jr darts in looking for a takedown but McDonald gets double underhooks and turns Jr into the cage.
Jr's coach down at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jimmy McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligerito Jr.
Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McDonald defends well and Jr ends up having to push McDonald into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McDonald wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
McDonald stuffs the takedown.
A quick step to the side and McDonald tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald, which made it look bad.
Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but McDonald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jr somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jr shoots in and bounces McDonald off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jr prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
McDonald is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jr is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jr is working McDonald over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
McDonald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jr on the ground.
Jr lands a couple of digs.
McDonald wants to stand but Jr is controlling the position.
Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McDonald will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Jr stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jr is controlling him.
McDonald throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jr cracks McDonald with a solid left hand.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jr stands up out of McDonald's guard for a moment - McDonald manages to land a nice upkick.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
McDonald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McDonald tries to get out of the position.
Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
McDonald is looking to stand up but Jr isn't so interested in that idea.
Jr preventing the sweep.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
Jr won't allow McDonald to get back to his feet.
Jr stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McDonald trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Jr stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald's head.
Jr prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Jr landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jr works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
Jr won't allow McDonald to sweep him here.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr works over McDonald with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
Jr distracts McDonald with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McDonald wants to stand up but Jr is controlling him.
Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr postures up and lands a big shot to McDonald's brow.
McDonald is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jr is aware though and is defending well.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jr postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDonald tries to strike from the bottom.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ligerito Jr dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A nice combination there by McDonald.
Jr shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonald manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ligerito Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jr or perhaps it was just good defense by McDonald, which made it look bad.
McDonald throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ligerito Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jimmy McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligerito Jr.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body. Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jr misses with a takedown
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
McDonald scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McDonald lands a nice looking body shot.
Jr tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
Jr fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McDonald as he avoids it easily.
Jr shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt - McDonald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jr is breathing heavily.
Jr with a poor takedown
and McDonald counters with a stiff right hand.
McDonald cracks Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonald clobbers Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McDonald throws a series of strikes that have Jr backpedaling.
Jr is rocked!
McDonald fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McDonald changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from McDonald misses the target.
McDonald seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McDonald is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
McDonald thuds his right hand into Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jr can do to turn this around?
McDonald lands a head shot.
McDonald connects with a body shot that sends Jr's belly button to the back.
McDonald tests Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can McDonald finish him?
Jr shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
McDonald stuffs the takedown.
Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jr ducks right into an uppercut from McDonald.
Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but McDonald sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jr somewhat.
McDonald clobbers Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald lands a jab-cross combination.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McDonald was covering up waiting for the punch and Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
McDonald throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Ligerito Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jr stopping the sweep attempt from McDonald.
Jr is in close to McDonald's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jr prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Jr stands up over McDonald, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has momentary wrist control but Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
McDonald throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet but Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McDonald is looking for a triangle but Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Jr with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McDonald dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McDonald scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jr in his tracks.
Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McDonald swivels and escapes.
A little feinted left hand from McDonald on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by McDonald.
Jr fails with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a right hand to the body.
Jimmy McDonald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ligerito Jr.
McDonald connects with a looping right hand.
Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jr thinking.
McDonald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jr on the side of the head.
McDonald connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDonald throws a combination. Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McDonald displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jr backs up against the cage.
Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jr working McDonald over with strikes.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McDonald wants to get back to full guard.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet.
Jr lands strikes from half guard.
McDonald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jr slips a nice elbow through McDonald's hands, connecting with McDonald's forehead.
McDonald pushes Jr off looking to stand but Jr dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
McDonald is trying to stand back up but Jr is controlling him
Nice strikes from Jr there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
McDonald on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to McDonald's temple.
McDonald on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McDonald punching from the bottom.
Jr working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jr working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jr blocks the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jr working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McDonald is looking for a sweep. Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDonald throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jr working over McDonald with some ground and pound. McDonald looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McDonald throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
Jr is nestled in close to McDonald, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McDonald is looking to improve his position.
Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McDonald punching from the bottom.
Jr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jr working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to McDonald's temple.
Jr slips a nice elbow through McDonald's hands, connecting with McDonald's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald punching from the bottom.
Jr drops an elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McDonald punching from the bottom.
Jr winds up and cracks McDonald with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McDonald has hold of Jr's hands but Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McDonald punching from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to McDonald's temple.
Jr stops McDonald from getting back to his feet.
McDonald flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jr drops an elbow to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Jr.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ligerito Jr.
I think Jr 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Falcone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otso Koski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocco Falcone!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Falcone blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski 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.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've been told by Koski's head coaches at Sanitarium that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Falcone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Koski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falcone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falcone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Falcone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koski.
Falcone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Koski misses.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Koski throws a sloppy body shot
and Falcone counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski tries to clinch up but Falcone circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Falcone.
Otso Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Donk. Koski catches Falcone right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Falcone misses with a body shot.
Koski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Koski as he checks the leg kick.
Falcone takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
A clash of legs there as Falcone blocks the low kick.
Falcone throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Koski tries to clinch there but Falcone circles away.
Falcone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koski.
Koski wants to clinch up but Falcone keeps it at a distance.
Falcone swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koski.
Koski checks a low kick from Falcone.
Falcone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Falcone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Falcone tests Koski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koski throws a low kick but Falcone avoids it.
Falcone looks to land a combination but Koski avoids it well.
Koski misses with a left hand
and Falcone counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Falcone flicks out a counter leg kick but Koski steps away.
Falcone blocks a leg kick.
