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Causing Havoc 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rod Mclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Lukens Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rod Mclaren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Lukens Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lukens Jr has closed the distance and engaged Mclaren in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lukens Jr.
Mclaren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Lukens Jr - that landed with a thud.
Mclaren tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lukens Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mclaren letting Lukens Jr take a breather here.
Lukens Jr stalling.
Lukens Jr decides to pull guard.
Mclaren is sitting in close to Lukens Jr's body. Lukens Jr has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mclaren is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mclaren is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Lukens Jr.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lenny Lukens Jr!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Djin Dawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Woo Bin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Djin Dawn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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235 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Djin Dawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kim Woo Bin!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woo Bin clinches with his opponent.
Woo Bin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dawn.
Woo Bin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawn walks into a straight right hand from Woo Bin.
Woo Bin has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dawn is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dawn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woo Bin wants to counter the offense by Dawn and move into the clinch position.
Woo Bin misses with a wild body shot.
Woo Bin punishes Dawn's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Woo Bin.
Dawn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dawn.
It looks like Kim Woo Bin has been cut.
Woo Bin drops his hands for a split second and Dawn immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Woo Bin face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Dawn follows up with a right hand that knocks Woo Bin into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Djin Dawn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Get Low. Jimmy McDonald has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Juan Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dela Cruz wants to clinch
letting McDonald counter with a right hand.
Dela Cruz darts in trying to clinch
and McDonald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dela Cruz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McDonald finds it's way round the side to connect with Dela Cruz's head.
Dela Cruz is rocked!
McDonald throws an overhand right that drops Dela Cruz like a sack of potatoes! McDonald dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy McDonald!
Jimmy McDonald 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel La Bor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolae Filipescu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Bor comes to the cage accompanied by Centuries. Manuel La Bor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel La Bor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicolae Filipescu!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Bor gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Filipescu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Filipescu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
La Bor lands with an overhand left.
A big left from La Bor misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Filipescu 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.
La Bor cracks a nice hook into Filipescu's ribs.
Filipescu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Filipescu.
A looping hook to the body misses from La Bor. Filipescu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filipescu feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by La Bor as he connects with a hook.
La Bor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
La Bor misses with a hook. Filipescu ducked under it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filipescu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
La Bor went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Filipescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from La Bor finds it's way through Filipescu's defenses.
La Bor misses with a looping right.
Filipescu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
La Bor avoids a kick to the body.
La Bor tests Filipescu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
La Bor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipescu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
La Bor swings wildly with an uppercut but Filipescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filipescu is stalling here.
Filipescu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite La Bor's efforts to push away.
Filipescu stalls.
La Bor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
La Bor breaks the clinch.
Filipescu is looking to clinch but La Bor is avoiding it.
It looked like La Bor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Filipescu moves in looking to clinch but La Bor pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor connects with a body shot that sends Filipescu's belly button to the back.
Jab from La Bor.
Filipescu has closed the distance and engaged La Bor in a clinch.
Filipescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Filipescu.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filipescu stalling against the cage.
La Bor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
La Bor misses with a punch to the body.
La Bor working hard to break the clinch.
Filipescu goes for a takedown in the clinch but La Bor prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
Filipescu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
La Bor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipescu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
La Bor wants to break free but Filipescu has control.
Filipescu lands a right hand.
Filipescu wants a takedown.
Filipescu tries to stall but La Bor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Filipescu pulls guard effortlessly.
La Bor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
La Bor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Filipescu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filipescu seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
La Bor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor trying to control the position from guard on top but Filipescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Bor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Filipescu on the ground.
Filipescu trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
La Bor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Filipescu feints and then cracks La Bor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow La Bor down.
La Bor misses the shot to the body.
Filipescu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filipescu there as he acknowledges the shot.
La Bor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Filipescu misses
and La Bor counters with a nice body shot.
La Bor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
La Bor misses with a wild body shot.
Filipescu wants to clinch.
Filipescu walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipescu slips under a jab.
La Bor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filipescu can do to turn this around?
La Bor works the jab nicely.
Manuel La Bor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Bor misses with an uppercut.
Filipescu scores with a jab. La Bor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filipescu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Bor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Filipescu can pounce on him.
Filipescu moves out of range as La Bor strikes.
La Bor avoids the head kick by Filipescu.
La Bor misses with a hook
and Filipescu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Filipescu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Manuel La Bor is winning the standup battle so far.
La Bor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. La Bor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
La Bor punishes Filipescu's body with a nice straight punch.
Filipescu misses with an attempted mid kick.
La Bor punishes Filipescu's body with a nice straight punch.
La Bor throws a nice looking combination but Filipescu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
La Bor sets himself, and Filipescu steps forward looking for the clinch! La Bor avoids it this time.
Filipescu moves away from the strike by La Bor.
Filipescu throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands a nice hook to Filipescu's body. Filipescu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Filipescu lands but La Bor takes it in his stride.
La Bor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Filipescu.
An inside leg kick from La Bor misses.
La Bor throws a shot from downtown. Filipescu moves away and avoids it.
Filipescu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A swing and a miss from La Bor.
Nice defenses there by Filipescu.
Filipescu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
La Bor looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipescu is just out of range.
La Bor sets himself, and Filipescu steps forward looking for the clinch! La Bor avoids it this time.
Filipescu tries to score with a low kick but La Bor moves his leg out of the way.
La Bor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Filipescu tries to counter with a clinch but La Bor shakes him off and moves away.
La Bor with a jab.
La Bor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipescu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Bor takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
La Bor looks to score with a jab to the body but Filipescu is just out of range.
A big right from La Bor misses.
Filipescu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
La Bor cracks Filipescu with a good jab.
Filipescu tries to clinch but La Bor is having none of it.
La Bor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Filipescu.
La Bor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
La Bor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Filipescu.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filipescu follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Filipescu ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from La Bor misses its intended target.
Filipescu wants to counter the offense by La Bor and move into the clinch position.
Filipescu gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling La Bor to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor misses with a wild body shot.
La Bor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Filipescu throws a head kick but La Bor moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Bor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filipescu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Filipescu ducks right into an uppercut from La Bor.
Filipescu throws a nice head kick!
Filipescu throws a front kick aimed at La Bor's knee but La Bor avoids it well.
La Bor with a hook.
Manuel La Bor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filipescu throws a sloppy head kick
and La Bor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filipescu is rocked!
La Bor wants to slow Filipescu down by chopping away at his legs.
La Bor throws a looping overhand right but Filipescu ducks down to avoid it.
Filipescu with the counter takedown but La Bor avoids it easily.
Filipescu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filipescu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from La Bor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel La Bor dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A jab lands there for La Bor.
Filipescu misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
La Bor misses with a body shot.
Filipescu takes the fight into the clinch.
La Bor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Filipescu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Filipescu lands a nice uppercut.
Filipescu looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Bor lands a body punch.
Filipescu lands a hook that snaps the head of La Bor backwards.
La Bor tries to circle away but Filipescu has him pinned against the cage.
La Bor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Filipescu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manuel La Bor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolae Filipescu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from La Bor.
Filipescu takes a shot to the head.
Filipescu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Bor is defending well for now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
La Bor tries to throw a body punch but Filipescu avoids it by throwing La Bor back against the cage.
Filipescu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Filipescu blocks an uppercut.
Filipescu leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for La Bor.
La Bor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
La Bor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filipescu's elbow.
La Bor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Filipescu's elbow.
Filipescu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Bor tries to circle away but Filipescu has him pinned against the cage.
Filipescu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
La Bor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
La Bor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Bor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Filipescu.
Filipescu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
La Bor pushes Filipescu back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
La Bor blocks an uppercut.
Filipescu prevents a body shot from La Bor.
Filipescu prevents a body shot from La Bor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Bor is trying to break the clinch but Filipescu has him pressed against the cage.
La Bor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Bor misses with a two punch combination.
Filipescu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipescu with the counter takedown but La Bor avoids it easily.
Filipescu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by La Bor.
Filipescu tries to clinch there but La Bor circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipescu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Bor throws out the jab.
La Bor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filipescu manages to avoid it.
Filipescu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
La Bor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filipescu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
La Bor lands a two punch combo.
Filipescu slips a straight right by La Bor.
Filipescu lets loose with a powerful body kick. La Bor will feel that in the morning.
Filipescu throws a chopping leg kick but La Bor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Filipescu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filipescu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Decent striking displayed by La Bor there.
Filipescu delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Bor lands with a cross.
Filipescu avoids the body shot from La Bor.
A low kick from Filipescu misses
and La Bor counters with a stiff right hand.
Filipescu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
La Bor fails to land with a series of punches.
La Bor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filipescu was well out of range. Poor timing from La Bor.
La Bor throws a hook but Filipescu blocks it.
Nicolae Filipescu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
La Bor scores with a nice right hand.
La Bor throws a shot to the body.
La Bor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
La Bor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filipescu misses with a low kick.