Falcone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koski, right into the meat.
Koski throws a leg kick but Falcone sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Falcone with the counter takedown but Koski avoids it easily.
Koski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Koski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Falcone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Falcone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Falcone, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Falcone lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Koski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Koski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Falcone clobbers Koski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Falcone down.
Falcone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koski tries to work over Falcone's front leg with a kick but Falcone checks it.
Falcone throws a leg kick that misses.
Falcone catches Koski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone 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.
Koski looks to land a left hand but Falcone moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
A left lands for Falcone.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Falcone.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Falcone's knee but Falcone avoids it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
Koski wants to land a leg kick but Falcone is out of range.
Koski is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
Koski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Falcone sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Otso Koski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski throws a shot from downtown. Falcone moves away and avoids it.
Falcone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Koski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Koski digs a good body shot into Falcone's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Koski. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koski. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Falcone connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Falcone misses with a wild body shot.
Koski wants to clinch
and Falcone counters with a nice uppercut.
Falcone cracks Koski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koski cracks Falcone with an open hand slap.
Falcone punishes Koski's body with a nice straight punch.
Koski tries to land a leg kick but Falcone saw it coming and moves away.
Koski misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Falcone misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Koski was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Falcone throws a combination. Koski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Falcone dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Falcone tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski throws a lazy uppercut
and Falcone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Falcone appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koski misses with a leg kick
and Falcone counters with a three punch combo that has Koski backing up. Koski nods at Falcone to acknowledge the strikes.
Falcone keeps the fight on the outside.
Koski is looking to score with low kicks.
It seemed like Falcone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circling - Falcone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koski throws a combination. Falcone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Rocco Falcone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Falcone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Falcone checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koski. That's going to slow Falcone down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koski throws a leg kick but Falcone sees it coming and moves out of range.
Falcone moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone swats away the attempt to clinch by Koski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone sizes up Koski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Koski throws a solid leg kick but Falcone takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Koski.
Koski is looking to clinch but Falcone is avoiding it.
Falcone misses with a low kick.
Koski misses with a low kick.
Falcone was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Koski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Falcone misses.
Koski closes the distance and clinches.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Falcone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koski lands a body punch.
Koski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Falcone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koski lands an elbow inside.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falcone tries to break the clinch but Koski is controlling the position.
Falcone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Falcone tries to work over Koski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Falcone trying to control the position but instead, Koski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Falcone into the cage.
Falcone being controlled against the cage.
Koski creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Falcone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Falcone.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Koski lands an elbow inside.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koski prevents a body shot from Falcone.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Falcone's brow.
A shot in the inside from Falcone.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Falcone's brow.
Falcone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike from Koski.
Falcone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falcone as Koski tries to tie him up.
Koski has Falcone pushed against the cage.
Koski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Falcone misses with a body punch.
Falcone misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koski lands an elbow just above Falcone 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands an elbow just above Falcone 's eye.
Falcone scores with a shot to the side of Koski's head.
Koski lands an elbow just above Falcone 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone takes an elbow to the temple.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Falcone as Koski tries to tie him up.
Koski misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Falcone as the two fighters clinch.
Koski blocking some punches.
Falcone is leaning against Koski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Koski lands an elbow inside that Falcone shrugs off.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Falcone has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Falcone stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone can't find room to land a body shot as Koski controls the action.
Koski throws an elbow that misses.
Falcone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Falcone tries to score a body lock takedown but Koski shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Otso Koski dominated that second round.
That's time! Koski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Koski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Koski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Falcone.
Koski avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Koski wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Falcone looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koski motions for Falcone to come forward. Koski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Falcone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koski clinches.
Koski scores with a shot to the side of Falcone's head.
Koski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falcone struggles to land a body shot inside as Koski controls his hands.
Koski has Falcone pushed against the cage.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Falcone avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Falcone's brow.
Falcone blocks an elbow strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Falcone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Falcone.
Koski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Falcone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Falcone jumps guard.
Falcone is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Koski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Falcone wants to sweep here but Koski controlling him for the moment.
Koski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Falcone seems keen to control Koski's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone wants to sweep but no luck.
Koski is stalling in the full guard.
Falcone keeping moving, preventing Koski from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Despite the aggression on Falcone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone thumps Koski with a low kick.
Falcone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Falcone throws a low kick but it's checked well by Koski.
Koski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Falcone counters with a nice uppercut.
Koski throws a head kick but Falcone moves out of range.
Koski connects with an inside leg kick.
Koski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Falcone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Falcone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koski throws a front kick aimed at Falcone's knee but Falcone avoids it well.
Koski avoids the body shot from Falcone.
Koski misses with a looping left.
Falcone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Falcone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koski forces Falcone back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koski throws an elbow but misses.
Koski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Falcone jumps guard but Koski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falcone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Koski walks away with a smile on his face. Falcone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Otso Koski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocco Falcone.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Falcone manages to avoid it.
Koski wants to clinch
and Koski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Falcone throws out a leg kick but Koski moves out of range and Falcone only half commits.
Koski wants to clinch.
Koski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocco Falcone.
I think Falcone 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rocco Falcone!
During a confident post fight interview, Rocco Falcone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonah Varce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Jones 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonah Varce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Jones!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Varce shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Varce finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Varce is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Varce passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jones is looking to improve his position but Varce isn't that keen on the idea.
Varce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jones 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.
Varce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones is rocked!
Varce is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Jones goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Varce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jonah Varce!
A victorious Jonah Varce thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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