Manuel La Bor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La Bor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel La Bor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La Bor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel La Bor!
Our winner, Manuel La Bor, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kim Jong Un (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Shinhan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Un kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aegukka. Shinhan has chosen Aether - Beso as his entrance music. The key to victory for Kim Jong Un has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Jong Un!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tien Shinhan!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinhan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shinhan misses with a leg kick.
As Shinhan tries to get set, Jong Un tries to push him back and clinch up but Shinhan manages to avoid the attempt.
Jong Un misses the shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shinhan, right into the meat.
Shinhan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shinhan blocking some punches.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shinhan told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jong Un swings wildly with an uppercut but Shinhan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jong Un avoids a wild elbow strike from Shinhan.
A short right from Jong Un.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shinhan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jong Un digs a right hand into Shinhan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shinhan's gas tank.
Shinhan misses with an elbow over the top.
Jong Un can't find room to land a body shot as Shinhan controls the action.
Nice body punch from Jong Un - that landed with a thud.
Jong Un can't find room to land a body shot as Shinhan controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinhan lands a damaging elbow.
Shinhan misses with an elbow strike.
Shinhan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
Jong Un dodges an elbow strike from Shinhan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shinhan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jong Un's brow.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jong Un lands with a short shot to the head.
Jong Un takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Kim Jong Un has been cut.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shinhan blocks an uppercut.
Jong Un blocks an elbow strike.
Jong Un lands a left hand.
Shinhan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jong Un is leaning against Shinhan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jong Un dodges an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Jong Un pushes Shinhan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jong Un lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shinhan throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jong Un.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
Jong Un lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shinhan backwards.
Jong Un lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jong Un.
Jong Un lands a shoulder strike.
Jong Un tries a body shot but Shinhan blocks it.
Jong Un lands a body shot.
A short right from Jong Un.
Jong Un avoids the elbow strike from Shinhan, against the cage.
Shinhan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jong Un lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jong Un blocks an elbow strike.
Jong Un works on Shinhan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
Jong Un blocks the elbow strike.
Jong Un blocks an elbow strike from Shinhan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un tries to work over Shinhan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jong Un lands a right hand.
Shinhan is rocked!
Jong Un blocks an elbow strike from Shinhan.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jong Un lands a nice shot to the body.
Shinhan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Shinhan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Shinhan.
A hook to the body from Jong Un.
Shinhan looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Jong Un as the two fighters clinch.
Jong Un lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jong Un avoids the elbow strike from Shinhan, against the cage.
Jong Un lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shinhan backwards.
Shinhan is still on wobbly legs! Can Jong Un finish him?
Shinhan pushes off an throws an elbow but Jong Un leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Shinhan seems to have recovered his senses.
Shinhan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jong Un.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jong Un.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Un struggles to land a body shot inside as Shinhan controls his hands.
Shinhan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jong Un dips a shoulder and cracks Shinhan with a mighty uppercut! Shinhan falls back against the cage and Jong Un unloads with a barrage of strikes! Shinhan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jong Un screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Un!
During a confident post fight interview, Kim Jong Un 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 Rodolfo Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira comes to the cage accompanied by BJJ song . Steven Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodolfo Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steven Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vieira momentarily.
Vieira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vieira wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Vieira ducks down to avoid it.
Vieira swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vieira misses the shot to the body.
Johnson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vieira throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Johnson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vieira moves into the clinch.
Johnson looking to stall.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is trying to drag Vieira to the mat but Vieira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira lands a left hand.
Vieira gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson has Vieira pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to break free but Vieira pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vieira.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vieira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vieira tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vieira swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira misses with some punches.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Vieira fails to land.
Vieira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vieira lands a nice uppercut.
Vieira misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vieira is trying to stall.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries a body shot but Vieira blocks it.
Vieira can't get the takedown.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Vieira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Johnson.
Johnson misses with the head 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!
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira throws a head punch that misses.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson has Vieira pressed against the cage.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Vieira misses.
Vieira connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
Johnson takes one to the side of the head.
Vieira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vieira is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vieira.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vieira moves away.
Vieira feints and then cracks Johnson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johnson down.
Vieira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vieira wants it to stay on the feet.
Vieira scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Vieira does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vieira scores with a hook.
Vieira just misses with a punch to the body.
Vieira scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Vieira moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Vieira to work.
Vieira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vieira tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson is leaning against Vieira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Vieira dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice sprawl there from Vieira as Johnson shoots in.
Johnson clobbers Vieira with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vieira scores with a leg kick.
Vieira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vieira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vieira throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vieira throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vieira throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a right hand that Vieira ducks under and follows up with a left that Vieira also avoids with ease.
Vieira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Vieira off balance momentarily.
Vieira is looking to score with low kicks.
Vieira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vieira moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Vieira has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vieira struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson is looking to control Vieira's arms but Vieira gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Johnson.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rodolfo Vieira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Vieira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Vieira stalling against the cage.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Vieira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vieira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Vieira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira scores with a shot to the side of Johnson's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Johnson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vieira stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vieira working aggressively here.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Vieira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rodolfo Vieira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Johnson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vieira.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vieira.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Vieira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Johnson manages to circle out of the way.
Vieira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Vieira throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick from Vieira misses.
Johnson lands with a shot to the body.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking to slow Johnson down with leg kicks.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Johnson slips a jab from Vieira.
Some bone on bone action there as Johnson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Johnson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vieira dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vieira avoids a kick to the body.
Vieira was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Vieira shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vieira connects with a body shot that sends Johnson's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodolfo Vieira dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Vieira misses the target.
Vieira throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Vieira saw that one coming.
Vieira pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson has Vieira pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Johnson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vieira tumbling to the mat - Johnson dives into Vieira's guard.
Vieira working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vieira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson wants to control the position but Vieira says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Vieira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Vieira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Vieira is working for a submission of some sort.
Vieira prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
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.
Johnson manages to get to full guard.
Vieira trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Vieira pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Vieira wants to work for an arm triangle but Johnson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Vieira 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.
Vieira is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Johnson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vieira.
Vieira prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Vieira trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vieira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson is trying to control but can't.
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vieira has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Vieira wants to take his opponent's back but Johnson doesn't allow it.
Steven Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodolfo Vieira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vieira tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Vieira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vieira has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Vieira!
Rodolfo Vieira took some time post fight to say the following; 'I know I'm a few days too late, but happy birthday anyway dude! '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kha comes to the cage accompanied by Sirius41 - Muay Thai Step. Drogo has chosen Tribes song as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo checks the leg kick.
Kha throws a low kick but Drogo moves out of range easily.
Drogo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kha moves away from the strike by Drogo.
Kha swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drogo throws a looping overhand right but Kha ducks down to avoid it.
Kha motions for Drogo to come forward. Kha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kha tries to work over Drogo's front leg with a kick but Drogo checks it.
Drogo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kha misses the shot to the body.
Kha staying out of range there.
Kha scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donk. Drogo catches Kha right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Kai Kha has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo lands with a cross.
Kha takes one to the side of the head.
Kha has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WHATprivate in the buildup to the fight.
Kha throws a front kick aimed at Drogo's knee but Drogo avoids it well.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drogo 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.
Drogo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kha moves away.
Drogo tries a low kick but Kha avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kha.
Drogo unleashes a big counter combination but Kha bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drogo lands a big shot that drops Kha! Can he finish him?
Kha is rocked!
Kha not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kha is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drogo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kha working a defensive guard here.
Kha keeping moving, preventing Drogo from controlling successfully.
Kha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drogo is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogo postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drogo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kha was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drogo.
Drogo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kha takes a step back to recover.
Kha throws a leg kick
and Drogo counters with a nice leg kick.
Drogo moves out of range as Kha throws a body kick.
Kha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kha scoring well with a low kick there.
Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kha's head backwards.
Drogo cracks Kha with a big right hand and Kha goes down!
Oh Kha is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drogo is pushing down on Kha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kha is fighting to maintain full guard but Drogo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drogo is working for a kimura but Kha is defending it quite comfortably.
Drogo trying to mount his opponent but Kha defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha wants to control but Drogo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kha seems to have got his legs back now.
Kha is looking to improve his position.
Drogo is trying to control. Kha wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drogo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Drogo slows the pace down in half guard.
Kha is staying active underneath Drogo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drogo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kha wants to get back to full guard.
Drogo controlling the action here.
Drogo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kha wants to improve his position but Drogo is controlling well.
Drogo is looking to take a break and control but Kha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kha wants to control but Drogo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kha is defending against the submission attempts here by Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Kha's cut.
That's time! Kha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kha throws a head kick that misses.
Drogo lands with a hook. Kha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kha stuns Drogo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kha tries a low kick but Drogo avoids it.
Drogo throws out a loose jab but Kha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kha looks to land a right hand but Drogo moved out of range.
Kha jabs Drogo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Kha swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo has Kha up against the cage in a clinch.
Kha misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Drogo goes for a takedown attempt but Kha pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kha motions for Drogo to come forward. Kha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drogo scores with the left hand. Kha knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kha 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 Drogo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drogo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drogo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kha off the cage and back into range.
Kha wants to slow Drogo down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kha was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Kha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kha swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo checks the leg kick.
Drogo blocks the body kick.
Kha chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drogo 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.
Kha misses with a low kick.
Drogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kha!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kha.
Kha is looking to wear down Drogo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drogo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drogo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kha throws a leg kick but Drogo moved away.
Drogo takes a swing at Kha's ribcage but misses.
Kha swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Drogo to counter with a crisp jab.
Kha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kha fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drogo.
Drogo throws a looping overhand right but Kha ducks down to avoid it.
Drogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kha wants to slow Drogo down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogo scores with a jab to the body.
Drogo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kha is trying to push Drogo away but Drogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Drogo.
Drogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kha or not.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo throws a big uppercut that drops Kha! More strikes from Drogo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kha lies dazed against the cage as Drogo celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo!
An out of breath Khal Drogo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamati Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata has chosen Maori Haka as his entrance music. Tamati Ngata will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamati Ngata!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilson in his tracks.
Wilson lands a head kick. Ngata smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilson misses with a kick to the body.
Wilson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ngata connects with a looping right hand.
Nice cross by Ngata.
Ngata is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ngata throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ngata. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ngata throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Ngata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Ngata sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ngata avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Ngata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A big left from Ngata misses.
Wilson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Ngata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ngata throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Ngata.
Wilson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ngata connects with a right hand. Wilson shakes it off.
Wilson defending well as Ngata loads up on a big left hand.
Ngata clobbers Wilson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngata misses with a looping left.
Ngata checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilson connects with a crisp jab.
Good shot there by Ngata.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngata pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tamati Ngata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ngata shoots in but Wilson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd cheers as Ngata lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Ngata takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a quick counter head kick but Ngata was just out of range.
Ngata throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drops his hands momentarily and Ngata takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wilson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ngata is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ngata stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wilson moves away from the strike by Ngata.
Wilson is looking to counter the offense by Ngata and move into the clinch.
Ngata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ngata is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wilson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed right hand from Ngata misses the target.
Wilson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ngata scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson needs to keep his hands up - Ngata had a free shot at his head there.
Ngata looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson stuffs the takedown attempt from Ngata. Ngata gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata blocks a head kick by Wilson.
Ngata thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Ngata. Those never looked like landing.
Wilson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Ngata lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
Ngata pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Ngata follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ngata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilson throws the kick towards the body but Ngata avoids it.
A big left from Ngata misses.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ngata connects with a single shot there.
Wilson moves out of range as Ngata strikes.
Ngata drops Wilson with a left right combo! Ngata follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wilson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tamati Ngata dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Ngata! Wilson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamati Ngata!
During a confident post fight interview, Tamati Ngata 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Monroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monroe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Deep Ocean - Island drumming. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Monroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Otso Koski!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monroe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monroe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Koski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Monroe.
Koski connects with a solid leg kick.
Koski lands a lovely overhand right.
Koski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Monroe is able to avoid easily.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Monroe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koski is trying to defend but Monroe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koski is looking to improve his position.
Koski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Monroe in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski won't allow Monroe to pass to mount.
Monroe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Koski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monroe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Koski is looking to get back to is feet but Monroe passes into side control.
Koski struggling a bit here.
Koski pushes Monroe away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Monroe gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Monroe working the ground and pound.
Monroe trying to control the position but Koski is working away.
Monroe in side control, throwing shots but Koski defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monroe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Monroe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Monroe looks up at the clock and then as Koski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Monroe smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe lands a nice forearm strike.
Koski being controlled for a moment.
Monroe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Monroe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Monroe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Monroe working away.
Koski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Monroe scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski is trying to control Monroe's posture but Monroe avoids it.
Monroe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koski some visible discomfort.
Koski tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Monroe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koski tries to reverse the position but Monroe maintains control.
Monroe working the ground and pound effectively.
Koski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Koski is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Monroe lands a big shot to the head and Koski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ricky Monroe!
Post fight, Ricky Monroe stared into the camera and said 'Nice threads, but nothing else. Im pissed about my first fight, that lucky bastard! '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dupraz Herve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darren Brown has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darren Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dupraz Herve!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herve tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
We've been informed that Herve 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.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Herve closes the distance and clinches.
Brown changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Herve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Herve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Herve closes the distance and clinches.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Darren Brown has been cut.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Herve has the dominant position.
Brown misses with a body punch.
Herve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Herve stops a takedown attempt from Brown.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Herve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Herve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herve comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herve creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brown as Herve tries to tie him up.
Brown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Herve using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Herve lands a knee to the body.
Brown is breathing heavily.
Herve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Herve lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
Brown is trying to pull guard but Herve turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has clasped his hands together around Herve's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Herve is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
Herve is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Brown fending off the submission attempt from Herve.
Herve tries to keep control of the position but Brown is staying busy.
Brown tries to escape but Herve has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Herve is trying to stick to Brown's back but Brown is turning into Herve. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Herve's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brown.
Brown drops back looking for a leg! Herve is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Herve manages to kick Brown off! Brown jumps back into Herve's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Herve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Herve can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Herve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown is looking to pass into half guard but Herve pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Herve is in guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Herve trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Herve scoring with punches to the head and body.
Herve wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Herve manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown won't allow Herve to sweep him here.
Herve keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
Brown is working Herve over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Herve is keeping the position.
Brown passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brown sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Herve is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herve is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brown off and has taken his back!
Brown is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at TooKewl for Regular Gyms, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Brown tries to escape but Herve has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Brown looking very determined here, making life difficult for Herve.
Herve keeps control of the position as Brown tries to break free.
Herve trying to control momentarily.
Brown manages to reverse the position and now he's in Herve's guard. Nice work there by Brown.
Herve is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown pushes down on Herve's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dupraz Herve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren Brown's cut.
That's time! Brown's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Brown closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Herve quickly recovers to half guard.
Brown passes to full mount!
Herve defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brown.
Herve keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brown moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Herve has worked his arm free - good work by Herve!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown cracks Herve with a big elbow.
You can see the frustration on Herve's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Herve dodges the ground and pound from Brown.
Brown is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Herve has escaped the position, nice work there.
Herve avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brown.
Herve is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying to get an arm triangle but Herve is defending well.
Herve is looking for a sweep.
Brown throws an elbow but Herve slips to the side and avoids it well.
Brown in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Herve is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brown has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Brown in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Herve parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Herve to escape.
Brown working away.
Herve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown looks up at the clock and then as Herve takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Brown smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown landing strikes.
Herve managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Herve to see if he's OK.
Darren Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Herve's head but Herve avoids it well.
Brown with the ground and pound but Herve regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Herve regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Brown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren Brown's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Herve wants to clinch up but Brown keeps it at a distance.
Brown circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brown wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown takes a swing at Herve's ribcage but misses.
Herve ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Herve shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Herve tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Herve tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Herve clinches up with Brown and pushes him back against the cage.
Herve lands with a left to the head.
Herve tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Brown's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herve.
Herve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Herve lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Herve lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herve lands an uppercut.
Herve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herve gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herve tries a knee to the head but Brown blocks it.
Herve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herve scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Herve throws an elbow but misses.
Herve prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Herve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Herve swivels and escapes.
Herve moves into the clinch.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Herve.
Brown goes for a takedown attempt but Herve pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Herve saw that one coming.
Herve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brown paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Herve instigates a clinch.
Herve is fighting off a takedown attempt but Brown is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Herve to the mat. Herve regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Herve preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Herve has Brown pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Herve is keeping the position.
Brown working some strikes from top position.
Herve utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Herve looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Herve looking for a sweep. Not yet Herve, not yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Herve clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herve lands a nice elbow.
Herve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Herve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Herve.
Brown has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Herve after a bit of a struggle.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
Herve connects with a knee to the head.
Herve lands an elbow just above Brown 's eye.
Herve lands a body punch in the clinch.
Herve lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Herve obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Herve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brown is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Herve is defending well.
Herve creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brown's defenses.
Herve unloads a knee to the mid-section. Brown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Herve lands an elbow that stopped Brown in his tracks for a moment.
Herve scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herve avoiding damage.
Herve gets underhooks to prevent Brown's takedown attempt.
Herve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herve lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Herve pushes Brown back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown looking for a takedown.
Brown is trying to drag Herve to the mat but Herve just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Herve lands an elbow inside that Brown shrugs off.
Dupraz Herve seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Herve scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Herve.
Brown tries for a takedown but Herve manages to get underhooks.
Herve with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Herve misses with a knee strike.
Brown is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dupraz Herve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Herve 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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